| Hong Kong is an international city and it
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| | most parts of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon
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| has vast number of tourists come from all
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| | and New Territories.
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| over the world in all year round.
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| | 1. Tsuen Wan Route: Tsuen Wan to Central
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| According to the Hong Kong Government
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| | 2. Kwun Tong Route: Yau Mat Tei to Tiu
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| statistics, the number of international
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| | Keng Leng
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| tourists visited Hong Kong in 2005
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| | 3. Tseung Kwan O Route: North Point to
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| reaches 10.8 million which represents a
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| | Po Lam
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| 13.1% increase when compared to 2004.
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| | 4. Main Route: Sheung Wan to Chai Wan
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| Countries such as Australia, Canada,
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| | 5. Tung Chung Route: Tung Chung to Hong
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| French, China, India, Indonesia,
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| | Kong
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| Malaysia, Singapore, Korean, Thailand,
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| | 6. Airport Route: Airport to Hong
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| British and United States all contributes
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| | KongDue to the convenience of MTR and the
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| significant tourist growth for Hong Kong.
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| | compact area of Hong Kong, most tourists
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| This article presents some critical
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| | find it is not necessary to rent car
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| traveler tips for tourists so that you
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| | during their stay. Besides, due to the
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| could enjoy more and have a wonderful
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| | very heavy traffic and the complexity of
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| trip to Hong Kong.1. Personal Identity
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| | the city roads, it is not recommended for
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| and Safety
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| | tourists to drive. In case you really
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| Tourists must carry valid personal
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| | need car rental, you may consult your
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| identity documentation such as passport
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| | hotel, and be ready with your passport
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| during their stay in Hong Kong. Hong Kong
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| | and driving license.7. Kowloon Canton
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| is a very safe city according to the low
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| | Railway (KCR)
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| crime rate. However, due to the densely
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| | The KCR is the major railway which links
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| population, it is not suggested to take a
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| | up the New Territories and the city of
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| large amount of cash when going out since
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| | Kowloon. It runs through Tsim Sha Tsui
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| most of the shops in Hong Kong accepts
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| | East to Lo Wu which takes about 40
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| credit cards. Expensive belongs should be
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| | minutes for the whole route. Lo Wo is the
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| locked in the safe in hotel. You could
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| | final station which you could pass
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| easily find policemen on the streets
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| | through to enter China with valid visa.
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| whenever you have encountered any
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| | The train will depart for every 3 to 10
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| problems.2. Service Charges
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| | minutes, and the earliest one will be
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| Most of the restaurants except fast food
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| | started at 5:35 a.m. while the last one
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| shops will add 10% service charges to the
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| | will be departed at 12:20 p.m. The
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| bill. Therefore, you may choose to give
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| | ordinary fair and the first class fair
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| out the odd dollars from the changes as
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| | are HK$18 and HK$36 respectively from
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| the service tips. For taxi driver or
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| | Hung Hom to Sheung Shui.8. Tram
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| bellboy in the hotel, there is no pre set
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| | The tram service has been started in
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| norm for the service tips, you may choose
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| | 1904 and it is the oldest transportation
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| to give out whenever you think the
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| | system in Hong Kong. It only services the
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| service is deserved for.3. Telephone
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| | Hong Kong Island running from Kennedy
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| Service
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| | Town to Shau Kei Wan plus another route
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| All local telephone call is free except
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| | to Happy Valley. The earliest tram starts
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| for the public telephone which charges
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| | at 6: 00 a.m. and run until 1:00 p.m. and
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| HK$1 for every 5 minutes. Emergency call
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| | the fair is HK$ 2 for adult and HK$ 1 for
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| is 999 and it is free to call even in
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| | children under age12. It is the cheapest
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| public telephone. You could either use
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| | transportation in Hong Kong, and you are
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| IDD telephone call card or credit card
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| | highly recommended to take a ride at the
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| for long distance call, or simply through
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| | upper stairs so that you could enjoy all
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| operator for collect call in all public
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| | the street scenery of Hong Kong.9. Star
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| telephone counter.4. Drinking Water
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| | Ferry
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| The drinking water in Hong Kong reaches
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| | The scenery of Hong Kong harbor is
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| World Health Organization standard.
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| | famous in the world, especially the night
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| However, you may also choose to buy the
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| | scenery. Besides, there is spectacular
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| bottle water in the supermarkets if you
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| | light show by the commercial buildings in
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| think it is necessary.5. Taxi
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| | the Hong Kong island at 8:00 p.m. every
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| All taxi only accept cash and they have
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| | night which you must not miss. The Star
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| invoice print out whenever you request.
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| | Ferry has been serving on the harbor for
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| It is easier to catch the taxi in the
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| | more than 100 years, and the fair is less
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| taxi stop or outside the hotel. Many of
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| | than HK$3 per rides. You could take the
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| the taxi drivers could understand simple
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| | Star Ferry from Cental to Tsim Sha Tsui
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| English. It is suggest writing down your
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| | at around 8:00 p.m. You could enjoy the
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| destination (in English) on paper to
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| | harbor scenery on the ferry and continue
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| minimize misunderstandings. The taxi
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| | with the light show at the Starlight Road
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| charges is based on the meter which is
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| | of Tsim Sha Tsui.10. Hong Kong
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| HK$15 for the first 2 Km and HK$1.4 for
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| | International Airport
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| the subsequent 0.2 Km. Besides, there are
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| | The most convenient route to the Hong
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| tunnel charges ranging from HK$3-45
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| | Kong International Airport is through the
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| depends on which tunnel you have to take.
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| | MTR which takes about 23 minutes from
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| The charging table is clearly shown on
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| | Central. It passes through stations of
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| the inner side of the doors so you could
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| | Kowloon, Olympic, Tsing Yi, and the train
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| check it before you pay. In case of any
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| | will be departed for every ten minutes.
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| complaints or lost case, you may record
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| | With the MTR, you would never miss the
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| down the name of the taxi driver and his
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| | airplane due to the traditional traffic
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| license plate number which is clearly
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| | jam.Other than the MTR, you could take
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| shown on the front seat stand, and
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| | the Airport Bus which starts from 6:00
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| reports to the police hotline: 2527 7177
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| | a.m. at the morning until 11:00 p.m. at
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| whenever necessary.6. Mass Transit
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| | night. It covers most part of Hong Kong
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| Railway (MTR)
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| | Island and Kowloon with major hotels.
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| Hong Kong has 6 MTR routes, which covers
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