Luxury Hong Kong Holidays

Location

At the heart of Southeast Asia, Hong Kong is on China's south coast and is surrounded by the South China Sea

Size

2,755 square kilometres

Local Time

GMT +8

Telephone code

+852

Visa

None required by UK passport holders

Currency

Hong Kong Dollar (HK$)

Tipping

A 10%-15% tip is generally acceptable. Some hotels and restaurants include a service charge of 10% and 5% government sales tax on the bill

Vaccinations

None are compulsory, however as conditions can change quickly, please also check the current health requirements for Hong Kong on gov.uk.

Flying time

Approximately 12 hours from the UK

Electricity

The power supply is 220-240v - the UK 3-pin plug is commonly used, so adaptors are not required

Tourist office

Hong Kong Tourism Board

Language

English and Cantonese

Smoking

Indoors, smoking is banned in all public places and workplaces including offices, shops, shopping malls, restaurants, cafes, bars and clubs etc. Outdoors, smoking is banned in Statutory No Smoking Areas which includes public parks, beaches, swimming pools