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Published: 29 Oct 2008 07:16:10 PST

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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)

Traveling

Entry requirements

Passport and visa service
Diplomatic representations

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Organizing your trip

Means of transport recommended in town

Maps of urban networks
Mapblast
UT Library on line

Means of transport recommended in the rest of the country

Rail companies
 

Airlines

Name Type Domestic flights International flights

Traveling by yourself

Recommendation
Left hand driving. The network is in good condition and well-maintained. Roadsign indications are often quite bad though. Many gas stations.
Road maps
Find an itinerary

Visiting

Different forms of tourism

Historical
-The City hall.
Nature
Hong Kong is not just made up of ‘skyscrapers’, it is interesting to go to the countryside (more than 70% of Hong Kong), including the country parks and the marine parks.
Listen to vry pleasing ballads at the Victoria peak, thehighest point of Hong-Kong, go to the Lantau and Lamma islands and in the New Territories (Saikung peninsula).
 
Top 10 highlights of the capital city
Top 10 highlights of the country
 
Tourism organizations

Living conditions

Health and safety

For further information on sanitary conditions
For further information on safety conditions
 

Emergency numbers

 

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference
It is %T:%M %A in Hong Kong (GMT+8 )
Summer time period
 

Map of the time zone

Fuseau(x) horaire

Type of climate
For further information

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Climate

 

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Eating

Culinary specialties
The Hong-Kong cuisine is a Chinese cuisine with some specialties:
The hundred-years eggs: a popular dish which is sought-after in Hong-Kong's food. Eggs are left during two months, or more, in a rich lime mud mixture, tea, ash and bicarbonate of soda. Their flesh becomes translucent, of a green-bluish color. They are often served as a hors d'oeuvre.
Spring rolls: small stuffed rice pancakes-like. The stuffing depends on available ingredients, food trends of the moment, tastes etc. As a matter of fact, it can be adapted, from the most simple to the most elaborated stuffing.
Spareribs in black beans sauce : pork based dish, very tasty, and poor in fat. The red hot peppers are optional, depending on the preference for spicy dishes or not. It is usually served with white rice.
Drinks
Dietary taboos

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Paying

Domestic currency
Hong Kong Dollar
ISO Code
HKD
To obtain domestic currency
The currency is the Hong-Kong dollar (HKD).
Possible means of payment
Octopus, EPS, Visa, Cash.

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Speaking

Official language
English and Cantonese.
Other languages spoken
English is spoken by 38 % of the population, Cantonese 90 % and Mandarin 25%.
Business language
English.
Getting some knowledge
Free translation tools
Babel Fish Translation - Translation of texts and Web pages

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Useful resources

To find an accommodation
To find an apartment

To find a job

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