Locals, expatriates, workers, tourists: Spend two weeks walking as many streets as possible in Hong Kong, and a certain kind of rhythm starts to reveal itself. It’s the beat of different groups of people moving among each other at different speeds across its mainland and island neighborhoods.

Decades in the making, Hong Kong’s arts quarter is finally ready for its close-up — and these are the key museums and performance venues to visit. For many years, Hong Kong was dismissed as a cultural desert. Sure, the food was fantastic and the ...