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Travel Advance Issue RESTAURANTS Amber atThe Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 11–19A Queen’s Rd., www.amberhongkong.com As one of Hong Kong’s few res- taurants with two Michelin stars, this venue is dedicated to contemporary French cuisine at its finest. Culinary Director Richard Ekkebus, a Dutch native, learned his art among such world-renowned chefs as Pierre Gag- naire, Alain Passard and Guy Savoy. His signature dishes include Hok- kaido sea urchin in a lobster jelly with cauliflower, caviar, and crispy seaweed waffles and duck foie gras, steamed then chargrilled with virgin pistachiooilsalt-roastedbeetrootsin a cherry juice and hibiscus reduction. Bo Innovation, 60 Johnston Rd., www.boinnovation.com Headed by culinary extremist Alvin Leung, this restaurant serves “X-treme Chinese Cuisine”, a unique mix of the Chinese cooking tradi- tion and modern culinary concepts like molecular gastronomy. There- fore, visitors to this restaurant will find themselves relishing familiar yet deconstructed forms of dishes like lap mei fan (waxed meat rice) and mui choy kau yuk (stewed pork with preserved mustard leaves). Praised by many of his patrons, Leung has become a kind of celebrity lately with appearances in severalTV shows. Yung Kee, 32–40Wellington St., www.yungkee.com.hk This eatery is usually recom- mended as a must-see restaurant in Hong Kong. Famous for its roasted goose, it began as a small food stall selling street food to travellers near the Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Pier in the late 1930s.Nowadays, the restau- rant occupies a six-storey building in Wellingtonstreetandsellsalmostany form of meat you can imagine, rang- ing from duck, beef and pork to more exotic offerings like frog or pigeon. PiggyGrill,Shop1,G/F,17ShunNingRd., www.piggygrill.com Theporkmeatenthusiastwilllove this place. Located in Sham Shui Po in Kowloon, this rather unremarkable restauranthasbecomelocallyandin- ternationallyrenownedforitsroasted suckling pig, which is cut into little piecesandservedsimplyonaplatter. Thisisprobablyoneofthebestplaces in Hong Kong to hang out with friends and indulge in simple food and a cou- ple of beers. Maxim MX, various locations, www.maxims.com.hk/en Although this chain of restaurants technically sells fast food, its offer- ing is very different from places like McDonald’s and KFC. Operated since 1972 by a company with the same name, these food outlets serve inex- pensive but tasty Chinese and loca- lisedWestern dishes in a spacy decor that would make Stanley Kubrick proud. Besides its quick-serving res- taurants, the Maxim Group also runs other Asian-style food restaurants, as well as a couple of bakeries and cafés. Since 2000, the company has also been operating all Starbucks coffee shops in Hong Kong. TIPSFORINTERNATIONALVISITORS Smoking is prohibited in all in- door public places, including restau- rants,karaokevenues,mallsandbars. Tipping is not mandatory, as most restaurants add a 10 per cent service charge to the bill. BARS AND NIGHTLIFE Club 97, 9 Lan Kwai Fong, www.ninetysevengroup.com First opened in the early 1990s, this club has remained one of most popular night spots in Lan Kwai Fong andisfrequentedbylocalcelebrities. It might therefore be difficult to get intoonbusynightswithoutareserva- tion. On Fridays, the club stays open until four in the morning. Mes Amis, 83 Lockhart Rd., www.mesamis.com.hk With its open façade, this place was a novelty in the local bar scene when it opened at the corner of Lock- hart and Luard roads in 2000. While it has clearly lost some of its hipness over the last decade, it’s still a great place to chill out, listen to music and have some drinks. Fly, G/F, 24–30 Ice House St., clubfly.com.hk Opened last year by the people who operate the Volar and Lily & Bloom clubs, this place was ex- tensively redesigned by Hong Kong interior designer Alicia Tan to give it a sleek and contemporary design. Clubberscandanceawaytothelatest danceandR&Bbeatsgeneratedbya massive sound system synchronised with a large LED wall. The Globe, Garley Building, 45–53 Graham St., www.theglobe.com.hk This bar is said to offer probably one of the largest selections of beers in the city. Here, ales and draughts from Britain and Belgium are comple- mented by lighter brands from Aus- tralia and the US. Some local brews like the Typhoon T8 English bitter are also on the list. Penthouse Sky Lounge, 29th Floor,The Sun’s Group Centre, 200 Gloucester Rd., www.penthouseskylounge.com For those who fancy a view, this chic and trendy karaoke bar in the heart of the Causeway Bay and Wan Chai district offers a breathtaking panorama of the Victoria Harbour skyline. In addition to a wine bar, the facility offers several VIP rooms with karaoke facilities, high-speed Inter- net access and private