Nestled amidst the high-rises and road-ways of Hong Kong Island’s Causeway Bay
district, the Happy Valley Racecourse is one of two tracks that see billions of dollars
wagered each season. Hong Kong’s first official horse race was held on this site in 18
Nestled amidst the high-rises and road-ways of Hong Kong Island’s Causeway Bay
district, the Happy Valley Racecourse is one of two tracks that see billions of dollars
wagered each season. Hong Kong’s first official horse race was held on this site in 1846.
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Hong Kong’s architectural development can be traced through time by viewing it panoramically from the city’s stratospheric escalators. We survey the layers with local architect Rocco Yim.
January 21, 2009
January 21, 2009
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