Change your running shoes with walking shoes and start a new adventure on the same route of the Standard Chartered Marathon 2005. We specially select "The attractive Scenic Spots" which you should not and cannot miss along the 42.195km. Get ready? Let's start the journey!

No. 1 - Clock Tower

The Clock Tower is an ideal starting place for a Heritage Walk in Tsim Sha Tsui. The Cultural Centre is highly interesting both out- and inside. Look for the unusual golden statue of a winged figure on the side facing the Star Ferry, an avant-garde gift from France.

Like the Marathon, our journey starts at Tsim Sha Tsui which is the location of the old Clock Tower as well. The old Clock Tower near the Star Ferry concourse at Tsim Sha Tsui is a landmark of the bygone era of the Age of Steam, when trains arrived here with passengers who weeks before had embarked from London on the world's longest railway journey. With its distinctive design in red brick and granite, the 45-metre Tower is a graceful reminder of those Colonial times. But over many years it had far greater significance for tens of millions of Chinese for whom the former terminus was the final stop on their rail journeys from villages in their homeland to new lives either in Hong Kong or by ship to distant destinations overseas. Now the site of the historic railway station is occupied by the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, its curving roof and futuristic features creating an unusual background to its solitary neighbour.

No.2 - Cheung Sha Wan Road Fashion Street and Apliu Street

Sham Shui Po is the area that features with its street fashion on clothing and electronic devices. Here's a hot tip for fashion-conscious ladies... little known to many overseas visitors there's a sort of unofficial "fashion street" in Cheung Sha Wan Road, Sham Shui Po, that's a great place to pick up trendy fashions at wholesale prices.

Most of the shops can be found between Yen Chow Street and Wong Chuk Street. The clothes are over-runs from garment factories in and around Sham Shui Po - with a few rejects thrown in for good measure. Many of the shops are run by fashion-conscious operators who take only the best, and sell on to Hong Kong boutiques or even overseas buyers. Just the same, they still have lots of bargains available.

The latest fashions aren't the only items on sale in Sham Shui Po - at the other end of the scale there's a flea market in Apliu Street where, with luck, you might pick up a rare antique for a song. While the items sold here are mainly electrical devices, electronic products and the like, you can sometimes find antique clocks, old coins and other aged relics.

No.3 - Tsing Ma Bridge

Being a Marathoner, you are lucky to have a chance to touch one of the world class architectures - Tsing Ma Bridge, by your feet. Every year many millions of people use the Tsing Ma Bridge without actually getting a close-up view of this modern-day engineering accomplishment of breathtaking skill -- the world's longest suspension bridge carrying road and rail traffic.

The explanation is that the Airport Express, which whisks them across the bridge in either direction, travels through one of two rail tunnels slung beneath the six-lane roadway. All are passengers who have either just arrived at Hong Kong's ultra-modern new International Airport at Chek Lap Kok, or are hurrying there to catch their return flights.

Happily, however, most of them see this superb example of bridge-building genius at least from a distance during their stay in Hong Kong. The newest and greatest engineering marvel of this dynamic mega city, it is now Hong Kong's proud new landmark, massively imposing by day, and a twinkling fairyland of lighted lacework by night.

No.4 - Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is one of the world's finest airports, moving passengers and cargo efficiently and placing Hong Kong at the forefront of Asia's aviation expansion.

A blank sheet of paper presented planners with the opportunity to create an airport that is functional, practical, and beautiful. From building the foundation of the airport platform form the sea bed up, to determining the highest standards of service and convenience for passengers, the result is world-class in every aspect

HKIA is one of the few airports with its own internal underground rail network. An Automated People Mover swiftly transports arriving or departing passengers from the furthermost gates in about 70 seconds. This is complemented by over three kilometers of moving walkways or travelators located inside the terminal building.

Adjacent to the terminal is the ground transportation center where fast transfers to urban Hong Kong can be made via the Airport Express, public buses and taxis.

No.5 - Hong Kong Disneyland

Hong Kong Disneyland located at Penny's Bay, Lantau, which had opened to public to visit on 12 September 2005. The Park comprises four theme lands, including the Main Street, U.S.A., Adventureland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. "Disney On Parade" (Disney characters parade) and "Disney in the Stars" (fireworks with Disney songs and music) will perform daily. Besides, other facilities such as Inspiration Lake Recreation Centre, Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Hollywood Hotel are welcomed you to visit. Let's join a fantastic tour!


