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Post Office
The guide was updated:The main post office is adjacent to the Star Ferry Terminal on Hong Kong Island. Opening hours vary from office to office. Stamps are available in convenience stores. You can also find post boxes on most streets.
Useful Information
- Address: Hong Kong General Post Office, 2 Connaught Plaza, Hong Kong
- Website: www.hongkongpost.hk/en/home/index.html
- Phone: +852 2921 2222
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Hong Kong’s airport was previously in the city centre and it was an experience to fly in among the skyscrapers. The new airport, built on an artificial island, is still a major sight. Feted as one of the most ambitious engineering projects ever, this large airport really is proof that the construction of an airport is a prestige project and a work of art, too. The British architect, Sir Norman Foster, has described the building as homage to travellers in modern times.
The new high-tech airport lies a little way outside Hong Kong, but the Airport Express leaves every twelve minutes and takes you downtown in 24 minutes. A number of public buses also take you into the city.
At the airport there is also an Airport Ambassador Programme and a Customer Service Centre you can turn to for more information and help.
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Best Time to Visit Hong Kong
Weather-wise, the best period to plan a trip for is between October and December. It does get chilly during the winter, although not critically so, and temperatures rarely fall far below 10 degrees Celsius.
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Passport / Visa
Hong Kong's visa policy is more liberal than that of mainland China. Citizens of most world countries may enter Hong Kong without a visa for periods ranging from 14 to 180 days.
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Public Transport
The clean, modern and efficient MTR (metro) is often the quickest way to get around. A smart way is to buy an Octopus Card which can be used on most of the local buses, trains, trams, and ferries. You can buy the Octopus Card at any MTR Customer Service Centre and Airport Express Customer Service Centre. You can reload the card at any convenience store, supermarket, or Add Value Machine at the station. If you do not want it as a souvenir, return it to the centre and get the refundable deposit.
You can also buy a one-day card on MTR, or an Airport Express Travel Pass for any 3 consecutive days of unlimited rides on the MTR with Airport Express.
The bus fare depends on how far you travel, but remember that you need the exact amount or an Octopus Card to pay. There is also a small minibus which is a mix of taxi and bus and takes slightly longer but might take you closer to where you want to go.
Trams are also a pleasant way to get around: double-deckers run east to west and vice versa on Hong Kong island, and can be used as a cheap alternative to sightseeing tour buses, especially if you can score the front seats by the panoramic windows on the upper deck.
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Taxi
It is relatively cheap and simple to travel by taxi in Hong Kong — just flag down the first taxi that comes down the street.
The colour of the taxi indicates its geographical area. Red taxis are for most of Hong Kong, except Tung Chung Road and Lantau Island South. Green taxis are for the New Territories. Blue taxis are available on Lantau Island. All taxis provide service to the Hong Kong International Airport.
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Post Office
The main post office is adjacent to the Star Ferry Terminal on Hong Kong Island. Opening hours vary from office to office. Stamps are available in convenience stores. You can also find post boxes on most streets.
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Pharmacy
There are around 600 pharmacies in Hong Kong. If you want to see a pharmacist, look for the "Rx" sign with a red cross outside the pharmacy. You can also get medicine at Mannings, Watsons, or any convenience store.
SOS International Alarm
+852 2528 9900
For general enquiries and advice, call +852 2300 6555 or go to Hong Kong Central Hospital, 1b Lower Albert Road, Central, +852 2537 8441.
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Telephone
Country code: +852
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Electricity
Hong Kong uses a three-pin plug known as plug type G, same as in the UK. The average voltage is 220V at 50Hz.
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