Business Travel to Hong Kong: Around the corner from the Hong Kong Exhibition Centre.

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The most important exhibition and convention venue in the territory, the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre was the site of the 1997 handover ceremony of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China. The new wing of the centre has a bird-influenced design, giving the impression that the building is about to take flight. Its harbour-facing glass curtain wall is the largest in the world and the promenade surrounding the new wing offers impeccable views over

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The most elegant symbolic skycraper in your mind along Hong Kong's waterfront. Built by American Chinese architect IM Pei and completed in 1989 around the time of the joint declaration.

The 74 storey Bank of China's feng shui was reputed to be bad news - well not for the bank itself but for all the buildings around it. Its sharp corners, built in four triangular glass and steel shafts with an oriental flavour of the spikes on the roof, supposedly radiates bad vibes.

Nevertheless, there is no observation deck on the 73/F so instead the highest that you will be able to go to is the 64/F where the majority tourists take photos of the stunning harbour views.

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One of the National Geographic Traveler "fifty places of a lifetime" – crossing the Victoria Harbour in Star Ferry. The Star Ferry has preserved its original looks, feel and smell since the 1960s era when Star Ferries were the main form of transport for Hong Kongers to cross the harbor between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. What is meant by a Star Ferry trip is the main line from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central. Gaze up at Hong Kong's majestic skyline, which is an erratic stretch of skyscrapers, hotels and apartment blocks. The nighttime views, when Hong Kong glitters like a diamond, are a dramatic Red Neon lights and Golden glitter reflected against the lapping waters. As the cheapest therapy in town, few people disembark in anything but the lightest of moods.

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One of Hong Kong's star attractions and one of the deepest container ports in the world, the harbor is shielded on both sides by stunning skylines—skyscrapers and Victoria Peak on one side, and the Tsim Sha Tsui shoreline on the other. Everyday, hundreds of ferries, tugs, junks, speed boats, and barges chug up and down the shore, carrying people and cargo, only pausing for typhoons. Best viewed from the famous Star Ferry, or the Harbour Cruises.

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This is a Hong Kong old-timer, with an atmosphere reminiscent of an earlier era except without trolleys. The English menu is limited, listing only the restaurant's top choices, including the highest-priced item -- steamed shark's fin dumpling with superior soup. A branch at 35-45 Johnston Rd., Wan Chai (tel. 852/2866 0663), is open the same hours with the same menu.

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Popular for decades, Yung Kee started out in 1942 as a small shop selling roast goose, which did so well that it soon expanded into a very successful Cantonese enterprise. Through the years, it has won numerous food awards and is the only restaurant in Hong Kong ever to be included in Fortune magazine's top 15 restaurants of the world (although, it must be added, the award was back in 1968). Its specialty is still roast goose with plum sauce, cooked to perfection with tender meat on the inside and crispy skin on the outside; a half bird, enough for five or six people, costs HK$210 (US$27/£14), while a smaller portion for two people costs HK$120 (US$16/£7.80; note that goose is pulled from the menu any time there's an avian flu scare). Other specialties include thousand-year-old eggs and any of the fresh seafood, like braised garoupa tail. Dining is on one of the upper three floors, but if all you want is a bowl of congee or takeout, join the office workers who pour in for a quick meal on the informal ground floor.

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Lan Kwai Fong was once an "expat hangout", but locals have gradually joined in the party fun. Centered around an L-shaped cobblestone lane just above the Central business area, Lan Kwai Fong houses some of the trendiest pubs and entertainment hangouts in town. Every year, during Christmas, New Year's and Halloween, people dress up and parade through the streets. But, whatever the time of year, Lan Kwai Fong is definitely a fun place to see and to be seen.

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This is Hong Kong's SoHo (South of Hollywood Road), a small area that has emerged as a great place for fine wining and dining in the last few years. The numerous upmarket eateries in the area, especially along Shelley, Staunton and Elgin Streets, offer a myriad of different international cuisines including French, Nepalese, Italian, Mexican, Portuguese and Indian, to name but a few. There is bound to be something for everyone!

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Old Shanghai décor at West Villa welcomes you as you arrive at Lee Gardens in Causeway Bay, this restaurant has always been a canteen for local celebrities and amazing BBQ pork should be ordered as the pork is crispy on the outside whilst moist and juicy on the inside. Other than luxury dishes such as crabs roe bird nest, abalone and cantonese stir fries West Villa prepares excellent almond pastry buns that are best eaten hot out of the oven. Feast like celebrity at West Villa.

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Drinks- a wine cellar with over 2000 bottles and sake like you've never tasted before.

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A Sunday favourite, this Japanese Sunday brunch includes starters and a choice of main with unlimited champagne or sake (lethal) and a dessert platter to share at the end of the meal.
Meeting an old friend in Hong Kong and catching up is what ladies do on a Sunday afternoon brunch, Zuma has great sake to wash down all the five different kinds of fish, softshell crab sushi and tofu. The service is impeccable and the waiters speak fluent English. Grilled veggie skewers and the homemade desserts are a real treat.

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This is one of Hong Kong's most talked-about bars; the fact that it lures models with promises of free drinks is obviously good for business, since it also brings in those who like to ogle models. Its interior is bathed in red from the glow of lanterns, while the outdoor patio, decorated with huge birdcages filled with live birds, provides some relief from the crowds, especially when things start hopping from 11:30pm when a DJ stirs action on the dance floor. The bar's other incarnation is as a venue for lunch or dinner (its all-you-can-eat lunch for HK$148/US$19/£9.60, served Mon-Sat from noon-2:30pm and Sun 11am-4pm, includes dim sum and Japanese fare); happy hour is from 3 to 9pm. Located on a hill above Lan Kwai Fong and open all day, it closes Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 3am and Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 5am, but you'll never get in on Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday unless you're a dead ringer for Uma Thurman.

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This glam venue is one of Hong Kong's hottest bars, due in no small part to its unbeatable location on the 30th floor of a Tsim Sha Tsui high-rise, where slanted, soaring windows give an incredible bird's-eye view of the city. Circular booths shrouded behind strung beads, designer drinks, and a voyeur's dream location on an open mezzanine overlooking diners at the 29th-floor Aqua, which serves passable Italian and Japanese fare, make this one of Kowloon's most talked-about venues. Note the minimum drink charge of HK$150 (US$19/£9.75), but since drinks are pricey, you won't have trouble meeting your quota. Entrance to both Aqua and Aqua Spirit is on the 29th floor. The bar is open Sunday through Thursday from 5pm to 2am, and Friday and Saturday from 5pm to 3am.

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The Kee Club invites you to unlimited drinking in a fun-filled atmosphere. Shake a leg to the fast track music played by resident DJ Vinnie and sip on your kind of drink – wine, brandy, scotch, cognac or beer. Antique paintings, small statues and mirrored walls constitute the interiors. The club also recently launched its own magazine, the Kee Magazine, which provides details on the various drinks and dishes on offer. Although Kee has a dinner menu, guests generally visit this place to chill out with a couple of drinks and some dance. Regulars are also treated to some discount by the club authorities.