Whampoa
Whampoa is a residential area built on an old shipyard site.
This is a building in the shape of a ship, probably to commemorate
the shipyard. There is a department store inside and maybe also
a cinema. The boat can even be seen from satellites! Well, what
else can't?
A few years ago, a new restaurant
complex named Whampoa Guormet Place was opened right across the
street from the boat. But it is nothing ordinary. It was opened
by a food conosiour, gathering some 10 of the best local restaurants
that he had found. Be prepared to wait more than a few minutes
for a table!
Since it is not close to an MTR
station, you will need to get there by mini-bus or a taxi. The
green mini-bus (i.e. "maxi-cab") going to Whampoa from Tsim
Sha Tsui (close to the Salisbury
YMCA) passes right by it.
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