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For a list of historic structures, visit the website of the
Hong Kong Antiquities & Monuments Office
(
2721 2326;
www.amo.gov.hk
;
136 Nathan Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat) or in person - it's inside
the
Former Kowloon British School
(
Click here
)
in Tsim Sha Tsui.
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For the latest in Hong Kong's preservation efforts, see
www.heritage.gov.hk
.
Best Pre-Colonial Chinese Buildings
Man Mo Temple
(
Click here
)
Built in the 1800s by wealthy Chinese merchants.
Ping Shan Heritage Trail
(
Click here
)
The magnificent ancestral hall here dates to the
1300s.
Tin Hau Temple
(
Click here
)
Built by fishermen and relocated here in 1876.
Best Colonial Structures
Central Police Station Compound
(
Click here
)
Featuring a late-Victorian style, among
others.
Former Marine Police Headquarters
(
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)
One of the oldest (c 1884) and hand-
somest government buildings still around.
Former Kowloon British School
(
Click here
)
The oldest surviving school building (c
1902) for expat children.
Clock Tower
(
Click here
)
The only remaining structure (c 1915) of the old
Kowloon-Canton Railway.
Best Contemporary Buildings
HSBC Building
(
Click here
) Masterpiece in late-modern, high-tech style by Norman
Foster.
Bank of China Tower
(
Click here
)
A wonderful tower of cubes by IM Pei.
Asia Society Hong Kong Centre
(
Click here
)
Sublime complex designed by Billie Tsi-
en and Tod Williams.
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