Hong Kong is a territory in perpetual re-invention. The fishing village colonised by the British in the early 19th century has long led Asia & the world in modern architecture
- notably of the skyscraper variety. But this is not enough. With mainland Chinese cities going more Flash Gordon with their skylines than Hong Kong, the city has upped the ante & re-emerged as China's capital of cool. Several bars & restaurants with stunning contemporary interiors & drop-dead urban panoramas are dishing up credible international cuisine; hotels are making it on to the glossy magazines' hippest hot lists; & the government is spending more on the arts & the city's biggest natural asset: Victoria Harbour, whose promenades are finally no longer neglected wastel&. Written by journalists witnessing these transformations, Time Out Hong Kong is the best insider guide to China's most exciting city & environs.