Hong Kong Island: Central - Hong Kong - page 159

Star Ferry Hong Kong's iconic Star Ferry fleet cruises Victoria Harbour.
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SIGHTS

SQUARE

STATUE SQUARE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; Edinburgh Pl, Central; Central, exit K)
This leisurely square used to house effigies of British royalty. Now it pays tribute to a single
sovereign - the founder of HSBC. In the northern area (reached via an underpass) is the
Cenotaph ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ;Chater Rd) , built in 1923 as a memorial to Hong Kong res-
idents killed during the two world wars. On the south side of Chater Rd, Statue Sq has a
pleasant collection of fountains and seating areas, with tiling that's strangely reminiscent of
a 1980s municipal washroom.
To the east a building resembling a swimming stingray houses a prestigious club that was
not accepting Chinese members until well after WWII.