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  Hong Kong Hotels Tourist Information|Budget Hong Kong Accommodation|Cheap Hotel Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a major transportation hub in Asia and is a gateway to China.
It reaches many parts of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon and the contact less ‘Octopus’ fare-card is probably the most advanced in the world.
To experience the crowds of Hong Kong, you could ride it during rush hours going toward ‘Central,’ from anywhere in Kowloon or from Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island.
www.a1hongkonghotels.com /getting-around-hongkong.html   (567 words)

  
  Hong Kong Islands
Lamma Island's close proximity to Hong Kong makes it possible to enjoy a convenient ferry ride over for a night of banqueting – there are many affordable restaurants and eateries serving excellent Chinese and Western fare.
The island also boasts the Pak Tai Temple – some 200 years old – dedicated to the “Emperor of the Dark Heaven”, whose power is symbolised by a serpent and a tortoise.
It is an island with green hills, houses on stilts – lending it a resemblance to Tai O – and a pleasant nature trail.
www.hong-kong-hotels.ws /attractions/islands.htm   (808 words)

  
 Green Island, Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Green Island is largely uninhabited and at the east coast is Green Island Reception Centre and Green Island Police Station.
In 1990s, Hong Kong Government has proposed reclamation of Sulphur Channel and made Green Island a residential area, with an exit of cross-harbour tunnel of Route 10.
Soko Islands (Tai A Chau, Siu A Chau)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Green_Island,_Hong_Kong   (263 words)

  
 Hong Kong Hotels Booking Center -hong kong travel in formation
The voltage in Hong Kong is 200/220 volts, 50 cycles.
Red taxis serve Hong Kong Island and Kowloon; green ones in the New Territories and blue taxis on Lantau Island operate at even lower rates.
Rickshaw drivers congregate at the Star Ferry on Hong Kong Island and charge for a trip round the block or for a photo session.
www.hotel-hong-kong.com /hk_info.html   (1144 words)

  
 Hong Kong Island
The first excursion on Hong Kong Island for most tourists has to be Victoria Peak which rises 554 metres above sea level and is reached by taxi or mini-bus from the Central District.
Hong Kong's Fung Ping Shan Museum at the Hong Kong University is on Bonham Road and open daily except Sundays and public holidays.
Nature-lovers will enjoy the views in Hong Kong's hills and reservoir areas where you can wander in fresh green countryside on roads and trails that weave beside streams and lakes.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /asia/hongkong/about_destin/hk_island.html   (648 words)

  
 Empire Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Wan Chai   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Empire Hotel Hong Kong is situated in the heart of Wan Chai, Hong Kong, only a five-minute walk from Wan Chai MTR station as well as the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.
The Hong Kong Arts Centre, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the magnificent Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and Asia's tallest building, the 78-storey Central Plaza are at one end of Wanchai.
Ferries cross from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island with the regularity of a heartbeat.
www.asia-hotel.net /empire-hong-kong-island   (394 words)

  
 HONG KONG GOES GREEN
Written by Hong Kong-based write, photographer and avid hiker Edward Stokes, the guidebook details trails through wooded hillsides of Hong Kong Island, the Outlying Islands of Lamma and Lantau, Central New Territories, Sai Kung Peninsula and Plover Cove, among other areas.  City Escapes allow nature lover to enjoy the destination’s urban parks and walks.
Hong Kong’s 23 country parks are easily accessible, most being within an hour’s journey by public transportation from the city centers.
On Lantau Island, hikers may explore the Po Lin Monastery situated on a lush hillside.  One of the most popular attractions in Hong Kong, the monastery features the world’s largest outdoor seated bronze Buddha.
www.travellady.com /articles/article-hongkonggreen.html   (270 words)

  
 Hong Kong in a Nutshell by Asia Travel
The British Dependent Territory of Hong Kong consists of Victoria (commonly known as Hong Kong Island), the Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories, and 235 outlying islands, totalling 1,078 sq km.
Hong Kong Island is 77.5 sq km; urban areas are concentrated along the northern shore, its centre and south coast being dominated by mountains.
While Hong Kong's sub-tropical climate does not offer the extremes endured by regions to north and south, there is a definite seasonal variation that should be taken into account.
www.asiatravel.com /hknut.html   (938 words)

  
 Hong Kong travel guide - Wikitravel
The Outlying Islands are the 234 other islands in the territory ranging from Lantau (twice the size of Hong Kong Island) to rocks poking out of the sea.
Hong Kong International Airport is the third busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic in Asia and the second busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic in the world.
Hong Kong is not all skyscrapers, and it's worthwhile to go to the countryside, including the country parks and marine parks.
wikitravel.org /en/Hong_Kong   (10722 words)

