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Enter our competition and you could win flights and four nights' accommodation for two people in Hong Kong.

It’s easy to roll out the clichés for Hong Kong. It’s a bustling, cosmopolitan, must-visit ‘world city’. It’s a dense cluster of capitalist skyscrapers on a tiny island at the edge of the world’s greatest communist nation. It’s a work-hard, play-hard city where colonial and Chinese cultures clash and clamour for attention.

But the peninsula surpasses all this. It is, simply put, a thrilling, hedonistic and unique spot in the world – whether you’re visiting it for its own sake or using it as a stopover for China, south-east Asia or Australasia. Take time out to experience these essential HK sights.

Star Ferry The eight-minute Star Ferry ride across Victoria Harbour from Kowloon is the most breathtaking way to approach the skyscrapers of Central – here the best sights are modern and architectural.

Hong Kong Gardens The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens overlook Government House across Upper Albert Road – see and sniff more than 1,000 types of flora.

Sheung Wan Blending into Central, Sheung Wan is the Chinese heart of old Hong Kong. It’s a vibrant area that’s best explored on foot. As you climb the hill – or ride up it on the world’s longest escalator – you’ll reach the trendy bar and restaurant enclave of SoHo.

Kowloon Tsim Sha Tsui, at Kowloon’s southern tip, contains many key museums, including the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Hong Kong Space Museum and the Cultural Centre.

On the waterfront From Tsim Sha Tsui, look across to Hong Kong Island – towering buildings backed by deep green, thickly forested mountainsides.

Victoria Peak Travel up Victoria Peak by tram; the tower blocks of Mid-Levels give way to stunning vistas of the harbour, islands and sea.

Food... Prepare yourself for some of the world’s best Cantonese food, not to mention regional Chinese, Asian fusion and international. Classic Cantonese Yung Kee in Central has world-renowned roast meats, Spring Deer in Kowloon is the place for Peking duck and you can sample the best Shanghai cuisine at Lao Ching Hing in Wan Chai.

...And drink The best-known drinking area is Lan Kwai Fong in Central – bars of note include the Thai-themed Klong Bar & Grill and the Felix.

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