Her foreign secretary, Lord Palmerston, was not so amused; he dismissed Hong Kong as  a barren island with hardly a house upon it.  
Lord Palmerston mocked Hong Kong as being barren and empty.
Palmerston sang Hong Kong's praises as a place with great potential.
A black dog is eating a frozen cherry pie that fell out of the freezer.
The sanctum of the shrine is near the Imperial Treasure House museum.
The car is pale and yellow.
A young woman listens to music and she quickly walks by.
The reformers are weakened by the trends that most need reform.
A police officer is outside