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Districts in Hong Kong: Central and Western, Eastern Hong Kong, Hong Kong Islands, Kowloon City, Kwai Tsing, Kwun Tong, North Hong Kong, Sai Kung, Sham Shui Po, Sha Tin, Southern Hong Kong, Tai Po, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, Wan Chai, Wong Tai Sin, Yau Tsim Mong, Yuen Long.

Causeway Bay, Happy Valley, Mong Kok, North Point, Tsimshatsui, Wan Cahi, Yau Ma Tei

Hong Kong is a special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China.

Consisting of a small peninsula attached to China's southern coast and 236 islands in the South China Sea, of which Hong Kong Island is the second largest and Lantau the largest.

Capital City Hong Kong : Victoria


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Car Rentals
 
 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Sixt  -   

Hotels in Hong Kong

 Hotels in Hong Kong  -  Hotel Guide Hong Kong
Hotels in Hong Kong, Kowloon, New Tung Chung Hang, Mui Wo Kau Tsuen, Fu Tei Wan, Kowloon City, Tsuen Wan, Aberdeen.

 Novotel Citygate Hong Kong ****, 51 Man Tung Road, Tung Chung
The 440-room Novotel Citygate Hong Kong is located in the centre of Tung Chung with the most comprehensive transport infrastructure, with only 5-min drive from Airport and 2-min walk from MTR station. The hotel is in close proximity to AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong Disneyland, Ngong Ping 360 Skyrail terminal and adjacent to Citygate shopping mall.

  -  look for hotels in Hong Kong

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

Hostels / Budget Accommodations Hong Kong

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 TFTHostels  -  Seach all hostels, book the cheapest
Hostels, Budget Hotels, Apartments, Guesthouses, B&B, and Campsites.
Hostel search engine. Search all Hostels, find the cheapest. Compare rates, reviews and recommendations. Check availability, specs and location. Book the hostel of your choice by visiting the hostel booking website.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

  Kuoni Holidays   -  Type of holidays : Family holidays & Spa.
Hong Kong highlights :
** The food - with an incredible 9,000 restaurants to choose from, this is a dining mecca and the capital of Cantonese cooking, considered the finest of all Chinese regional cuisines.
** The events - Hong Kong hosts a full calendar of spectacular events, including Winterfest, Chinese New Year and the Hungry Ghosts Festival. Plan your visit around one.
** The fresh air! Areas of extraordinary beauty, home to exotic and rare flora and fauna, lie just beyond the skyscrapers.
** The shopping - Hong Kong offers the most incredible contrast of shopping experiences, from bustling oriental markets to ultra-modern malls, selling everything from ancient Chinese medicine to video iPods.

 British Airways  -  Holidays in Hong Kong 
Take a Hong Kong holiday for Central's mirrored skyscrapers and traditional Chinese street markets in Kennedy Town. On holiday, relax in Hong Kong Park surrounded by birdlife, flowers and Admiralty's tower -blocks. Dine on Hong Kong's specialities, then enjoy Hong Kong's never-say-sleep nightlife.
Hotels, City breaks, Spa hotels, Shopping trips, Luxury holidays.

Travelsphere  
Travelsphere is the UK's No. 1 operator of escorted holidays

  The Adventure Company
Do you want to see wildlife, go trekking, discover fascinating cultures and ways of life, experience life in a tribal village, see the stars from a desert wilderness... Try one of the activity holidays, travel experiences not to be missed! Adventurecompany.co.uk.

  Hayes & Jarvis 
Hayes & Jarvis has been making holiday arrangements for discerning travellers since its formation in 1952 [ [ ATOL 1275 ]

  Thomas Cook    

  Cresta Holidays   
Cheap Breaks Hong Kong.

