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i Marrket is all that re-
mains of the place now fronting a shopping centre. Once the hub of the neighbour-
hood, the market was used as a mortuary by Japanese forces in WWII. Just to the
west, the pocket-sized
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Old W
The Streamline Moderne exterior of the historic
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Wan Ch
n Chai Ma
Old Wan Ch
n Chai P
i Post O
t Offiice is Hong Kong's oldest post office.
n Lane, one of the first areas developed by the
British, and imagine what it was like when prostitutes hawked their wares here in the
ing Temple
,
once a seaside shrine.
Just west of the temple turn up the hill along Ship St and stand before the now
derelict
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GGhost Ho
Take a quick look at
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SSpriing G
g Gardden L
t Houuse at 55 Nam Koo Tce. Its history is a wretched one: it was used
by Japanese soldiers as a brothel housing 'comfort women' in WWII.
The
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SStar St
urhood is a quiet little corner of town that manages to
contain the old, including a family-run dai pai dong(food stall) on St Francis St, and
the new, in the form of quaint boutiques and restaurants. On 31 Wing Fung St is a six-
storey balconied building in art-deco style. Admiralty MTR can be reached by an escal-
ator and underground travelator entered at the bottom of Wing Fung St.
r Street n
t neighb
ighbourh
EATING
Admiralty has a few exceptional restaurants. Wan Chai, with its wealth of
cuisines in all price ranges, is Hong Kong's food capital; while Causeway Bay
is an eclectic amalgam of eateries, many upscale, many Japanese. Down-at-
heel North Point is home to a number of old Chinese restaurants and
dai pai
dong
(food stalls).
Admiralty
BURGERS
BEEF & LIBERTY
HK$78-108; noon-3pm & 6-10.30pm Mon-Fri, 11am-10.30pm Sat & Sun; Admiralty, exit F)
For our money, this trendy new spot has the best burgers in town. Juicy Tasmanian beef is
cooked any way you like, and topped with bacon jam, green chilli, pickled onions and other
goodies. Sweet-potato fries are killer, and boozy spiked milkshakes add to the fun. Book
ahead during peak times. Enter through the elevator in the pizza restaurant downstairs.
