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Hong Kong tourist information with details about travel to and around the country. Where to stay and what to see is made easier with insider tips and hand-selected Hong Kong links, by dedicated editors and visitors to TravelNotes.org - The Online Guide to Travel.

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Hong Kong Backround

Since its return to China, Hong Kong has been referred to as 'one country, two systems'.

Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated regions in the world -- only neighbouring Macau beats it.

Hong Kong Weather:
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Victoria

The capital of Hong Kong is Victoria, on Hong Kong Island. Most travellers to Hong Kong end up in Kowloon though.

The green and white Star Ferries run across Victoria Bay to the Island regularly, where buses connect to Aberdeen and Stanley.

Britain first used the island as a naval base during the opium wars with China.

The first opium war ended in 1842, and Hong Kong was ceded to the British by the treaty of Nanking.

After another conflict in 1860, Great Britain acquired Kowloon and Stonecutters island.

The 99 year lease on the New Territories expired on June 1st 1997, and Hong Kong was handed over to China; lock, stock and noon-day gun.

Hong Kong Travel

Hong Kong Highlights:
The South China Sea, and the Fragrant Harbour, are names that many romanticise about: tradewinds and pirates, and the gateway to the land of a billion people.

Hong Kong Travel Tips:
Discover everything you must know before experiencing the City of Life. With everything from airport information and visa requirements to facts & figures there's plenty of useful information to help you pack and plan your trip to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Airport

Kai Tak is out, and Chek Lap Kok Airport is in. Hong Kong's new International Airport, opened at Chek Lap Kok off the north coast of Lantau Island on 6th July, 1998.

China Gateway:
Many people enter China from Hong Kong. The visas are easy to obtain here, and you already feel a little of the culture before jumping over from the West, so to speak.

Accommodation in Hong Kong

Peninsula Hotel: Hong Kong.

Salisbury Road, Kowloon. Hotel Details. Hotel Rates. Add Hotel Review. View Map. Official Website: Peninsula Hong Kong.

Located on the tip of the Tsim Tsa Tsui peninsula, in Kowloon, the Peninsula Hotel offers Hong Kong's best views, and is close to all major businesses, attractions and shopping. The Star Ferry and Mass Transit Railway subway stations are only a short walk away, and a heliport is available on the roof of the hotel - for the discerning traveller. Long hailed as one of the finest hotels in the world, with a fleet of Rolls-Royce limousines offering hotel guests luxurious transportation to and from Hong Kong International Airport and around Hong Kong itself. Guaranteed Best Hotel Rates Online Stay at the Penisula Hong Kong Restaurants and bars at the Peninsula Hong Kong are among the most exclusive and most elegant in the city. High tea at the Peninsula's Lobby is a Hong Kong institution. Also offered are a world-class rooftop fitness centre, heated indoor swimming pool, state-of-the-art business centre and well-equipped meeting and banqueting facilities.

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Shopping in Hong Kong

Heritage and Culture

Hong Kong - Cultural Kaleidoscope:
Hong Kong is a blend of East and West, and a high-rise juxtaposition of old and new.

Hong Kong Heritage Tours:
Many reminders of Hong Kong's colonial heritage can be seen on a do-it-yourself tour.

Hong Kong Travel Guides

Books on Hong Kong Travel:
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