 -  Create your perfect trip to Hong Kong - Flight, Hotel and Car



 Remembrance Travel

Travel Guides Hong Kong / Related books

Hong Kong Travel Guides [ Amazon.co.uk ]

Hong Kong (Fodor's Gold Guides S.) 
Synopsis : Hong Kong is an incredible blend of ancient Eastern and modern Western cultures, from Taoist temples to designer boutiques. The buzz, energy and reckless optimism have returned and its streets once again swirl with enterprise. This completely updated guide is packed with the must see sights, both on and off the beaten path. In addition it features mix and match holiday itineraries, city strolls, countryside adventures and essential local dos and don'ts. There are new walking tours contained within the exploring chapter and more authentic Chinese restaurants within the dining chapter. Furthermore, there are more smart lodging choices - a valuable addition in such and expensive city - and background essays on food and culture.
Paperback 336 pages (January 20, 2005); Publisher: Fodor
Living and Working in Hong Kong: The Complete, Practical Guide to Expatriate Life in China's Gateway - by Rachel Wright
Synopsis : This book is for anyone planning to live and work in Hong Kong. You may be a young single expat planning to come to Hong Kong to work and play, or a couple with a young family needing to address safety, health and education issues on top of everyday living, or people looking to put away savings for their retirement. The book is organised into three main sections: Living, Working and Leisure, and gives flavourful descriptions of what to expect from life in Hong Kong. It covers all you need to know to make the most of your time there. Each chapter includes up-to-date information, and well-informed opinion and comment. Quotes drawn from interviews with a broad cross-section of the expatriate community in Hong Kong provide useful insights into life there and invest the book with the colour and authenticity of personal experience.
Paperback 352 pages (December 24, 2004); Publisher: How To Books
Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing (Frommer's Born to Shop S.) - by Suzy Gershman
Synopsis : This guide offers updated shopping tips to people visiting China. It explains what to buy (from porcelain, jade and pearls to silk, antiques, carpets and custom-tailored clothing), how to deal with local merchants and get the best prices, and where to find the best stores, markets and shopping districts - all in a handy pocket-sized format. It also provides tips on finding airfare, hotel and dining bargains.

Transport / How do I travel to Hong Kong

 Hong Kong International Airport [ Chep Lap Kok Airport ]

 

 Ebookers  -   
Book cheap flights to Hong Kong at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

Singapore Airlines  -  flights from London and Manchester to Hong Kong

 British Airways  -  Flight tickets Hong Kong

  Flight.co.uk   -  Flight tickets Hong Kong, Hong Kong [ HKG ]

 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights to Hong Kong  -  price comparison

 City Bus  -  bus services
 Kowloon Motor Bus  -  bus services
 MTR - Metro Hong Kong

 New World First Ferry Services Ltd. - Hong Kong ferry services

 Map of China [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Bibliothek - Map Collection ]
 Maps of China
Maps of Chinese cities, provinces and regions in the principal areas of China. Each map section has large, clear maps showing cities, borders and highways.


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Discover Hong Kong  -  Hong Kong Tourism Board

 Government  -  Hong Kong SAR Government Information Centre

 Victoria  -  Capital City of Hong Kong
Victoria City is technically the capital of Hong Kong, however, the name is rarely used today. The City of Victoria was one of the first British urban settlements in Hong Kong. It was located in present-day Central area.

 Cheung Chau
 Happy Valley
 New Territories
 Ocean Park Hongkong
 Peak Area
The Peak area, covering the Peak, Victoria Gap, Mount Kellet, Jardine's Corner, Mount Gough, Plantation Road, is the place where the richest members of the former colony live.
 Victoria Peak - The Peak - High above Hong Kong Island on the 'back of the Dragon'
Catch the most stunning vistas you can imagine: Soaring skyscrapers, ships at sea, distant islands, shimmering waters, the dense urban areas and far away green hills. You'll see it all at Hong Kong's signature tourist spot, The Peak, the attraction most visited by visitors.
Getting to The Peak is half the fun when you take the Peak Tram. It climbs to 373 metres in just seven minutes. There's no other trip like it!
 Wong Tai Sin Temple

