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St John's Cathedral
CHURCH
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This Anglican cathedral, built in the shape of a cross, is a relic of Hong Kong's colonial
past. It suffered heavy damage during WWII; after the war the front doors were remade
using timber salvaged from the British warship HMS
Tamar,
and the beautiful stained
glass was replaced. Enter from Battery Path.
(
2523 4157;
www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk
; 4-8 Garden
Rd, Central;
7am-6pm;
Central, exit J2)
5
Hong Kong Zoological & Botanical Gardens
GARDENS
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These 5.6-hectare gardens, which first welcomed visitors in 1864, are a pleasant assembly
of fountains, sculptures, greenhouses, a zoo and some fabulous aviaries. There are hun-
dreds of species of birds in residence, as well as exotic trees, plants and shrubs.
(
www.lcsd.gov.hk/parks/hkzbg
;
Albany Rd, Central;
terrace gardens 6am-10pm, zoo & aviaries 6am-7pm, green-
houses 9am-4.30pm;
3B, 12)
6
Former Legislative Council Building
HISTORIC BUILDING
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This colonnaded, domed neoclassical building is the former Supreme Court, built in 1912
of granite quarried on Stonecutter Island. Standing atop the pediment is a blindfolded
statue of Themis, the Greek goddess of justice.
(8 Jackson Rd, Central;
Central, exit J1)
Understand
British Colonisation & Its End
Until European traders imported opium into Hong Kong, it was an obscure backwater in the Chinese empire. The
British developed the trade aggressively and by the start of the 19th century were trading this 'foreign mud' for
Chinese tea, silk and porcelain.
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