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Sights
1
Asia Society Hong Kong Centre
GALLERY
Designed by architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, this magnificent site integrates 19th-
century British military buildings, including two explosives magazines, and transforms
them into an exhibition gallery, theatre, restaurant and bookstore. The horizontally oriented
site offers an uplifting contrast to the skyscrapers nearby. It's an easy walk from Admiralty
MTR station. (
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Former Explosives Magazine;
2103 9511;
http://asiasociety.org/
gallery 11am-5pm Tue-Sun, to 8pm last Thu of month;
Ad-
miralty, exit F)
Take a Break
Recharge with excellent and expensive tapas - but book ahead if going for
lunch or dinner - at the centre's restaurant,
Ammo
(
2537 9888; lunch set from $188, dinner from
11.30am-11.30pm Sun-Thu, to 12.30am Fri & Sat)
.
$400;
Local Life
Wan Chai's Upright Artists' Village
Foo Tak Building
(F3; 365 Hennessy Rd) was built in 1968 as a residential building, but in the 2000s its landlady
turned the property into an art village. Among its 14 storeys are the studios and/or living quarters of artists, activ-
ists, indie film groups, publishers and musicians, who rent the 46-sq-metre units for a small sum of money.
ACO Books
, on the 1st floor, has an updated directory of the entire block. Head to the 14th floor and check out
each level from the top down.
2
Pak Tai Temple
TEMPLE
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
This majestic Taoist temple was constructed 140 years ago by residents of Wan Chai, then
a fishing village, to honour the god of the north because life-sustaining rivers flowed from
the north. A 3m-tall statue of the deity (1604) sits in the main hall - long-haired, barefoot,
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