When you are done counting, have a dim sum lunch, something Hong Kong is famous for.
Famous tea house Luk Yu is known for its dim sum (available from 7am-5pm) and Cantonese dishes.
Upstairs is a spacious salon and library serving superb cocktails and light all-day fare, such as dim sum.
It's 10 a.m. and already the dim sum kitchen at the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong is abuzz.
Dim sum has become popular for business lunches again, bringing the tradition back to where it started.
Chicken feet, also called Phoenix paws by the Chinese, are a valued delicacy in Cantonese dim sum.
In addition to the global issuers, the offshore subsidiaries of Chinese companies have also issued dim sum bonds.
Dim sum bonds provide an investment outlet for yuan that would otherwise be stuck in low-yielding bank deposits.
The dim sum is tasty, but the grumpy, senior-citizen staff and raucous atmosphere are what draw the crowds.
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For a more elegant experience, head back to Happy Valley, to a restaurant simply called Dim Sum (2834-8893).
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They recently formed teams dedicated to developing offshore yuan services and can now issue dim sum bonds in London.
Religious and ethical beliefs are approached in much the same way as dim sum, with samplings from Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.
"It is easy, " chef Lau says, passing through, as I prepare to embark on my one-on-one lesson with his dim sum chef.
Dim sum was originally a snack that accompanied the yum cha tradition of tea drinking, which had its roots in the Silk Route.
Yuan-based "dim sum" bonds are drawing global investors these days for their higher yields, not merely as a bet that the Chinese currency will rise.
Although foodies make pilgrimages to Hong Kong for Cantonese staples such as dim sum and barbecued pork, top-quality French or Japanese has not been a draw.
Dim sum bonds have been a key part of the experiment.
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Enjoy a real Peking duck dinner, nibble through a dim sum banquet, slurp a hot pot lunch, a tea banquet, and scarf down a farewell feast.
Many see dim sum bonds as one of a number of developments that will ultimately lead to the internationalization of the yuan as a global reserve currency.
These days Mr. Schoenfeld, one of the country's foremost experts on Chinese cuisine, is the proud co-owner of RedFarm, a popular dim sum restaurant in Manhattan's West Village.
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Your local friends, however, will never let you live it down if you visit Hong Kong without partaking of dim sum, which means "touch the heart" in Cantonese.
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Recently refurbished, the establishment has highbacked chairs, tall ceilings and antique prints that provide a suitably refined ambience for the 80 varieties of dim sum on the menu.
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Chef Leung has specialized in dim sum for the past 35 years, having worked in Macau before moving to Hong Kong, when the Ritz-Carlton opened two years ago.
Since first being introduced in 2010, the issuance of dim sum bonds is increasing rapidly due to the growing amount of RMB that is now circulating in the global economy.
Clinton, who has been campaigning ceaselessly since junior high school, approaches politics as an obsessive host, something for this group, something for that set, an endless round of dim sum.
Most of these restaurants have made another big change in how dim sum is eaten: They've done away with serving trolleys, mainly to give chefs more control over cooking and presentation.
HSBC, the most active underwriter of "dim sum" bonds overall, and Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, for instance, have formed teams dedicated to developing their offshore yuan services in London.
Maxim's is arguably the most famous dim sum spot in town, a 32-year-old restaurant in the middle of packed Central district that serves classic Hong Kong-style dishes to locals and visiting dignitaries.
It's far from the only place to find traditional bites: Dim sum is served in upscale hotels and back-alley tea shops, in tourist traps overlooking the harbor and the basements of shopping malls.
Though dishes like shrimp dumplings and egg tarts are what most Westerners think of as dim sum, many locals still enjoy the old Guangzhou style, which is served at a number of restaurants.
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