 Bank - Bank of China Hong Kong - houses in a huge skyscraper in Hong Kong
It was designed by architect I. M. Pei. The building is 315 meters high with two masts reaching 369 meters (1209 feet) high. The 70 storey building was built in 1989 and is located between Admiralty, Hong Kong and Central, Hong Kong.
 Magazine Hong Kong  -  HK Magazine
 News from Hong Kong  -  South China Morning Post
 News  -  The Standard  -  China's Business Newspaper
 Radio & TV Hong Kong  -  RTHK - Radio and Television Hong Kong  -  live radio
 University of Hong Kong  -  City University of Hong Kong
 Universiry  -  Chinese University of Hong Kong
 University  -  Open University of Hong Kong

Cuisine - Chinese Cooking

 Cantonese cuisine 
Cantonese cuisine can be characterized by the use of very mild and simple spices in combination. Ginger, spring onion, sugar, salt, soy (soya) sauce, rice wine, corn starch and oil are sufficient for most Cantonese cooking.
Info on Elements of Cooking [ Spices, Freshness, Seafood, Soup, Preserved food ] and Sample Dishes
 Restaurant Search in Hong Kong
  Chinese Cuisine (Wei-Chuan's Cookbook) by Huang Su Huei, Wei-Chuan Publishing
Paperback: 206 pages; Publisher: Wei-Chuan Pub. (June 1, 1983); ISBN: 0941676080
 Indietrekker  -  Appetite for China
Blog focused on food in this country of seemingly endless foods to try. 

History of Hong Kong

Occupied by United Kingdom during the First Opium War in 1841, Hong Kong Island was formally ceded by China the following year under the Treaty of Nanking. Parts of the adjacent Kowloon Peninsula (south of Boundary Street, and the Stonecutter's Island) were ceded to Britain in 1860 by the Convention of Peking after the Second Opium War. Various adjacent lands, known as the New Territories (including New Kowloon) were then leased to Britain for 99 years (from July 1, 1898 to June 30, 1997).

 Hong Kong's History  -  Wikipedia
Early history of Hong Kong, Imperial China, First contacts with the West and Hong Kong during the Ming and Qing dynasties, British colony, World War II, Post-War period, Transition Hong Kong to Chinese rule, Hong Kong since 1997
  Anglo-China: Chinese People and British Rule in Hong Kong  - Christopher Munn
This is a study of the first three decades of British rule in Hong Kong. It focuses on the troubled and controversial process of establishing a British colony at Hong Kong and on the reception of British rule by people in the region. This neglected period in Hong Kong's history demands a fresh examination, not only because these were years crowded with events and controversies, but also because they saw the working out of a lasting relationship between the colonial government and the Chinese population.
Hardcover 460 pages (October 12, 2001); Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon; Language: English; ISBN: 0700712984
 Antiquities and Monuments Museum
All over Hong Kong, there are relics of human activities spanning some 6,000 years, ranging from archaeological sites containing pottery and stone implements of the prehistoric era to the splendid traditional buildings of Chinese and Western styles of more recent times
 Hong Kong Heritage Museum
 Hong Kong Museum of History  -  see also related links
The scope of the Museum's collections covers the areas of archaeology, local history, ethnography and natural history, forming the most important archives of objects relating to Hong Kong's history and heritage in the world.

Music, Culture & Entertainment

Once upon a Time in China: A Guide to Hong Kong, Chinese, and Taiwanese Cinema -  by Jeff Yang
Paperback 320 pages (December 1, 2003); Publisher: Atria Books
 Chinese University of Hong Kong  -  Art Museum
 Internet Chinese Music Archive
Traditional music, Children's Songs, Modern Music, Popular Music, Ceremonial Music, Anthology, Chinese music in MP3
 Chinese Music Net

Web Portals / Search Engines / Directories

 South China Morning Post
 The Standard  -  China's Business Newspaper

 Chinese Embassy in the UK
 China Today
 Great China Web Directory 
 DMOZ  -  Open Directory Project  -  China

 China City Net  -  Chinese GB only
China's city port site containing information such as metropolitan government, industry, travel, map, mayors, and etc

 Yahoo China


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