ABOUT DESTINATION | HONG KONG IS AN AUTONOMOUS TERRITORY, AND FORMER BRITISH COLONY, IN SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. ITS VIBRANT, DENSELY POPULATED URBAN CENTRE IS A MAJOR PORT AND GLOBAL FINANCIAL HUB WITH A SKYSCRAPER-STUDDED SKYLINE. CENTRAL (THE BUSINESS DISTRICT) FEATURES ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARKS LIKE I.M. PEI’S BANK OF CHINA TOWER. HONG KONG IS ALSO A MAJOR SHOPPING DESTINATION, FAMED FOR BESPOKE TAILORS AND TEMPLE STREET NIGHT MARKET. |
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BEST SEASON TO TRAVEL | OCTOBER TO EARLYDECEMBER |
VISA REQUIREMENT | NO VISA REQUIRED |
LOCAL LANGUAGE | CANTONESE/YUE CHINESE |
LOCAL CURRENCY | HONG KONG DOLLAR |
CAPITAL CITY | HONG KONG |
LOCAL FESTIVALS | CHINESE NEW YEAR, DRAGON & LION DANCE FESTIVAL |