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Hong Kong is one of the world's leading financial capitals and cosmopolitan centers. The city is a wonderful mixture where east meets west. Chinese and British culture coexists in harmony, which is reflected in cuisine, music and architecture.
- Air quality: ★★★★☆
- Foreigner-friendly degree: ★★★☆☆
- Public security degree: ★★★★☆
- Hygienic degree: ★★★★☆
- Traffic jam degree: ★★★★★
- Internationalization level: ★★★★★
- Consumption level: ★★★★★★
- Language: Mandarin, Cantonese, English
- Best traveling season: Oct. to Mar.
- Tourist resources: landscape, culture, historic relics, shopping, cityscape
- Airport to downtown: 30 km
- Demographics: Chinese (92.62%), foreigners (7.38%)
- Key words: modern, shopping, skyscraper, hot, rainy, food, prosperous, luxury, crowded, busy, fashion.
Local Delicacies: Four kinds of food, Sea Food (Haixian海鲜),Tea Restaurant Characteristics Snack (Chacanting Tese Xiaochi茶餐厅特色小吃), Roasted Dishes (Shaola烧腊), Desserts (Tianpin甜品), including Roast Suckling Pig (Kaoruzhu烤乳猪), Shenjing Roast Goose (Shenjing Shaoe深井烤鹅), Xuliushan Fruit and Dessert (Xuliushan Tianpin许留山的著名水果甜品 ), Stewed Milk Beancurd (Shuangpinai双皮奶), Sesame Paste (Zhimahu芝麻糊), Mango Cool (Mangguoshuang芒果爽), Uncongealed Tofu (Doufuhua豆腐花), Garlic Spread with Steamed Prawns (Suanni Zhengxia蒜泥蒸虾), Fried Oysters Bread (Jianhaobing煎蚝饼), Hongkong Dim Sum (Gangshi Tianpin港式甜品), Roast Young Pigeon (Ruge乳鸽).
Local Specialities: Hongkong Cake (Gangshi Gaodian港式糕点), Hongkong Gold Article (Jinshi香港金饰), Pearl (Zhenzhu珍珠), Hongkong Butterfly (Hudie香港蝴蝶), Chinese Style Bread (Zhongshi Bingshi中式饼食), Hongkong New Year Cake (Niangao香港年糕), DongguanTambac (Guan Xiang莞香), Electronic Equipment (Dianzi Qicai电子器材).
- 入境事务处(24h) Immigration Department
- 852-28246111
- 香港旅游发展局旅游热线 Hotline of the Hong Kong Tourism Board
- 852-25081234
- 报案、火警、急救 Police Service, Fire Alarm, First Aid
- 999
- 警察询问处 Police Service
- 852-25277177
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