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This week: Hotel ICON, Happy Valley, and Hong Kong's South Asian food scene

Three pages this update, including one more verified hotel addition.

What's new

  • Stay — Hotel ICON, a genuinely unusual 5-star property wholly owned and run as a working teaching hotel by Hong Kong Polytechnic University, confirmed via multiple sources before publishing.
  • Places — Happy Valley, home to the older and more atmospheric of Hong Kong's two racecourses. 20 districts now covered.
  • Food — South Asian food and the Chungking Mansions curry scene, reflecting a genuinely long-established Hong Kong community rather than a recent trend.

What's next

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