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Happy Valley

Happy Valley Race Course is, together with the Sha Tin Race course, the only public place you can go to see live horse racing in Hong Kong.  The Chinese are great gamblers but laws restrict most forms of gambling so a lot of that "gambling drive" ends up on the horses under the care of the Hong Kong Jockey Club who runs the Happy valley Race Course.  Even if you are not there on a racing day there is a small Hong Kong Racing Museum which is open every day except Monday from 10 to 5pm and has an excellent view over the race course itself. 

Also in Happy Valley is the Hong Kong Stadium, a purpose built location for sports events and big concerts.  Though the idea of putting on rock concerts in a stadium right next to a good residential area did not go down well with residents!

These days it is most well known as the home of the Hong Kong International Rugby Sevens tournament which attracts teams, as well as supporters, from all over the world.

The valley itself is right next to Causeway Bay and indeed many people walk or take a minibus from Causeway Bay to reach destinations in Happy Valley itself.   Both the stadium and the race course are long-but-walkable distances from the MTR station in Causeway Bay.  You can also take a Tram.

As it is a residential district, and quite an old one, you'll find a number of local eateries and quite old style shops.  This can be a good way to see how people ate and shopped in Hong Kong before the appearance of the big malls which are now so popular.

There isn't much point in walking far up into the valley though as then you just get to residential blocks which you can't get into and don't look very interesting, stay in the lower area for the better sights.

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