Above: Causeway
Bay Typhoon Shelter / marina with a Star
Ferry boat in the background. |
Official
name: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(SAR)
Area:
~425 sq. miles (~1,100 Km2)
Developed
Area: ~100 sq. miles (~275 Km2) Population:
~7 mil.
Density:
~16,500 / sq. mile (~6,350 / Km2)
Currency:
Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
Exchange
Rate: HK$1 ~ US$7.8
Phone
Country Code: 852
Time
Zone: UT +8, same as Beijing, China.
No daylight-saving time.
Central Business District:
Central,
Hong Kong Island
Transportation:
MTR (subway/trains),
buses, ferries,
trams, taxies.
Airport:
HKG
- Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Lantau Island,
about one hour away from main parts of Hong Kong by public transportation.
Sales
tax: none (as
of 2009.10.1)
Climate:
sub-tropical
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