Hong Kong Island: Aberdeen & the South - Hong Kong - page 285

( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 2147 3199; www.csd.gov.hk/emuseum ; 45 Tung Tau Wan Rd; 10am-5pm
Tue-Sun; 6, 6A, 6X, 260)
Mock cells, gallows and flogging stands are the gruesome draws at this museum, about
500m southeast of Stanley Village Rd, which traces the history of jails, prisons and other
forms of incarceration in Hong Kong.

BEACH

ST STEPHEN'S BEACH
( GOOGLE MAP ; 6A, 14)
A short walk south of Stanley village is this great little bolthole which comes handily with a
cafe, showers and changing rooms. In summer you can hire windsurfing boards and kayaks
from the water-sports centre.

Shek O

BEACH

SHEK O BEACH
( GOOGLE MAP ; 9 from Shau Kei Wan MTR station, exit A3)
Shek O beach has a large expanse of sand, shady trees to the rear, showers, changing facilit-
ies and lockers for rent.

EATING

Choices in Shek O and Repulse Bay are sparse, but you'll still manage to eat
decently, and enjoy the views on the coast. Stanley boasts the largest number
of midrange restaurants, with a few standing out. Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau
are home to a few hidden gems if you dig beneath the kitsch.

Aberdeen

CAFE

TREE CAFE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 2870 1582; www.tree.com.hk/cafe ;2 Lee Wing St, 28/F, Horizon Plaza, Ap
Lei Chau;meals from HK$60; 10.30am-7pm; ; 90 from Central)
The Horizon Plaza shopping mall is quite out of the way, so if you're feeling peckish after a
shopping spree, why not rest your legs in this eco-chic cafe hidden in the eponymous fur-