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Answer: Buddha

The four-storey high Tian Tan Buddha is located near Lantau's famous Po Lin Monastery. He sits on a lotus throne and is encircled by six smaller exquisite bronze statues representing charity, morality, patience, zeal, meditation and wisdom. These are all necessary qualifications to be mastered to enable one to enter Nirvana.

This large statue is 112 feet tall and weighs 250 tons, and, up until the year 2000, was the world's tallest monument of a seated Buddha. Beneath its giant frame are three more floors.

These contain the Hall of Universe, the Hall of Benevolent Merit, and the Hall of Remembrance which is said to contain some of the cremated remains of Guatama Buddha himself. How amazing is that?

Answer: Ocean Park

Ocean Park is a marine and land animal theme park and amusement centre found in the southern district of Hong Kong. Its over eighty attractions, rides and beautiful outlook saw seven and a half million visitors in 2013 alone. Its mighty aquarium, a highlight of the centre, contains over 5,000 fish.

The wonderful thing about Ocean Park is that it isn't just an entertainment venue, but also places a strong emphasis on education, research and conservation as well. It has funded, for example, forty-two different conservation projects. A few of Ocean Park's major attractions include the pier, the aquarium, the tallest observation tower in southeast Asia, four roller coasters, the Abyss turbo drop (no thank you), assorted other stomach churning rides, games zones, the cable cars, funicular railway, giant pandas, walruses, seals, penguins, and the beautiful Garden of Joy.

Answer: A flying bird

The roof of this rather lovely building has a style that is somewhat reminiscent of the Sydney Opera House in Australia, except that the Opera House of course is meant to represent sails of a ship. From various angles of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, their roof does indeed look remarkably like a bird in flight, even though some critics grumpily say it looks more like a turtle.

The original part of the centre was built on reclaimed land in 1988, and stage two, which was opened in 1997, is constructed on an artificial island. Both stages are connected by a large exhibition hall. Employing a staff of 850, this complex offers the administration, marketing, booking, co-ordination and scheduling of various events, maintenance and security services, and food and beverage operations which include banqueting and several restaurants.

Answer: Golden Buddhas in different poses

The Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Hong Kong is not an actual monastery at all. It was however established by a devout Buddhist layman, Yuet Kai, and is maintained by Buddhist staff members. Yuet Kai planned to establish a Buddhist college on the site and he and his disciples built the monastery by carrying all the materials needed for its construction at the foot of the mountains up to its location at the summit.

This beautiful, serene place, which was finished in 1957, took eight years to construct, and then another ten years to finish all the Buddha statues it features.

The monastery contains five halls, a pagoda, a tower and two pavilions. There are actually 12,800 Buddhas in all, lining the paths on the walk up to the monastery and in the five halls, and every single one has a different pose and facial expression. What a remarkable place.

Answer: Planetarium

The Hong Kong Space Museum and Planetarium was opened in 1980 after years of planning, designing and building. Dedicated to the study of astronomy and space science, it is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the government. The nucleus of the complex is the mighty planetarium itself. Located underneath this is a theatre, a hall of science, workshops and offices.

The remaining part of the structure contains a Hall of Astronomy, a lecture hall and gift shops. A planetarium is usually built in this unique dome style, for this allows the movement of all the celestial objects in our night skies to be depicted more realistically.

The Hong Kong Planetarium is one of the best of its kind in the world.

Answer: Bronze

Lamma Island is situated to the south west of Hong Kong. It is the third largest of the country's Islands District. Recent archaeological finds dating back to the Middle Neolithic and Bronze age (4,000-3,000 BC) have been unearthed here, as have puzzling stone circles which indicate some form of worship or ritualistic practices carried out by those early inhabitants.

These finds, however, are the least of this beautiful island's attractions. Other places to see, or things to do, include the site of a former lamaist monastery, rainforest walks, unusual rock formations, green sea turtles, seafood and pigeon restaurants, its relaxed, alternative areas and shops, breathtaking scenery, the largest fish farming site in Hong Kong, and the kamikaze grottos, where, according to local beliefs, Japanese soldiers stored kamikaze boats during the Second World War.

Answer: A walled city

Photographs of the old Kowloon Walled City reveal it to be one of the most hideous dwelling places imaginable. Originally a fort built to protect the salt trade, and with a history dating right back to the year 960, this site evolved over time into an unimaginable slum and centre for gambling centres, prostitution rings, the drug trade, opium dens, and triad activities.

It was home to 33,000 residents squashed together in its rat-infested, diseased walls. When, in the 1980s, the Hong Kong government finally decided to replace it with a beautiful public park and botanical gardens, it took years, and a bitter battle of resistance by its residents, before it was finally demolished. Today a truly lovely park is indeed in its place, and all that remains of the horror stricken walled monstrosity that once existed are a few historical monuments, testimony to its once inglorious past.

Answer: Students and civil servants

There are several Man Mo Temples in Hong Kong. The most well known of these is the three block complex situated in the area of Sheung Wo. Constructed in 1847, this temple is a prayer centre for two gods. The first of these is the civil or literature god, Man Tai, for scholars and students seeking success in their studies and achievements in the civil services.

The other is the martial god, Mo Tai. This large complex has a block each for these two gods, while the display hall, the third part of the structure, was once a venue where people gathered to have their disputes heard and settled. Today the Man Mo Temple, now an historic monument, is under the management of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, the largest charity in Honk Kong.

Answer: Britain

Hong Kong was occupied by the British in 1841 when the Emperor and the Chinese authorities tried to prevent them importing massive quantities of opium into the country to redress the trade imbalance. Under the subsequent Treaty of Nanking, the British gained Hong Kong.

It wouldn't be until 1997 that this lovely group of islands was transferred back to the Chinese. In the interim, the pictured Flagstaff House was constructed to house the Commander of the British Forces who took up residence there.

Originally known as Headquarter House, it was designed in a style known as the Greek Revival. In 1978, the British handed over this building to the civil authorities of Hong Kong. It was then repaired and fortified, restored to its original appearance, and declared an historical monument and museum in 1989. Today this museum specialises in the collection of teawares and priceless ceramics, including the oldest known existing teapot in the world.

Answer: Sun Yat-sen

Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen lived from 1866-1925. He was the founder and the first President of the Republic of China, following the events of the Double Ten Revolution and the overthrow of the Qing dynasty, the last imperial dynasty to rule that great nation.

The Dr Sun Yat-sen museum, a tribute to his life and career, was opened in Hong Kong in 2006. One of the reasons for its location in Hong Kong is that, between 1896-1912, in the long years leading up to the revolution, Dr Sun's headquarters were based there. Articles on display at this museum include artifacts from his early life, his personal life, his political career and his revolutionary activities.

The building itself incorporates an exhibition and lecture hall, reading, video, activities and interactive study rooms.

It also offers audio guides and electronic guides in several languages.