Treasure Hunt

Treasure hunts can be customized depending on the interests of the group.  Some areas of Hong Kong such as Central, the business and financial heart, are best explored on foot.  Participants will be given MTR and Star Ferry passes to get around.  The MTR, Hong Kong's equivalent of the London Underground, is safe and has clearly marked color-coded routes above every exit.  Stations are announced in English.

Head for the nearby MTR station, set off at the Sheung Wan Station.  Walk to Upper Lascar Row also known as Cat Street, center for a host of shops selling antique, curious and simple second-hand items.

  • Name one shop selling antique furniture - 5 points

  • Name the shop guarded by a pair of reproduction Tang Dynasty lions - 5 points

Look for Ladder Street.

  • Name the temple on this road - 5 points

  • Name and describe the three gods worshipped in this temple - 10 points

Continue east along Hollywood Road, pass all the antique shops until you see the old colonial Central Police Station.  It's on the right on the corner of Old Bailey Street.

  • When was this property built? - 5 points

Head for Star Ferry, one of the most inexpensive public transportation options in Hong Kong, to Tsim Sha Tsui.  Look for Harbour City, the largest shopping complex in Kowloon.

  • What is the fare for a 1st class ride on Star Ferry, Central to Tsim Sha Tsui - 5 points

  • Name three hotels in Harbour City - 5 points