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Yucca de Lac

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Yucca de Lac was a high-end restaurant in Hong Kong, famous for frequently serving as a scene for the black-and-white Cantonese films made in the 1960s. Located at Tai Po Road, Ma Liu Shui, near the Chinese University of Hong Kong, it was opened in 1963 and closed on September 20, 2005. The scene of a man and woman enjoying afternoon tea under a parasol in the restaurant is part of the collective memory of many Hong Kongers. The restaurant's name is derived from "yucca", a species of evergreen plant, and de Lac meaning by the lake in French.

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Yucca de Lac
Tai Po Road – Ma Liu Shui, Sha Tin District Ma Liu Shui

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