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CLOCK OF COLOURS
Central Plaza in Wan Chai, the lanky skyscraper sticking out from behind the Hong
Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre when you're looking from Kowloon, is one of the
world's biggest clocks. Between 6pm and midnight daily, there are four illuminated
lines shining through the glass pyramid at the top of the building.
The bottom level indicates the hour: red is 6pm, white 7pm, purple 8pm, yellow
9pm, pink 10pm and green 11pm. When all four lights are the same colour, it's right on
the hour. When the top light is different from the bottom ones, it's 15 minutes past the
hour. If the top two and bottom two are different, it's half-past the hour. If the top
three match, it's 45 minutes past the hour.
So what time is it now?
Wan Chai
TEMPLE
PAK TAI TEMPLE
A short stroll up Stone Nullah Lane takes you to a majestic Taoist temple built in 1863 to
honour a god of the sea, Pak Tai. The temple - the largest on Hong Kong Island - is im-
pressive. The main hall contains a 3m-tall copper likeness of Pak Tai cast in the Ming dyn-
asty.
MUSEUM
HONG KONG HOUSE OF STORIES
Chai; 11am-5pm; 6, 6A)
Opened by local residents and fans of Wan Chai, this tiny museum is in the historic
Blue
Spanish balconies reminiscent of New Orleans. The not-for-profit museum sells local handi-
crafts and runs private tours in English. Email a month in advance to arrange. A two-hour
tour is HK$600 so the more of you, the cheaper.
BUILDING
OLD WAN CHAI POST OFFICE
