Hong Kong General Information

Hong Kong is a country with the combination of multi- culture, races, and languages. Today, Hong Kong is an important hub tourism destination in East Asia with global relationships to many of the world wide cities. As one of the many world's major international financial centres, Hong Kong has a significant capitalist service financial state classified by low tax and free trade, and the currency.

Districts in Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Island
  A great number of Hong Kong's highest skyscrapers and the financial hub are located right here, including its well-known skyline along the northern coast. Hong Kong's financial hub, shopping. Overall, Hong Kong Island is more fashionable and wealthier than the other areas of Hong Kong.
• Kowloon
  Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong, composed of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. Kowloon is located to the north of Hong Kong Island and to the south of the mainland part of the New Territories. Today, it presents a mix of fashion malls, street markets and residential.
• New Territories
  The New Territories were leased from China to the United Kingdom in 1898. The New Territories contain a interesting mix of compact farming, industrial installations, towns, mountainous country parks and villages that have populations as large as some cities.
• Lantau (part of the New Territories)
  The largest of the Outlying Islands, double proportions of Hong Kong Island and popular because of high peaks, wild scenery, excellent beach locations and the airport.
• Outlying Islands (part of the New Territories)
  are the groups of islands that surround Hong Kong Island as well as Kowloon and the New Territories on the mainland. It is well-known weekend destinations for Hong Kong people.

Climate

You can find 4 different seasons in Hong Kong. Hong Kong could be a little cold during the winter (10°C), hot and humid during summer (33°C). The perfect times of year to visit are spring (March-May), when the average temperature is around 25°C and autumn (September-December). Christmas in Hong Kong is a really enjoyment with a good opportunity for mild warm weather. The weather in winter is usually a result of winter season monsoon that typically carries dry cold winds from the north. In winter the air can be cold but the sun can still burn. Remember winter temps rise to 22°C in sunshine and also drop to below 10°C at night, especially when located in mountain area.

The best event to visit Hong Kong is between November-February, it is a Christmas season. During this period, weather will be cold to very cold. The streets are usually decorated with beautiful lights at night. For shopper, Discount goods and fair prices will be available everywhere.

Currency

The Hong Kong dollar (HKD) is the territory's official currency. In Chinese, one dollar is officially referred to as yuen also informally as the men in Cantonese. It is believe that the '$' sign used in the territory refers to HKD except it includes additional initials (e.g. US$ to stand for US Dollar). The HKD is also extensively well-accepted inside Macau in lieu of their home currency at a 1:1 proportion.

Octupus Cards

This cards is an electronic fare card. It's very useful and convenience, being used for almost public transport in Hong Kong. It is also accepted for purchasing in all convenience stores, McDonald, fast food restaurants, or even car parks, on-street parking, and vending machines. You can purchase and return this card at the airport near Airport Express exit.

Dining Guide

Most of breakfast for Hong Kong are starting with some hot tea with couple of dim sum menu, Hong Kong milky tea or Yuanyang (mixed of milk, tea and coffee). For main dish such as Macaroni ham, beef curry, pineapple buns filled with butter, or French toast topped with butter. Try a bowl of meat congee or other delicious ingredients such as preserved eggs, fish, baby oyster as well as pork balls to renew your energy and full for the whole morning.

Location: Sheung Wan (Hong Kong), Wanchai (Hong Kong), Jordan (Kowloon), Mong Kok (Kowloon), Tsim Sha Tsui (Kowloon)

For Lunch time, congees, rice noodles as well as egg noodles are convenience dishes for rush and working hours. Wonton noodles are traditional must dishes for travellers with style of wrapping and filling with shrimps, good quality of stock, and fresh noodle. Claypots are also recommended menu with vary of price from reasonable food stalls to superb elegant restaurants such as Chicken claypot rice. duck with XO sauce, shrimp ball, as well as abalone.

Location:
Noodles
- Hong Kong Island: Causeway Bay, Central
- Kowloon: Hung Hom, Sham Shui Po. Tsim Sha Tsui East, Mong Kok

Claypots
- Hong Kong Island: Central, Causeway Bay
- Kowloon: Jordan, Kowloon Bay, Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei

Hong Kong people generally dine quite late on open air food stalls, or known as "Dai Pai Dong". There are low-priced and wide selection of good quality of food for everyone (blank) such as hot and spicy crab, rice claypots, fresh seafood, as well as traditional Hong Kong desserts.

Location:
Claypots: Causeway Bay, Yau Ma Tei
Congees: Yau Ma Tei
Desserts: Causeway Bay, Central, Happy Valley, Jordan, Sai Ying Pun, Sheung Wan, Wanchai, Yau Ma Tei
Misc: Central, Causeway Bay, Happy Valley, Mongkok, Sai Ying Pun, Wanchai
Noodle shops: Tsim Sha Tsui, Wanchai
Seafood: Happy Valley
Spicy Crabs: Wanchai