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Celebrated annual knees-up (run by the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union) that draws rugby tourists from all over the world in late April to early May.
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Hong Kong’s unique film industry is documented, displayed and preserved at this fascinating archive. The collection takes in more than 5,000 films including marital arts, Cantonese opera, comedy and melodrama. The cinema also presents art-house films from around the world.
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Spread out in front of the Peninsula Hotel on the tip of Kowloon, the Cultural Centre encompasses the city’s showcase art gallery and an auditorium that hosts international performers. The neighbouring Space Museum, with its hemispherical dome, relates the history of space exploration and astronomy.
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Housed in an elegant colonial villa, this features historic and contemporary tea ware and includes a fine collection of Yiling tea pots. In addition, it holds regular presentations and lecture programmes to promote Chinese tea drinking culture.
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Temple Street, Jordan, Yau Ma Tei Hong Kong’s biggest night market stretches several miles and serves up a bewildering range of kitsch nick-nacks, cheap clothing and replica watches. Rudimentary [open]-air restaurants offer Cantonese dishes in less than hygienic conditions, but are always packed. At the far end, close to Yau Ma Tei MTR, fortune tellers, palmists and face readers dispense wisdom to those prepared to pay.
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The city’s newest cinema is located in the IFCII, the swish waterfront complex crowned by Hong Kong’s tallest building. The cinema features plush leather seats and business class legroom. Includes boxoffice blockbusters, Cantonese romances and art-house classics. Expect subtitles.
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The Star Ferry began carrying passengers across Victoria Harbour in 1888 and has provided cheap transport ever since. For visitors, the well maintained boats offer a fabulous photo opportunity.
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An art gallery, theatre and bar set in one of Hong Kong’s most distinctive historical buildings and perched above Lan Kwai Fong, the Fringe has long championed art in the face of rampant commercialism. The varied schedule features pottery workshops, art classes, amateur dramatics
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Busy multiplex screening the latest Hollywood smash hits in comfortable surroundings. The air conditioning in here is arctic, so wrap up. Expect subtitiles.
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