Hong Kong Island - Causeway Bay 
Causeway Bay, a district of many different aspects, lies to the east of the city center. Here, within the specially constructed typhoon shelter, are the moorings for the luxury craft of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (which still clings stubbornly to the "Royal" in its name), as well as some 250 junks and sampans occupied by a thousand or so of Hong Kong's boat-dwellers.
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To the south of the Yacht Club are the World Trade Centre and the Noon-Day Gun. Also in Causeway Bay, on Times Square, is Hong Kong's tallest skyscraper, the Central Plaza (fine views from the Sky Lobby on the 46th floor).
The typhoon shelter here, protected by breakwaters, is the second largest of Hong Kong's typhoon havens, the largest being the harbor of Aberdeen. Here there are a few hundred people living on boats - a much smaller number than a few years ago.
The typhoon shelter here, protected by breakwaters, is the second largest of Hong Kong's typhoon havens, the largest being the harbor of Aberdeen. Here there are a few hundred people living on boats - a much smaller number than a few years ago.
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Sampan Trips
In the months of April to October, from about 8 o'clock in the evening, visitors can enjoy a succulent meal of fish on one of the sampans which are rowed round the harbor by women. The boats can be hired by the hour, but it is essential to agree a price in advance. There are no set menus: you make up your own meal by buying shrimps, crayfish, shellfish, etc., from the kitchen sampans which come alongside. These boats are continually changing their mooring-places; up-to-date information can be obtained from hotel reception.
Tung Yee Village
Looking on to the typhoon shelter are the Excelsior Hotel, with an air-conditioned shopping arcade, and Tung Yee Village (small shops selling craft articles and Chinese medicines).
Nearby are various department stores (mainly Japanese, such as Daimaru and Sogo), countless small shops and boutiques, theaters, cinemas and the famous Food Street with its numerous restaurants.
Nearby are various department stores (mainly Japanese, such as Daimaru and Sogo), countless small shops and boutiques, theaters, cinemas and the famous Food Street with its numerous restaurants.
