The Hong Kong Tourism Board (Ground Floor, The Centre, 99 Queen’s Rd Central, Central T2508 1234, Wwww.hktb.com; daily 8am–8pm) are well informed about restaurants, accommodation, sights, tours and activities, as well as transport schedules; in addition, they organize free courses on tai chi, Cantonese opera, tea appreciation, pearl grading, and more, for which you need to sign up a day in advance. There should also be a branch office at the Star Ferry Pier in Kowloon, though the building was being renovated at the time of writing.
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www.english.hongkong.com An easy-to-use, concise site with handy snippets of information on everything in Hong Kong, from lifestyle through entertainment, travel and banking. www.scmp.com The online edition of The South China Morning Post, Hong Kong’s English-language daily, with a useful careers page, classified listings and news rundown. However, you can’t read more than a snippet of the articles unless you subscribe. www.ypmap.com/eng Hong Kong’s Yellow Pages site is excellent for finding anything from cinemas to shops and restaurants. You can search by street, business or building name, and it also lets you zoom in and search for bus and minibus routes. |
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