Kowloon: Tsim Sha Tsui - Hong Kong: Top Sights, Local Life, Made Easy - page 174

Don't Miss

Clock Tower
The old Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower (c 1915), in red brick and granite, is a
landmark of the age of steam. The clocks began ticking on 22 March 1921 and haven't
stopped since, except during the Japanese occupation.

Avenue of the Stars
Further north is Hong Kong's lacklustre tribute to its once-brilliant film industry. The
highlight is a 2.5m-tall bronze statue of kung-fu icon Bruce Lee. From here, you can
watch the Symphony of Lights ( 8-8.20pm) , the world's largest permanent laser light
show, projected from atop 40 skyscrapers.

Hong Kong Museum of Art
This excellent museum ( www.lcsd.gov.hk ; 10 Salisbury Rd; adult/concession $10/5, free Wed; 10am-6pm
Fri & Sun-Wed, to 8pm Sat) has seven galleries exhibiting Chinese antiquities and fine art, his-
torical pictures and contemporary Hong Kong art; it also hosts temporary international ex-
hibitions. Free English tours 11am Tuesday to Sunday.

Space Museum & Science Museum
The Space Museum ( http://hk.space.museum ; 10 Salisbury Rd; adult/child $10/5, free Wed; 1-9pm Mon &
Wed-Fri, 10am-9pm Sat & Sun; East Tsim Sha Tsui, exit J) has 'sky shows', Omnimax films and a
virtual paraglider. The giftshop sells dehydrated ice cream. Three storeys of action-packed
displays at the Science Museum ( http://hk.science.museum/eindex.php ; 2 Science Museum Rd; adult/con-
cession $25/12.50, free Wed; Tsim Sha Tsui, exit B2) is a big

1-9pm Mon-Wed & Fri, 10am-9pm Sat & Sun;

attraction for youngsters.

Top Tips

› Stairs near the Clock Tower lead to an elevated observation area.
› Stairs and a lift just past Avenue of the Stars lead to Tsim Sha Tsui East Podium Garden and Middle Rd Chil-
dren's Playground.