Ohel Leah Synagogue
Ohel Leah Synagogue (CN: 猶太教莉亞堂) was built in 1902 and continues to be at the center of Jewish social and religious life in Hong Kong. It is also a preserved historic building. Nearby United Jewish Congregation...
Author: Emily Wang
St Andrew’s Church
St Andrew’s Church (聖安德烈堂) was built in 1906 and continues to serve as an Anglican church to this day. Nearby Kowloon Park (九龍公園) Avenue of Comic Stars (香港漫畫星光大道) Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre (香港文物探知館)...
St John’s Cathedral Hong Kong
St John’s Cathedral (CN: 聖約翰座堂) was built in 1849 and is still a practicing Anglican church today. It is one of the few buildings that has stood in Hong Kong through war, social and...
Hong Kong Arts Centre
The Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC; Chinese: 香港藝術中心) features galleries, theatres, a cinema, classrooms, studios, restaurant, and offices. The Arts Centre is open from Mon – Sun: 8:00am – 11:00pm. Admission is free but...
Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum
Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum (CN: 香港懲教博物館) showcases the history of Hong Kong’s penal system dating back to the Qing Dynasty. Here you can view ten collections containing over 600 artifacts along with imitation guard...
Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence (CN: 香港海防博物館) is located in the former the Lei Yue Mun Fort which was built by the British in the 1880s. It is currently being revamped and...
City Gallery
The City Gallery (CN: 展城館) features interesting exhibits relating to urban planning in Hong Kong. It has a permanent exhibition as well as a thematic exhibition. The thematic exhibition changes often and you can...
Police Museum
The Police Museum (CN: 警隊博物館) offers visitors an insight into the history of crimefighting in Hong Kong since establishment in 1844. The museum is located in the former Wan Chai Gap Police Station and...
Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum
The Dr. Sun Yat-sen Museum (CN: 孫中山紀念館) tells a story of the man who led China from the era of dynasties and monarchic rule to becoming a republic, and almost a democracy. The museum has two...
Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
The Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre (香港文物探知館) is located in the former Whitfield Barracks at the Kowloon Park. The centre is home to a permanent exhibition gallery, thematic exhibition gallery, lecture hall, educational activity rooms and...
