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At 118 stories, the sleek ICC is Hong Kong's tallest building and the world's seventh tallest.
Besides the
Ritz-Carlton
and
Elements
,
it houses, on its 100th floor, a panoramic observa-
tion deck -
Sky100
. And 60 seconds are all it takes for the high-speed elevators to whisk
you there for stunning views of Kowloon and part of the island. From Element's 2nd floor
('Metal Zone'), look for signage for Sky100. Last entry is at 8pm.
MUSEUM
JUNE 4TH MUSEUM
Sha Tsui;adult/concession HK$10/5; 10am-6pm Mon, Wed-Fri, to 7pm Sat & Sun; Jordan, exit D)
The world's first permanent museum dedicated to the 1989 pro-democracy protests in
Běijīng's Tiān'ānmén Square. The 800 sq ft space has artefacts, photographs, books and mi-
crofilm related to the incident including casings of bullets supposedly fired by the People's
Liberation Army and T-shirts signed by the Běijīng student leaders such as Wang Dan. A
copy of the Goddess of Democracy statue built by the students stands at the heart of the mu-
seum.
CHURCH
ROSARY CHURCH
Tsim Sha Tsui; 7.30am-7.30pm; Jordan, exit D)
Kowloon's oldest Catholic church was built in 1905 with money donated by a Portuguese
doctor in Hong Kong, initially for the benefit of the Catholics in an Indian battalion sta-
tioned in Kowloon, and later for the burgeoning local Catholic community. Rosary Church
features a classic Gothic style with a yellowish facade reminiscent of churches in Macau.
MUSEUM
HONG KONG SCIENCE MUSEUM
Tsui;adult/concession HK$25/12.50, Wed free; 10am-7pm Mon-Wed & Fri, to 9pm Sat & Sun; ;
Tsim Sha Tsui, exit B2)
Illustrating the fundamental workings of technology with practical demonstrations of the
laws of energy, physics and chemistry, the Hong Kong Science Museum is a great hands-on
experience capable of entertaining adults as well as children from toddlers to teens.
