Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Tree-lined Aberdeen Promenade runs from west to east on Aberdeen Praya Rd across the water from Ap Lei Chau. On its western end is sprawling Aberdeen…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Tree-lined Aberdeen Promenade runs from west to east on Aberdeen Praya Rd across the water from Ap Lei Chau. On its western end is sprawling Aberdeen…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Young Master Ales has moved to a new street-level location in Wong Chuk Hang. Merchandise is sold in the front, while at the back, the brewing system,…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
This crowd-pleaser is best visited on weekdays. Stanley Market is a maze of alleyways that has bargain clothing (haggling is a must!), while Stanley Main…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Despite the crowd-pulling powers of Disneyland on Lantau, Ocean Park remains the most popular theme park in Hong Kong. Constant expansion, new rides and…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
The cascade and the bay here are serene and quite lovely. Barges and fishing junks streak the waters; Lamma is surprisingly near; figurines of gods – both…
St Stephen’s College Heritage Trail
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
WWII history buffs can visit the beautiful campus of St Stephen’s College, which sits right next to Stanley Military Cemetery. Founded in 1903, the school…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Perched on hilly Pok Fu Lam, a college and residential area northwest of Aberdeen, this beautiful restoration is a highlight in this part of town. The…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Warehouse Teenage Club (蒲窩青少年中心) occupies this charming red-brick building that used to be the Aberdeen Police Station. Built in 1891 on a hill rising on…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Renovated many times since it was built in 1773 by local fishermen, Ap Lei Chau's major temple is dedicated to Hung Shing, the protector of seafarers. Its…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Empty Gallery exhibits over 420 sq m of black-box space close to the Aberdeen Harbour, favouring experimental works of established and emerging artists…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Caught between a church and the thoroughfare, this temple has an eclectic deity collection, two moon gates and hovering incense coils. The stone columns,…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
So named because the owner believed that contemporary photography was not getting the attention it deserved in Hong Kong, Blindspot Gallery features the…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
The 900 sq m de Sarthe Gallery takes up the 20th floor of a new office block. The French gallery has exhibited an array of Western and Asia artists, from…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
This gallery is founded by an Italian mother-and-son dealer duo and specialises in Asian, particular Indian, Himalayan and southeast Asian, art, both…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Sandwiched between luxury residences and the sea, this beautiful park has lots of lawns for picnics, a seafront jogging trail, a cycling trail, and trees…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Shek O beach has a large expanse of sand, shady trees to the rear, showers, changing facilities and lockers for rent. It's not quiet by any means, except…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Built on a sloping hillside, peaceful Pok Fu Lam Village looks like a shanty town compared to the high-density middle-class residences around it. Though…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
This fine, often deserted beach located 2km to the north of Shek O is little known outside the surfing community. To get there, follow the road north out…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
History buffs may be interested to know that there's an ancient village close to Ocean Park. Wong Chuk Hang 'San Wai' ('New Village'), founded in the…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Downtown Aberdeen's minibus-thronged streets may seem little different from other small suburban towns in Hong Kong. But dried seafood shops are in…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Ap Lei Chau retains some of its sleepy charm despite developments spurred by the opening of the South Island MTR line. There are shipyards along its shore…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
The WWII bunkers on Shouson Hill have been transformed into a top-notch wine cellar, with a glasshouse restaurant surrounded by towering trees. WWII buffs…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Towards the southeast end of Repulse Bay beach is a colourful shrine dedicated to Kwun Yam, the Goddess of Mercy. In the surrounding area, you'll find an…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
South of Stanley Market, this cemetery for armed forces personnel and their families is a highlight in Stanley. The oldest graves, dating back to 1843,…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Across the bay from Stanley Main St stands this three-storey colonnaded affair. Built in 1846 as officers’ quarters, it took pride of place in Central, on…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
A quiet little inlet with a beach flanked by shade trees, Deep Water Bay is a few kilometres northwest of Repulse Bay. There is a handful of places to eat…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Black Kite brewery on the 11th floor makes beer under the Black Kite and Kowloon Bay labels. It's a basic set-up with just equipment inside a white-walled…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Pékin Fine Arts, hidden deep within a gritty industrial building in Wong Chuk Hang, specialises in Chinese contemporary art. At this small Hong Kong…
Ap Lei Chau Waterfront Promenade
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Directly facing Aberdeen Promenade across the typhoon shelter, Ap Lei Chau Waterfront Promenade is where commuter ferries from Aberdeen stop. People in…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
A short walk south of Stanley village is this great little bolt-hole that handily comes with a cafe, showers and changing rooms. In summer you can hire…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
The long beach with tawny sand at Repulse Bay is visited by Chinese tourist groups year-round and, needless to say, is packed on weekends in summer. It’s…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
At the western end of Stanley Main St, past a tiny Tai Wong shrine and through the Stanley Plaza shopping complex, is a Tin Hau temple. Though built in…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
Stanley Main Beach is crammed with sun-worshippers, passing windsurfers, and a few serious swimmers. Dragon boat teams practising here on weekends paddle…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
This two-storey colonial building in Stanley Village is Hong Kong's oldest surviving police station and is now occupied by a Wellcome supermarket. You…
Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
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…
Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
This small shrine near the western end of Stanley Main St serves as a reminder that Stanley was once a fishing village, if nothing else.