HONG KONG @ 2009

HONG KONG @ 2009

Mong Kok is a major shopping distinct for the youth market, for people who like electronics and for people who look for bargains.

Shops in this area sell stuff like youth clothing, jewellery, CDs, mobile phones, TV games, electronics and computer stuff etc.

Pictured left is Sai Yeung Choi Street South that has a high concentration of electronic shops.

Apart from these, Mong Kok has a number of speciality streets, such as Sports Shoe Street (Fa Yuen Street), Women's Street (Tung Choi Street), Goldfish Street (Tung Choi Street), Flower Market and Bird's Market.

Name:
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (HKSAR)

Population:
6.8 million. 95% are Chinese, the rest are foreigners.

Language:
Mostly in Traditional Chinese and English. But Simplified Chinese are increasingly popular as there are more mainland Chinese visitors visiting Hong Kong.

Geography:
Hong Kong Island + Kowloon (Kowloon Peninsula) + New Territories (including Lantau Island and 200 other outlying islands).

Administration Districts:
18 districts, such as Hong Kong's Central, Wan Chai, Eastern, Southern, and Kowloon's Yau Tsim Mong (YAU Ma Tei + TSIM Sha Tsui + MONG Kok), etc...

Currency:
Hong Kong Dollar, pegged with the US Dollar at around HKD$7.8 to USD$1.

Timezone:
GMT+8, same as Mainland China, Taiwan or Singapore.

Voltage:
220 Volt, 50 Hertz.

Water Supply:
Clean, but most local residents boil the water before drinking.

Taxes:
Hong Kong does not have sales tax / GST / VAT.

Service Charge:
Most restaurants have 10% service charge. Customers also pay some tips.

http://www.hong-kong-travel.org/MongKok.asp

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