Divisions and Districts
by james on Oct.13, 2011, under Travel Guide
Hong Kong is divided into various division, each with their own attractions and trademarks. Each of these districts compose of its own set of transport modes and accommodation facilities. Getting to the districts require the visitor to make prior arrangements and adjustments to their trips as some of the districts are limited via its transport services.
It is said and believed that dwelling in Hong Kong Island would be costlier than other districts in Hong Kong. Food here would definitely costlier than places like Kowloon and New Territories as most of the food outlet here consists of restaurants and small cafes are harder to find. (continue reading…)
Hong Kong Airport
by james on Oct.13, 2011, under Travel Guide
To cater to its tourism and economical industries, Hong Kong must be able to accommodate these flights everyday. Places like Melbourne flies in 4 times daily, Britain has 11, Los Angeles has 4 and New York has 3. This would also include flights in and around the Asean region as well, with daily and frequent flights to all major cities like Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chih Minh City and Singapore. Therefore, upon arriving in the Hong Kong International Airport, the tourist will have the first taste of how busy the country is day in day out just by watching the throngs of people flying in and out of Hong Kong. (continue reading…)
Visa Requirements
by james on Oct.13, 2011, under Travel Guide
As Hong Kong is very dependent and focused on its travel industry, visa requirements are less stringent. Even with the handover of Hong Kong back to China, just as before, Hong Kong does not require a pre-requisite for Visas for visiting. This is largely because of its independent immigration laws as compared to China. (continue reading…)
Language
by james on Oct.13, 2011, under Travel Guide
Festivals and Celebrations
by james on Oct.13, 2011, under About Hong Kong
Hong Kong is fundamentally a Chinese country, making up 95% of the population, therefore fundamentally Chinese is the most common traditions here. Although politically ‘separated’ for almost a century, Hong Kong still maintains most of its traditions and celebrates them with much fanfare. As about 90% of the population in Hong Kong are Taoist Buddhists, most of the Chinese centric festivals are still very well preserved and celebrated.
First up is the Chinese New Year.
Also known as Lunar New Year, and known all over the world and celebrated by every Chinese, this is one of the most celebrated events in the calendar. In the Chinese tradition, there is nothing like ushering the new year with the whole family having reunion dinners, lion dance, fireworks and red decorations. Visitors here at these times (normally around late January or late February) will be able to savor and appreciate how this is celebrated yearly during these times. (continue reading…)
Currency
by james on Oct.13, 2011, under Travel Guide
Hong Kong uses its own Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) as its official currency. Compared to the US Dollar the HKD is fixed at USD1 to HKD7.80.
There are banknotes and shillings which comes in various denominations. The banknotes are in Tens which are purple and green, Twenties which are blue, fifties in purple and green, one hundreds that are red, five hundreds in brown and one thousands in gold. The shillings come in tens, fives, twos, ones, fifty cents, twenty cents and ten cents. (continue reading…)
Short History
by james on Oct.13, 2011, under About Hong Kong
Hong Kong is the territory given to the British after the then Chinese Qing Dynasty lost the First Opium War, subsequently, the Second Opium War saw the Kowloon Peninsular given over to the British. After that, the New Territories followed suit all under a lease of 99 years. In the mid 1980s, the agreement was made by the British to hand Hong Kong back to China and the date was set for 1st July 1997. This, as agreed, took place and Hong Kong became effectively known as the Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China or SAR in short.
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Hong Kong Weather
by james on Oct.13, 2011, under Travel Guide
Hong Kong’s naturally a four season country. Visitors will find that Hong Kong possesses four different so called personalities during each season. It is often quite cold during the winter, although it doesn’t usually snow as the temperatures fall to about 8 to 10 degrees Celsius, in contrast, summer in Hong Kong is very alike other parts of South East Asia, hot and humid. (continue reading…)
Ngong Ping Shaolin Kung Fu Showcase 2011
by james on Oct.13, 2011, under Travel Guide
If you are a fan of martial arts and would like to know more about the origins of Kung Fu, then the Ngong Ping 360 Shaolin Kung Fu Showcase 2011 might just be the perfect cup of tea.
Set to be held from 1 July to 31 August 2011 performances will be held from 12:30pm to 3:50pm on weekdays while on weekends and public holidays, there will be shows from 12:30pm to 4:30pm. The place is at Ngong Ping Village in Lantau Island where you will be able to witness the masters of Shaolin perform their Kugn fun in some amazing and sometimes impossible routines. (continue reading…)
Check for QTS in salons for best quality and latest hair styles
by james on Oct.13, 2011, under Travel Guide
As Hong Kong is very much renowned for being a tourist friendly country, one of the initiatives put forward by the government of Hong Kong is to protect the interests of travelers to the country and hence they have a QTS or Quality Tourism Services emblem which is a certification system used to show that a certain retailer or service provider are of quality which can give the confidence to the tourist when frequenting these outlets. (continue reading…)
