Entry requirements | Organizing your trip | Visiting | Eating | Paying | Speaking |

Entry requirements

Passport and visa service

To obtain further information on the entry conditions and visas, visit the website of the Immigration Department of the government Hong Kong SAR.

Diplomatic representations

List of Hong Kong foreign representations.

For more information

Organizing your trip

Means of transport recommended in town

Recommendation

The best mode of transfort for moving in Hong Kong is a taxi for short distances. Taxis are present everywhere in the most frequented blocks and a trip is relatively less expensive. Number of drivers understand English. Nevertheless it is wise to equip yourself with the address of your destination in Chinese characters. Consult the website Hong Kong tourism Board for further precautions.

Maps of urban networks

Mapblast
On line UT Library
Metro Plan

Means of transport recommended in the rest of the country

Recommendation

Excellent. Trains are punctual and well maintained (mainly the commuter trains towards the New Territories and a line towards Guangzhou and China). The interior lines linking Hong Kong with the rest of China are underdeveloped and have the character of international connections as per the formal plans to be accomplished. The rechargeable Octopus payment card (Bat Dat Toong in Cantonese) is usable in all the public transports of Hong Kong, except for taxis. Moreover, many small shops, accept it as a method of payment. It can be bought and recharges at the counters of the MTR stations. There are Octopus cards for tourists also which include the trip from the airport and an unlimited number of trips on the MTR lines. To buy train tickets, visit the website de MTR Light Rail or the website

Rail companies

KCRC
MTR Light Rail

Flight from Greece

Different aircraft companies like British Airways, Air France, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, Swiss Air and KLM operate regular flights from Athens to Hong Kong. To find out air connections from Greece to Hong Kong click here.

Traveling by yourself

Recommendation

Driving is on the left. The network is of good quality and is well maintained even if the signalling often leaves a lot to be desired. All the sign boards are in English. Fuel supply is comfortable.

Road maps

Maporama

Find an itinerary

Maps live
Vectormap
Tripadvisor

Visiting

Different forms of tourism

Historical

-The City hall.

Cultural

The Cantonese Opera is one of the major Chinese opera categories originating from the Cantonese culture of Southern China. The Art bears a national identity which came with the first wave of immigrants from Shanghai in the 1950s theaters.Sunbeam is one of the most traditional places.
Several festivals and exhibitions take place during the year. There is a very large variety of museums which explore different themes. The most popular is the Hong Kong History Museum which provides an excellent glimpse of the fascinating history of Hong Kong.

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 marine parks.
Listen to try 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).

Religious

Buddhism and Taoism have a very high number of followers and there are more than 600 temples in Hong Kong.

Beach

Hong Kong has a long coastline abundant with beaches. A good number of among them are covered by mountains, since Hong Kong is a mountainous place. As a result, waves are quite small. Consult the list of beaches on Leisure and Culture Service Department.

Outdoor activities

Rambling, Diving, Hiking, Mountain Bike, Bowling greens, Golf. Website of the Leisure and Culture Service Department presents different outdoor activities.

Shopping

Hong Kong is identified by its materialistic culture and high level of consumerism. Low range to more luxurious stores are the privileged places for shopping, for example Mongkok, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Causeway Bay.

Tourism organizations

Hong Kong Tourism Board

Eating

Food specialties

Hong Kong's cuisine is Chinese, with some specialities.
The hundred year eggs : a popular dish found in Hong Kong's cuisine. The eggs age for two or more months, in a mixture of lime-rich mud, tea, ash and sodium bicarbonate. Their meat become translucent, bluish-green in colour. They are often included in hors-d'oeuvres (appetizers).
Spring rolls : small flatbreads stuffed with rice. The stuffing depends on the available ingredients, preferences of the cook, etc. In total, you can have what you want, from simple to complex.
Spareribs in black bean sauce: a very tasty pork dish .

Drinks

A wide choice of drinks is usually available, nearly always including yuenyeung, a popular preparation of tea and coffee (), cocoa with lemon-coated ginger. THe orders are usually given on a notepad at your table and you pay in cash at the time of leaving.

Dietary taboos

There are no food restrictions in the country.

Paying

Domestic currency

Hong Kong Dollar

ISO Code

HKD

To obtain domestic currency

The most practical way is to withdraw cash from one of the numerous ATMs. It is preferable to exchange currency in authorised exchange bureaus such as Chequepoint and to avoid cash exchange in exchange bureaus situated in the Airport as well hotels.

Possible means of payment

Octopus, EPS, Visa, Cash.

Exchange rate on

Automatic Teller Machines (ATM)

To find out the locations of ATMs in in Hong Kong, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

Speaking

Official language

The official languages of Hong Kong are English and Cantonese.

Other languages spoken

Chinese Mandarin is getting more and more importance.

Business language

English is the most widely used language within the Hong Kong government, legal system and commercial sectors.

Getting some knowledge

Free translation tools

Babel Fish Translation - Translation of texts and Web pages
Culture - Free Greek-Chinese-Greek translator
Lexilogo - Free Greek-Chinese-Greek translator
Tranexp - Free English-Greek-English translator

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