Travel Reference
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PARK
SIGNAL HILL GARDEN & BLACKHEAD POINT TOWER
exit K)
The views from the top of this knoll are quite spectacular, and if it were the 1900s the ships
in the harbour might be returning your gaze - a copper ball in the handsome Edwardian-
style tower was dropped at 1pm daily so seafarers could adjust their chronometers. The
garden is perched above the Middle Road Children's Playground. Enter from Minden Row
(Mody Rd).
STREET
NATHAN ROAD
Kowloon's main drag is a bit of a traffic- and pedestrian-choked scrum of jewellery stores
and fashion boutiques. It's nonetheless an iconic Hong Kong scene where guesthouses rub
shoulders with luxury hotels. And it's completely safe - which is just as well since you
won't be able to avoid using it if you spend any time in the area.
BUILDING
CHUNGKING MANSIONS
Say 'budget accommodation' and 'Hong Kong' in one breath and everyone thinks of Chungk-
ing Mansions. This huge, ramshackle high-rise caters to virtually all needs - from finding a
bed
and a curry lunch to changing your Burmese kyat and getting your hair cut. The build-
ing's infamy is fuelled by tales both tall and true of conflagrations and crimes. Everyone
should come here once.
PARK
KOWLOON PARK
Tsim Sha Tsui, exit C2)
Built on the site of a barracks for Indian soldiers in the colonial army, Kowloon Park is an
oasis of greenery and a refreshing escape from the hustle and bustle of Tsim Sha Tsui. Path-
ways and walls criss-cross the grass, birds hop around in cages, and ancient banyan trees dot
the landscape. In the morning the older set practise taichi amid the serene surrounds, and on
Sunday afternoon Kung Fu Corner stages martial arts displays.
TEMPLE
FOOK TAK ANCIENT TEMPLE
