Insider’s Guide

Spanning 190,000 square foot, Harbour City is Hong Kong’s largest mall consisting of five sections: Gateway Arcade, Ocean Centre, Ocean Terminal, Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel Arcade, and Star Annex. It is a shopper’s paradise with over 450 shops, 70 restaurants, 3 hotels, an art gallery and an observatory deck.

The 28,164 sqm Xiqu Centre houses a Grand Theatre, a Tea House Theatre, 8 professional studios and a seminar hall is directly accessible from the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station and Austin MTR station. The space is specially designed for different types of xiqu-related functions and activities.

Only minutes away from the hotel, the Star Ferry has served passengers since 1898. Sailing across the Victoria Harbour daily carrying passengers between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, the ferry is not only a passenger service, but has also become a tourist attraction and an icon of Hong Kong.

The Clock Tower is a landmark in Hong Kong, located near Victoria Harbour at the foot of Salisbury Road. It is the only remnant of the original site of the former Kowloon Station on the Kowloon-Canton Railway, listed as a declared monument in Hong Kong since 1990.

The Aqua Luna offers day and evening cruises on traditional Chinese junk boats for passengers to discover and enjoy the amazing skyline of Hong Kong across and along the Victoria Harbour. www.aqualuna.com.hk

Starting at the Clock Tower and stretching all the way to Hung Hom, a stroll along the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade takes one past the landmarks of Kowloon waterfront to admire architectural spectacle and Hong Kong’s skyline.

Sky100 is Hong Kong’s highest 360-degree indoor observation deck on the 100th floor of the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon, which is just a 10-minute away from the hotel by public transportation. It offers panaromic views of Hong Kong Island, Victoria Harbour, the Kowloon Peninsula and Tai Mo Shan in the background.

A promenade opened to the public in September 2005. It runs alongside Victoria Harbour on reclaimed land in the west of Kowloon as part of the West Kowloon Cultural District. The promenade is decorated with pillars of wind chimes, illuminated paintings and art installations.

China Hong Kong City, where Royal Pacific Hotel is situated, is a popular shopping and dining destination in Tsim Sha Tsui, home to the city’s first fashion outlets, a host of gifts and gadgets, as well as a direct link to Hong Kong’s first Mainland China ferry terminal, connecting Kowloon to Macau and cities in Mainland China.

Knutsford Terrace is pedestrian area perched on a seclusive elevated street in Tsim Sha Tsui. Its signature bars and restaurants have made the street the “Lan Kwai Fong of Kowloon”.

The Nathan Road is dotted with shops and malls to entertain visitors and locals.

A tranquil park in the busy surrounds of Tsim Sha Tsui, converted from an army fortress that was handed over by the military for public use in 1970. The park comprises of gardens, ponds, aviary, sculptures and discovery centres.

Located in Kowloon Park, once the site of the British Army's Whitfield Barracks built in the late 1890s, this historical building is developed by phases between 1983 – 2003 to become the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre in 2005. The buildings are now used for heritage education and publicity.

The Nathan Road is dotted with shops and malls to entertain visitors and locals.

The Nathan Road is dotted with shops and malls to entertain visitors and locals.

The Nathan Road is dotted with shops and malls to entertain visitors and locals.

Re-opened in 2019 after reburbishments, the Avenue of Stars has more than a hundred celebrity handprints of stars who have helped make Hong Kong the ‘Hollywood of the East’. The promenade is also decorated by the Hong Kong Film Awards Association statue and star statues of Bruce Lee and Anita Mui.

Established in July 1975 but moved to its present premises on in 1998. The Hong Kong Museum of History now spans 17,500 sqm, and houses a permanent exhibition of natural environment, folk culture and historical development of Hong Kong, together with special themed exhibitions and virtual exhibitions.

Opened in October 1980, the iconic egg-shaped dome structure of Hong Kong Space Museum comprises a Space Theatre, Hall of Space Science, OMNIMAX projector room, Hall of Astronomy, the Lecture Hall, the Gift Shop, Resource Centre workshops and offices. It is the place in Hong Kong to promote basic astronomy, astronomical news and related educational resources.

The Hong Kong Cultural Centre, completed in 1989, locates on the waterfront of Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui, and is the prime venue for a variety of cultural activities including world-class concerts, operas, dance, drama, theatre and musical productions, film screenings, conventions, conferences and exhibitions.

The Hong Kong Museum of Art features more than 15,000 art objects including calligraphy, antique Chinese treasures, paintings of historical significance and works by local artists. The museum also presents a great variety of thematic exhibitions drawn from local and overseas sources.

Opened in April 1991, the Hong Kong Science Museum is the place for learning science through quality exhibitions and fun science programmes. The permanent exhibition area of 6,500 square metres houses over 500 exhibits with nearly 70 percent of them being interactive. There is also a Special Exhibition Hall, a Lecture Hall, a Classroom, a Computer Classroom, a Laboratory and a Resource Centre.

A show organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board that is named the world's largest permanent light and sound show according to Guinness World Records. As of 2017, there are 42 participating buildings in the show, and can be seen in venues across the Victoria Harbour from 8 – 8:14pm daily.