Hong Kong 香港

Eclectic culture rich in Chinese customs and generously sprinkled with influences from southeast Asia and the West. Traditional Chinese festivals are celebrated each year, as are western festivals such as Christmas.

Chinese and English are the

official languages 

中文和英文都是官方語言

There are various religious groups in Hong Kong, though the dominant religion is Buddhism. People are free to practise their religion.

Over 7 million people

Hong Kong, a small trading port in 19th century, is now Asia's financial hub. Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997 as a Special Administrative Region after more than a century and a half of British rule.

GMT + 8

Subtropical climate: humid in spring and summer, with temperatures rarely dipping below 10℃ in winter. Typhoon season is May to November.

7.80 HKD ≈ 1 USD

Emergency numbers 

999

International Calling Code

+852

(There are no regional codes.)