No.6 - Tsing Yi

Maritime Square in Tsing Yi is a fascinating combination of Hong Kong old and new. The Square features more than 200 shops, themed restaurants and a cinema. Its proximity to Hong Kong International Airport makes it a great stop-off for transit passengers.

No. 7 - Mid-Levels Escalator

For an intriguing glimpse of old and new Hong Kong, ride the world's longest covered outdoor escalator system which snakes through the back streets of Central. On your walk, you'll see the Li Yuen Street East & West markets packed with stalls and shops selling casual clothes, leather goods and knick-knacks to local housewives and visitors.

Then along the Mid-Levels Escalator, discover Central's most fascinating nooks and crannies. Twenty escalators and three "travelators" comprise this 800-metre-long outdoor "people mover" which links Central and the Mid-Levels, one of Hong Kong's most expensive residential districts. With 29 entry and exit points, it takes about 20 minutes to travel from one end to the other. But with the variety of city life to be seen along the way, it is 20 minutes well spent!

No.8 - Lan Kwai Fong and SoHo

Cheerful warren of Western-style restaurants, nightclubs, delicatessens and bars, Lan Kwai Fong is an L-shaped, cobble-stoned lane just a stone's throw above Central's cluster of skyscrapers. Nearby lanes are also buzzing with bistros and pubs in what is Hong Kong's trendiest nightlife area.

Stroll along Hollywood Road and you'll soon discover Hong Kong's "SoHo", the area "South of Hollywood Road". The neighbourhood offers a wide range of upmarket eateries and watering holes congregated mainly on Staunton, Shelley and Elgin streets. Here, you'll enjoy international fare from New Orleans to Nepal, Mexico to Malaysia, Provence to Portugal.

No. 9 - Peak Tower

Designed by British architect Terry Farrell to take the fullest advantage of the sights, it devotes 20 per cent of its total space to viewing terraces that seem to be suspended in space above the stupendous visual feast dramatically occupying almost the whole skyline.

When finally sated by the view, visitors can now enjoy the many superb attractions offered by the Peak Tower, which was opened in 1997. Among the entertainments is the 'Peak Explorer' with moveable seats in a spaceship setting that creates hair-raising virtual adventures, plus Ripley's amazing 'Believe It Or Not Odditorium', displaying more than 500 weird and wonderful exhibits. Still another attraction is Madame Tussaud's Hong Kong, displaying more than 90 highly life-like figures of the famous and infamous, including muscleman Arnold Schwarzenegger, pop icon Michael Jackson, and movie superstars Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh.

The Peak Tower also has a wide range of restaurants and food outlets plus novelty shops where visitors can get a souvenir to remind them of their exciting experience.

No.10 - Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Sitting on the Wan Chai waterfront is one of Hong Kong's most impressive and stunning pieces of architecture. The Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, with its sweeping sails and vast glass windows, is a striking visual testament to Hong Kong's ongoing development. Thanks to its wide range of state-of-the-art facilities, the HKCEC is also an ideal venue for exhibitions and trade shows and is regularly voted "the best convention and exhibition venue in Asia". The HKCEC was the site of the handover when Hong Kong was returned to the motherland in 1997; an event commemorated by the adjacent Bauhinia Square that is a huge attraction for mainland visitors.

No.11 - Golden Bauhinia Plaza

Our journey ends at the finishing area of the Marathon - Golden Bauhinia Plaza. The Expo Promenade (often defined as Golden Bauhinia Plaza) outside the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on the waterfront of Wan Chai marks what was without doubt the most significant occasion in Hong Kong's history - the return of the former British Colony to the People's Republic of China (PRC), and the establishment of the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong.

The Golden Bauhinia is a gift from the people of the PRC to mark the widespread joy of the Chinese at the return of the territory to the Motherland after 156 years. Other gifts to commemorate the historic occasion were sent by each of China's provinces, autonomous regions and other territories.

Near the Golden Bauhinia stands the Reunification Monument bearing inscriptions of President Jiang Zemin's calligraphy. The white ring around the pinnacle denotes the return of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China, and the 50 smaller rings symbolise that Hong Kong's way of life will remain unchanged for 50 years from mid-1997.