  
 Hong Kong
Hong Kong has the most beautiful harbor I've ever seen—far more beautiful than San Francisco's, which God knows is a beautiful thing.
But Hong Kong is more mountainous, with craggy islands and a marvelous assortment of boats—junks, of course, and sampans, also Russian trawlers and gaudy Chinese cruise ships and fishing vessels from mainland China and, when we were there, a U.S. destroyer.
Hong Kong is a beautiful and fascinating place, and I am hung up on Asia more than ever.
www.merriewood.com /hongkong.html   (1281 words)

  
 Hong Kong - Review - Hong Kong Highlights
Hong Kong has 422 square miles (1,092 square kilometres) of land area, including land reclaimed from the sea, and the area continues to grow as more land is reclaimed.
Hong Kong, in the fl of night, a gleaming liner lies at anchor: whiter and brighter, with all its lights, than the full moon above it; a true Princess of the Sea.
The capital of Hong Kong is Victoria, on Hong Kong Island.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /national-parks-international/hong-kong/34757   (746 words)

  
 Hong Kong Island travel guide - Wikitravel
Hong Kong Island is the heart of the city.
Developments on the south of the island, exposed to typhoons and historically on the wrong side of the hills, are more limited but growing thanks to better connections including a cross-island tunnel, although the MTR is still notably lacking.
Operated by Hong Kong Tramways, the narrow double-decker city trams trundling on the north coast of Hong Kong Island are a Hong Kong icon.
wikitravel.org /en/Hong_Kong_Island   (1954 words)

  
 Hong Kong   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I was in Hong Kong from July 31 to August 1, 1999 for roughly 23 hours.
Hong Kong Central in the background, the cultural center in Kowloon in the foreground, and the Peninsula on the right (across the street).
Hong Kong Island is one of the great sights in the world.
www.mgnet.org /~douglas/ccd-pict-hong-kong.html   (1709 words)

  
 HONG KONG
Most of tiny Hong Kong's people are crowded into just a few square miles on the north shore of Hong Kong island and immediately across the harbor on the Kowloon peninsula.
The waters of Victoria Harbor separate Hong Kong island from Kowloon and the rest of the mainland of Asia.
Hong Kong is one of the busiest seaports in the world.
www.fortunecity.com /millenium/dipsy/31/places/hongkong.html   (2198 words)

  
 "Green lungs" in Hong Kong Sunset - Find Articles
One of them, Hong Kong Park, is built on the 25-acre site of the old Victoria Barracks on the edge of Hong Kong Island's Central district.
Hong Kong is a city with little room to grow; it's hemmed in by the South China Sea on one side and China on the other.
Hong Kong Park has a dramatic walk-through aviary and a conservatory (one of Asia's largest).
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_n5_v190/ai_13812601   (559 words)

  
 See You in Asia 2006 | About Hong Kong
Hong Kong became an integral part of China in 221 BC, but it was not until the Song Dynasty that the port flourished in the trade of silk and pottery.
Hong Kong Island is the glitzy big brother of Kowloon - a tightly packed, towering paean to market capitalism that hasn't been dented one jot by Chinese rule.
Hong Kong's cuisine is renowned for its exotic fusion of Eastern and Western flavors along with a wide variety of culinary delights.
www.seeyouinasia.com /hong_kong.html   (2126 words)

  
 Holistic Hong Kong - Features   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Established in 1991 as a non-profit organization, we are committed to educating the public and raising their awareness of the need to conserve the natural and cultural heritage of Peng Chau.
This is a sustainable community development project that features initiatives such as ecotourism, organic farming and a green marketplace, and that advocates waste reduction, use of renewable energy, green consumerism and a green life-style.
Green Peng Chau Association will hold an exhibition of “ Green Culture Island” in Peng Chau by the pier from 10am to 7pm on September 4, 2004, Saturday.
www.holistichongkong.com /2004-09/green-peng-chau.html   (431 words)

  
 Hong Kong - World Travel Guide
Hong Kong Island used to be the site of the initial British settlement with the Northern part of the Island densely populated.
(Bus #2 in Hong Kong Island, bus #2 in Kowloon, bus #2 in Lantau Island, green minibus #2 in Hong Kong Island, green minibus #2 in Kowloon and green minibus #2 in New Territories)
Lantau Island is two times as big as Hong Kong and is well worth checking out if you want to get away from the bright lights and pollution of the city for a spell.
www.world-travel-guide.net /index.php?title=Hong_Kong   (7207 words)

  
 Hong Kong Attractions: Hong Kong Trip, Trip to Hong Kong, Sightseeing in Hong Kong: Travel China Guide.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Po Lin Monastery, known as the "Buddhist Kingdom in the South", is one of the well-established Buddhist monasteries in Hong Kong.
Lantau Island has received attention in recent years as the home of the international airport, Tung Chung New Town and the new Hong Kong Disneyland, as well as the traditional Po Lin Monastery and Big Buddha.
Most of Hong Kong is covered with trees contrasting brilliantly against the urban sprawl of the city.
www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/hongkong/index.htm   (1040 words)