restrooms. SHOPPING Harbour City, Canton Rd., www.harbourcity.com.hk Built on former docking ware- house ground, this interconnected complex of shopping malls offers one of the largest selections of high- street retailers in Hong Kong. Overall, Harbour City boasts 700 shops, with emphasis on fashion and cosmetics. Ladies’Market, Tung Choi St. This market on Tung Choi Street stretches over one kilometre with rows of over 100 stalls that sell main- ly clothing and accessories. While women of all ages are the target group, as implied by its name and its extensive offering of items appealing mainly to the female sex, men will also be able to find a bargain or two. Despite the already low prices, hag- gling is still considered a must. Temple Street Night Market, Temple St. A visit to the night market at Temple Street—open from 17:00 to midnight—is worth it for the atmos- pherealone.Theplacecentredaround the Tin Hau temple is your standard outdoor market experience mixed with lots of oddities like fortune- tellers, low-quality Cantonese opera performances and foods difficult to identify from one of the many street hawker stalls. Arts and Crafts Fair, Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza, Salisbury Rd. Share in the creativity of local artists at this unique display of Hong Kong craftsmanship. The Arts and Crafts fair, held on Sundays and public holidays from 14:00 to 18:00, exhibits a wide variety of services including live photography, painting, portraits, sketching, silhouette cut- ting, calligraphy and stalls selling handicrafts. SIGHTSEEING “The majesty of all under heaven: The eternal realm of China’s first emperor”, Hong Kong Museum of History, 100 Chatham Rd. South, hk.history.museum Celebratingthe15th anniversaryof the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Hong Kong Museum of History is currently exhibiting the largest dis- play of relics from the Qin Dynasty. Ondisplayare120historicalartefacts, includingoriginalterracottawarriors, horses and chariots. The exhibition’s highlight is a multimedia presenta- tion in the lobby of the museum that brings the period of China’s first em- peror to life through state-of-the-art digital projection technology. Except on Tuesdays, the exhibition is open daily from 9:00 to 22:30. Admission is HK$10. Temple ofTenThousand Buddhas, Off PaiTau St., ShaTin Located in the central New Terri- tories, this temple exhibits 13,000 Buddha figures donated by Buddhist worshipperssincethe1950s.Inorder toreachthesiteonthefoothillsofSha Tin, you have to climb a few hundred steps, but the temple’s breathtaking interior makes the effort worthwhile. Moreover, entrance to the temple is free. Star Ferries, Star Ferry Pier, www.starferry.com.hk Star Ferry boats, connecting Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, are an HK icon not only for the millions of tourists, who only take the ride to enjoy magnificent views of Victoria Harbour, but also for locals who still prefer this rather ancient form of transport despite the fact that both sidesoftheharbourarelinkedbyvar- ious tunnels. Founded in the 1880s, the 12 vessels carry more than 25 mil- lion passengers per year nowadays. VictoriaPeak,www.thepeak.com.hk You can’t say you’ve been to Hong KongwithouthavingvisitedthePeak. Located in the western half of Hong Kong Island, it clearly offers the best views over the city. Besides being a tourist trap with its large offering of restaurants, shops and other at- tractions, like the Madame Tussauds wax figure exhibition, the top of the mountainisalsothestartingpointfor a number of nature walks that allow visitors to explore the wilder side of Hong Kong. Ocean Park, Ocean Park Rd., www.oceanpark.com.hk Despite the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland in 2005, this attraction has remained a favourite getaway for Hong Kongers of all ages. In addition to its 11 animal exhibitions, including a Giant Panda habitat and a four- storey aquarium, it also provides a large number of theme park rides, such as rollercoasters, water rides and bumper cars. However, admis- sionisn’tcheapandyouwillprobably be queuing most of the time when you visit in summer. TIPSFORINTERNATIONALVISITORS Operators offer a large selection of HK day and night tours for all in- terests. For more information, please visit the Hong Kong Tourism Board websiteat:www.discoverhongkong.com/ eng/see-do/tours-walks OTHER RESOURCES Iwww.discoverhongkong.com Iwww.timeout.com.hk Iwww.lonelyplanet.com/china/hong-kong Itravel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/asia/ china/hong-kong Iwww.fodors.com/world/asia/china/ hong-kong Iwww.diarygrowingboy.com(HKfoodblog) 12 www.fdiworldental.org WDDispublishedbytheFDIWorldDentalFederationinpartnershipwithDentalTribuneInternationalGmbH(DTI). FDI Communications Manager: Christopher M. 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