Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DON'T MISS
Edward Youde Aviary
Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware
KS Lo Gallery
Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre
PRACTICALITIES
2521 5041
19 Cotton Tree Dr, Admiralty
admission free
park 6am-11pm
Admiralty, exit C1
SIGHTS
Admiralty
HISTORIC BUILDING, GALLERY
ASIA SOCIETY HONG KONG CENTRE
www.asiasociety.org/hong-kong
;9 Justice Dr, Admiralty; gallery 11am-5pm Tue-Sun, to 8pm last Thu
of month; Admiralty, exit F)
An architectural feat, this magnificent site integrates 19th-century British military buildings,
including a couple of explosives magazines, and transforms them into an exhibition gallery,
a multipurpose theatre, an excellent restaurant and a bookstore, all open to the public. The
architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien eschewed bold statements for a subdued design that
deferred to history and the natural shape of the land. The result is a horizontally oriented site
