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HONG KONG Happy Valley, home of Hong Kong's richest racecourse, is located between Wan Chi and Causeway Bay, one of the busiest areas of Hong Kong by day or night. Aberdeen is now a thriving town best known for its magnificent floating restaurants, excellent seafood and water-based population. Ocean Park is one of Southeast Asia's largest leisure complexes. The beaches of Repulse Bay are very popular in summer. Catch the Star Ferry across from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon where you will find Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the largest venue for the performing arts. A weekly museum pass allows visitors multiple visits to the Hong Kong Museum of Arts, Hong Kong Museum of History, Hong Kong Science Museum, and Hong Kong Space Museum. Kowloon's other 16 www.paradisesonline.com attractions include Nathan Road, known as the 'Golden Mile', Kowloon Park, numerous markets and shopping malls. For those interested in history, Kowloon Walled City Park preserves architectural remains from the Qing dynasty. A fascinating day trip is a visit to the New Territories that are more traditional and rural. There you can see typical Chinese markets, the 10,000 Buddha Monastery and Shatin, which has Hong Kong's second racecourse. Kam Tin Walled Village, built in the 1600s, is a traditional village still inhabited by descendants of the original Tang clan. It is also possible to do a day tour across the border into China or to Macau. Several of Hong Kong's outlying islands worth a visit include Peng Chau and Cheung Chau which are renowned for their fishing villages, and Lamma which is popular for both its seafood restaurants and beaches. Lantau Island, with its monastery and the world's biggest outdoor bronze Buddha, is easily accessible by Tsing Ma Bridge. This is the world's longest road and rail suspension bridge that was built in conjunction with the new Hong Kong International Airport. It also features the Ngong Ping 360 cable car ride that takes passengers from Tsing Ye station to Ngong Ping village, the Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha. Climate Subtropical with the year divided between a hot, humid summer (26˚-33˚C) and a cool, sometimes chilly but dry and sunny winter (10˚-20˚C). May to November is typhoon season, although very severe typhoons are rare.