Success stories are Boat Quay in Singapore and Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong.

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Boat Quay can be trashy and touristy, but there are few prettier places in the city to eat.

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Paralleling Boat Quay one block south is Circular Road, which has exploded as a nightlife strip in recent years.

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The shipping scion piped in utilities, imported sand, planted forests, and built a family compound that includes three residences, a helicopter pad and a boat quay.

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One of the most successful supper clubs was held at a boat quay shed where there were no cooking facilities or running water and where Singaporean sculptor Chong Fah Cheong was surprise guest artist.

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Jonathan Evans of New Quay Boat Trips said he had seen quite a few dolphins in the area, and he was confident boats were not having a negative effect on them.

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At the boat dock at New Grimsby Quay I set out in the direction of the family seat, Tresco Abbey.

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Still, he forgot essentials, such as boat-repair kits, on the quay.

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As the ferry boat from Matsuyama pulls in, the port director, a woman in her 40s, cycles down to the quay to greet the vessel.

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