The China Club is a retro-chic,

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-style club and Michelin star restaurant in

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. It is related to the China Clubs in Singapore and Beijing but not to the clubs of the same name in New York City and Berlin, Germany. The China Club opened on 8 September 1991 on the top three floors (13th/14th/15th) of the old Bank of China Building in

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. The restaurant serves traditional Hong Kong Chinese food. The traditional Chinese breakfast of

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, crullers (''yau tiu''), and

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similar to those found in street stalls is served. Home-style and

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as well as western influenced Asian food like that of Tai Ping Koon are offered at lunches and dinners. The decor is in the style of the traditional Chinese tea-house. The floors, lighting and fans are reminiscent of 1930s Shanghai. The 13th floor is the main dining room. The 14th floor houses private rooms and the

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Bar. The 15th floor houses private rooms in which cards and mah-jong can be played. It also houses a library of several thousand books on China and Chinese culture.

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