  
 Islands.com | Hong Kong   (Site not responding. Last check: )
And while the island of Hong Kong (as well as peninsular Kowloon, across the water, and more than 200 outlying islands) is again part of China, British traditions have not disappeared in what was a Crown colony for 156 years.
From the pricey real estate of Victoria Peak to small fishing villages on neighboring islets and from the futuristic train at the new airport to the familiar Star Ferries in the magnificent harbor, Hong Kong is an ever-changing city of contrasting cultures and lifestyles.
Hong Kong's third-largest island is a car-free escape where trails that lead along the coast and over green hills link the two main villages.
www.islands.com /hongkong   (691 words)

  
 DiscoverHongKong - Touring Around - Tours - Touring Hong Kong Outlying Islands
Hong Kong is a magical combination of inviting outlying islands and a myriad of country parks providing some of the best locations for outdoor activities anywhere in Asia.
The island still has a thriving fishing community and their Bun Festival with its parade - featuring costumed children “floating?in the air - is unique.
Peng Chau, literally the 'flat island' is a small island with a floating community of fishermen and village population.
www.discoverhongkong.com /eng/touring/islands/index.jhtml   (228 words)

  
 Hong Kong Hotels, Hong Kong Discount Hotels
Hong Kong Island is a mosaic of thrilling experiences, memorable adventures, and pure serenity.
Hong Kong has a reputation as one of the world's greatest shopping cities, and although it now has serious competition from all over East Asia, it's still an amazing urban bazaar - a type of shopper's paradise.
Hong Kong is so fascinating because of the way its local culture and heritage are woven into the fabric of everyday life.
cheaptripsnetwork.com /opti/Hong_Kong__China.html   (678 words)

  
 One Parent Family Holidays - Hong Kong Disney - Holiday   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hong Kong is also filled with great hiking and walking trails.
Travel in Hong Kong is by public transport including the MTR rail system and by ferry or bus.
Walt Disney's philosophy that Disneyland would "never be completed...as long as there is imagination left in the world," extends to Hong Kong Disneyland, where work is underway on Autopia, a new Tomorrowland attraction where guests of all ages can drive electric cars along the highways of tomorrow.
members.aol.com /opfholiday/hongkong.htm   (698 words)

  
 Travel for Kids: Hong Kong
Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is a city that's full of surprises.
Hong Kong is a water city with different islands to explore, and kids will have fun taking ferries everywhere.
She is one of the most beloved goddesses in Hong Kong and there are many temples in her honor.
www.travelforkids.com /Funtodo/HongKong/hongkong.htm   (964 words)

  
 Hong Kong Disneyland
HONG KONG, Nov 2, 1999 (ENTERTAINMENT WIRE) -- In an agreement with the Hong Kong SAR Government, The Walt Disney Company today unveiled plans for a proposed Hong Kong Disneyland, a 126-hectare theme park development to be built as the anchor of a tourism center on Lantau Island.
Chief Secretary for Administration, Anson Chan from the Hong Kong SAR Government led the presentation to the Hong Kong Legislative Council as part of a two-day briefing on the project.
The agreement is still subject to approval by the Hong Kong Executive Council and Legislative Council and by The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors.
www.wdwmagic.com /hong_kong.htm   (1880 words)

  
 Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong - China-related Topics IQ-IT - China-Related Topics
The territory of Hong Kong consists of a mainland area and 236 islands.
Most notably, the Hong Kong Island is historically the political and commercial centre of Hong Kong.
In terms of the districts of Hong Kong, while one of the 18 districts is called the Islands District, Hong KongIslands District, many islands of Hong Kong are actually not part of that district, which only consists of some twenty large and small islands in the southern and the south-western waters of Hong Kong.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Islands_and_peninsulas_of_Hong_Kong   (1152 words)

  
 Lantau, Hong Kong. Green Lantau Association
The Green Lantau Association (GLA) is a registered society, formed in 1989, whose mission is to protect, and educate people about, the natural environment of Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
We monitor development plans and projects, lobby for better legal protection of the environment, publish a newsletter four times each year and conduct regular hiking and other nature activities for the public.
We are a small voluntary group of mainly Lantau residents and regret that due to lack of resources we can only answer queries by e-mail or by post.
www.greenlantau.com   (89 words)

  
 Green Island Flower shop, Green Island Florist: Cheap Flower Delivery in Green Island, Hong Kong
Green Island Flower shop, Green Island Florist: Cheap Flower Delivery in Green Island, Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Florist Shop is a try to reach those customers who believe that good products need special care and professional attention.
www.hongkongfloristshop.com /FloristShop_GreenIsland.asp   (143 words)

  
 New Ecologist
JAKARTA: An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, near Aceh, the country's meteorological agency said on Friday morning.
LONDON: A probable new leak of the foot-and-mouth virus was reported from an animal health facility in Surrey, British Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said last night.
Green is a popular color at this year's S.F. auto show San Fransisco Chronicle
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