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North Point and Eastern

Museums, hill trails and Shau Kei Wan

The eastern end of Hong Kong Island has small museums, harbour-view hills and the Shau Kei Wan fishing-village temples.

Law Uk Folk Museum in Chai Wan is a Hakka village house more than 200 years old, free to enter, open Monday to Wednesday and Friday to Sunday 10am to 6pm. The Hong Kong Film Archive is at Lei King Road in Sai Wan Ho. The Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery sits inside Quarry Bay Park.

The Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence is on Tung Hei Road in Shau Kei Wan. Tam Kung Temple dates from 1905, and Shau Kei Wan Tin Hau Temple from 1873.

Mount Parker Road Green Trail starts at King's Road in Quarry Bay. Red Incense Burner Summit, about 230 m high, looks across both sides of Victoria Harbour. Cityplaza in Taikoo Shing has more than 170 shops and restaurants.

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What to see

Pair Law Uk Folk Museum with Chai Wan Park, or the war museum with the Shau Kei Wan temples.

Where to shop

Cityplaza is the large mall. Marble Road has hawker stalls.

Nearby neighbourhoods

Wan Chai and Causeway Bay Harbourfront, old temples and shopping streets 21 places · 4.4 km away

Kowloon City and Kai Tak Walled City Park, Kai Tak and the harbour edge 15 places · 5.0 km away

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Tsim Sha Tsui and West Kowloon Museums, the harbour promenade and M+ 27 places · 5.8 km away

Southern District Stanley, Repulse Bay and Ocean Park 24 places · 5.9 km away

The best of North Point and Eastern

Best museum Law Uk Folk Museum Free, in a Hakka house over 200 years old.

Best hill view Red Incense Burner Summit About 230 m high, at Braemar Hill.

Best temple Tam Kung Temple, Shau Kei Wan Built in 1905.

Best for a trail Mount Parker Road Green Trail Starts at King's Road in Quarry Bay.

Things to do in North Point and Eastern

Museum Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery, with an area of 1 200 sq m, is located inside the Quarry Bay Park. The Gallery showcases a number of firefighting artefacts and offers a wealth of information in multimedia formats, enhancing the visitors’ understanding of marine rescue work in Hong Kong.

Museum Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence The Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence, located at Tung Hei Road in Shau Kei Wan, was converted from the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence on 3 September 2024 (the Victory Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression) and has a total area of 34 200 sq m.

Single-storey whitewashed Hakka house with red couplets at the Law Uk Folk Museum

Museum Law Uk Folk Museum Law Uk Folk Museum at Kut Shing Street in Chai Wan was originally Law Uk, a Hakka village house with a history of over 200 years and named after the original owner, surnamed Law.

Museum Hong Kong Film Archive Hong Kong Film Archive, a 5-storey building at Lei King Road in Sai Wan Ho, houses a mini cinema, an exhibition hall, a resource centre, collection vaults and restoration laboratories.

Stone doorway with red lanterns and ridge decoration at Tam Kung Temple in Shau Kei Wan

Temple Tam Kung Temple, Shau Kei Wan Tam Kung Temple, Shau Kei Wan at Tam Kung Temple Road was built in the 31st year of the Guangxu reign (1905) of the Qing Dynasty. The Temple is one of the oldest Tam Kung Temples in Hong Kong.

Temple Tin Hau Temple, Shau Kei Wan Tin Hau Temple, Shau Kei Wan at Shau Kei Wan Main Street East was built in 1873. The Temple is a 2-hall layout with a courtyard in between.

Park Chai Wan Park Situated at Tsui Wan Street in Chai Wan, Chai Wan Park measures around 7 ha in size and houses facilities including a cascade, a pond, a model boat pool and 2 old cannons.

Railed Leaping Dragon Walk path along a wooded hillside above Hong Kong Island towers

Park Leaping Dragon Walk and Cape Collinson Path A hiking trail of about 1.2 km between the southwest tip of Siu Sai Wan Promenade and Cape Collinson Road in Chai Wan, with pavilions and other recreational facilities along the way.

Wooden welcome sign at the start of the Mount Parker Road Green Trail

Park Mount Parker Road Green Trail Lying at the foot and on the mountainside of Mount Parker in Quarry Bay, Mount Parker Road Green Trail starts at King’s Road near Quarry Bay Municipal Services Building.

Rows of white war graves climbing the hillside at Sai Wan War Cemetery

Landmark Sai Wan War Cemetery Sai Wan War Cemetery is located at Cape Collinson Road in Chai Wan. Local and allied soldiers as well as civilians who sacrificed in the Hong Kong Battle are buried here.

Market Hawker Stalls on Marble Road Visitors can find clothing, trinkets and daily necessities at reasonable prices at hawker stalls on Marble Road between Tong Shui Road and Shu Kuk Street.

Shopping Cityplaza Located at Taikoo Shing Road, Cityplaza is one of the large shopping malls on Hong Kong Island. The 6-level mall houses more than 170 shops and restaurants, a cinema and an indoor ice rink.

Viewpoint Red Incense Burner Summit A hill of about 230 m at Braemar Hill, near Sir Cecil's Ride, that hikers climb for views of both sides of Victoria Harbour and the sunset.

Park Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay Extension) Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay Extension) lies on the northern edge of Tai Tam Country Park, taking in Mount Parker and the north face of Mount Butler.

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