Must-see: Star Ferry: The cross-harbour ferry pootles back and forth across the harbour hundreds of times a day, offering terrific views for about 50p a person.

Temple Street night market: Fortune-tellers, Chinese opera singers, streetside canteens and oceans of tat. An onslaught on the senses. Be ready to haggle.

Outlying islands: Visit any of the 260-odd islands for floating fish farms, hidden temples, wide beaches and life before the glass-clad skyscrapers took over.

Off-beat: Horse racing: It´s not a passion, it´s an obsession. Thousands attend fortnightly racing at the Happy Valley racecourse.

Kadoorie Farm: Oasis of organic farming and rare plants, founded in 1951 to teach local farmers pioneering techniques. Great views across to China. Visit the world´s largest outdoor, seated Buddha on Lantau Island and enjoy a vegetarian lunch served by monks at the nearby monastery.