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"text": "If feeling a little tender in the morning and not up for a big climb, you can get a double decker bus to Stanley or opt for the flat walk, which snakes around the hills rather than going up and down. Dragon's Back hike in Shek O is another great alternative and better for those travelling with children.",
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"ref": "2013, Simon Ostheimer, Hong Kong Tuttle Travel Pack: Your Guide to Hong Kong's Best Sights for Every Budget, Tuttle Publishing",
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},
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"text": "In the far east of the island, Shek O is Hong Kong's most remote and exclusive settlement – house numbers on Shek O Road refer not to location but to when the owner became a member of the golf club and therefore allowed to build there.",
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"ref": "2013 February 1, Farah Master, “Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Hong Kong for festive fun”, in Elaine Lies, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2024-01-28, Lifestyle",
"text": "If feeling a little tender in the morning and not up for a big climb, you can get a double decker bus to Stanley or opt for the flat walk, which snakes around the hills rather than going up and down. Dragon's Back hike in Shek O is another great alternative and better for those travelling with children.",
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