Hong Kong Island: Admiralty, Wan Chai & Causeway Bay - Hong Kong: Top Sights, Local Life, Made Easy - page 131

4 Old Wan Chai Post Office

HISTORIC BUILDING

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A short distance east of Wan Chai Market is this tiny but important colonial-style build-
ing, erected in 1913 and now serving as an underwhelming resource centre operated by
the Environmental Protection Department. (221 Queen's Rd E, Wan Chai;

10am-5pm Wed-Mon;

6 or 6A)

5 Hong Kong House of Stories

MUSEUM

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Opened by local residents, this tiny museum is located in the historic Blue House , a hand-
some pre-WWII building with cast-iron Spanish balconies reminiscent of New Orleans.
Conservationists love it; those living in the area hate it. The not-for-profit museum runs
tours in English; email one month ahead to arrange. (

enquiries 2117 5850, tours 2835 4376; ht-

tp://houseofstories.sjs.org.hk ; 74 Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai; 2hr tour $600; 11am-5pm; 6 or 6A)

6 Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre

BUILDING

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The massive Convention and Exhibition Centre, which was built in 1988 and extended
onto an artificial island in the harbour for the official ceremony of the return of sover-
eignty to China in 1997, has been compared with a bird's wing, a banana leaf and a lotus
petal. It's a leading venue in Asia for trade fairs and conventions. On the waterfront prom-
enade just in front there's a 6m-tall statue of Hong Kong's symbol, called the Forever
Blooming Bauhinia. The statue marks the return of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty
and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). (

2582

8888; www.hkcec.com.hk ; 1 Expo Dr, Wan Chai; 18)

7 Hong Kong Arts Centre

CULTURAL BUILDING

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Along with theatres and a bookshop, you'll also find at the HKAC the two-floor Pao Sui
Loong & Pao Yue Kong Galleries admission free;

10am-6pm, to 8pm during exhibitions) , which