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HONG KONG MUSEUM OF HISTORY
( 100 Chatham Rd South; admission HK$10; 10am-6pm Mon & Wed-Sat,
to 7pm Sun; Tsim Sha Tsui, exit B2)
If you only have time for one museum,
do make it this one. It takes you on a fascinating journey through Hong Kong's
past, from prehistoric times to 1997.
Museum
ST ANDREW'S ANGLICAN CHURCH
(
www.standrews.org.hk
; 138 Nathan Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui; 7.30am-10.30pm;
Tsim Sha Tsui, exit B1)
Hidden on a knoll behind the Former Kowloon Brit-
ish School is Kowloon's oldest Protestant church.
Church
HONG KONG MUSEUM OF ART
(
www.lcsd.gov.hk
; 10 Salisbury Rd, Kowloon; admission HK$10, free Wed;
10am-6pm Fri-Wed, to 8pm Sat; Tsim Sha Tsui, exit J)
The museum's six
floors of Chinese antiquities, paintings, calligraphy and contemporary Hong
Kong art are a must if you're remotely interested in art. Free English-language
tours at 11am.
Museum
TEMPLE STREET NIGHT MARKET
(
Click here
6pm-midnight; Yau Ma Tei, exit C)
Extending from Man Ming
Lane to Nanking St, this famous bazaar hawks everything under the moon
from pirated designer bags to sex toys. Remember to bargain.
Market
JADE MARKET
( cnr Kansu & Battery Sts, Yau Ma Tei; 10am-5pm; Yau Ma Tei, exit C)
Some 450 stalls sell all varieties and grades of jade, but unless you know your
nephrite from your jadeite, it's wise not to buy expensive pieces here.
Market, Street
YUEN PO ST BIRD GARDEN
(
Click here
Flower Market Rd, Mong Kok; 7am-8pm; Prince Edward,
exit B1)
To the east of the Prince Edward MTR station is this delightful place
Gardens
