Top Rated Attractions in Hong Kong

Located in shop G3 in the Chinachem Hollywood Centre on Hollywood street, Connoisseur Art Gallery features many diverse styles of paintings. It aims to popularize contemporary Chinese artists like Ran Jie and Jia Juanli but also exhibits internationally acclaimed Swedish artist Dorina Mocan. Because of the gallery's popularity, works featured here will soon become famous, making this a perfect place for up-and-coming artists to show off their work. Its shows best illustrate the variety and vigor of Chinese paintings. Visitors who enjoy Chinese paintings will definitely find Connoisseur interesting.

The Take Out Comedy Club is the first full-time comedy club in Hong Kong and provides an alternative mode of entertainment in a city that is populated with numerous bars, clubs and restaurants. The Take Out Comedy Club is the brainchild of former New Yorker Jami Gong, and offers shows in English and Cantonese by several local comedians. Featured showstoppers include the Karma Komdians, who are a band of Hong Kong-born Indian comedians, and the People's Liberation Improv, which is Hong Kong's largest performing improvised comedy troupe. The club periodically also features international stars like Paul Ogata, who was voted San Francisco's funniest comedian in 2007. -Anjeeta Nayar

Hustle down to the Star Ferry and take the short ten-minute trip across Victoria Harbour, either to the Kowloon or Central side. Gaze up at Hong Kong's majestic skyline, which is an erratic stretch of skyscrapers, hotels and apartment blocks. The nighttime views, when Hong Kong glitters like a diamond, are dramatic. As it's the cheapest therapy in town for one of the best views in the world, few people disembark in anything but the lightest of moods.

Enjoy shopping at the forever bustling Stanley Market. Find great bargains everywhere you turn, from stalls that sell everything from silks and apparel to books and toys. There are restaurants scattered among the stalls, so take a break from your bargain hunting to feast on authentic Chinese food.

The Hong Kong Film Archive has been established for the preservation and research of local films. The main functions include collecting and documenting film prints and related materials, and publishing film biographies. The archive houses a 110-seat cinema, an exhibition hall, a research and study center with individual viewing booths, cold storage for film prints, conservation laboratories, and a computerized cataloging system recording filmography and technical information. Screenings, exhibitions and lectures on special topics are held throughout the year.

This is one of the city's largest museums of Chinese art, and the art collection includes oil paintings, drawings and etchings, as well as lithographs of old Hong Kong. There are multiple exhibition galleries displaying Chinese antiquities, Chinese fine arts, historical pictures, and contemporary Hong Kong art. Two special exhibition galleries show international art collections. Also on display here is the famous Xubaizhai collection of Chinese painting and calligraphy. The museum also regularly hosts changing exhibitions on local art and events for visitors of all ages.