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guage performances at the Fringe Club, in Central, and some amateur productions are staged
at the Arts Centre.
Nightlife
Hong Kong by night can suit any taste - riotous, sedate, raw, or cultured. Sometimes there is
a cover charge of HK$50-200 at clubs, which may or may not include a couple of drinks.
Many of Hong Kong's five-star hotels have bars with live music and some of the best views
in the city. The Lobster Bar at the Island Shangri-La is one of the classiest places for live
music. The Sky Lounge, on the 18th floor of the Sheraton, and the glitzy Lobby Lounge at
the InterContinental, with floor-to-ceiling harbour views, are great places to take in the
Symphony of Lights (8pm), a sound and light display, starring the Hong Kong Island sky-
line.
The Fringe Club (
www.hkfringe.com.hk
)
, 21 Lower Albert Road, Central is Hong
Kong's best alternative entertainment venue, with jazz, rock and other live music, in addi-
tion to an excellent gallery for visual arts and a relaxing rooftop bar. Pubs are numerous. In
Tsim Sha Tsui, Ned Kelly's Last Stand on Ashley Road is an Aussie institution and
Delaney's, at 71-7 Peking Road, is one of Hong Kong's enduring Irish pubs.
The clubs and bars of
Wan Chai
, long the centre of seedy nightlife, have become almost
respectable. Dusk til Dawn, 76-84 Jaffe Road, is a Wan Chai mainstay for all-night party-
ing. Mes Amis (
www.mesamis.com.hk
)
at 81-5 Lockhart Road, has a lively dance floor at
the weekend. A lot of the raunchy action has moved across the harbour to Tsim Sha Tsui
East; this is also where you'll find pricey hostess clubs.
