Hong Kong is the pearl of the south. It’s a fully integrated match of China and Europe, with all the best features of both. This is a modern, cosmopolitan city with a lot to see in a small space though you can literally explore it on a shoestring budget, without wearing out your shoes. Travel insurance and economy trips are easy to find. You can do all your business and bookings online, too.

Hong Kong- China’s southern showpiece

Hong Kong was a fishing island that was turned into one of the great cities of Asia. It soon became one of the great trading ports in the world, and everyone owned something “Made in Hong Kong” by the mid 20th century. The city contains a mix of modern Western and Chinese values, with a very strong streak of the southern Chinese culture throughout.

Hong Kong is also a match for the booming Chinese culture of today. It’s a financial and trade centre, and it’s a very beautiful place, even as the “Shanghai Effect” becomes noticeable. The city’s skyscrapers stand like a stone forest, big, modern and impressive, but they also match the Chinese coast, which in this part of the world is an interesting mix of mountains, islands, and a lot of green space in the parks in the New Territories around Kowloon.

So much in one place

Hong Kong Island and its surrounding islands are like several different worlds. The island includes its own big park on Victoria Peak, a Trappist Monastery, colonial museums, a bewildering supply of local markets, a zoological park, Disneyland, and a lot of temples, and that’s practically next door when you’re staying there.

It’s no wonder so many writers were so fascinated, and so many movies have been made there. Junks and sampans still ply the harbor, next to huge bulk carriers and luxury cruise liners. It’s a mystical place by nature, as much as by design.

The coast and hills, tourist heaven

For tourists, Hong Kong has always been and remains a great place to go. It’s quite cheap, by world standards.

Anyone who’s ever seen the South China Sea coast at its best will appreciate the comfort, the modern luxuries and the deep Chinese character. Like the rest of China, the only real risk to your budget is the desire to buy all the beautiful things you can find. Hong Kong is one of the major distributors of the fabulous Chinese art, cultural items and furniture around the world, and Hong Kong shopping for Sinophiles is positively addictive. The trick to a cheap trip there is to pay all your travel insurance, accommodation and fares front, and make sure you’ve got enough in your budget to shop carefree. You can buy everything else when you come back, anyway.

There is only good news about buying boats in Hong Kong. Firstly because Hong Kong is one of the safest places to own a boat in Asia and probably in the world. Hong Kong has over 200 small islands in the waters near to cruise around, and there is a lot to go around while you are boating.

Of course the government rules, taxes, maintenance and upkeep of the boat are main concerns. Well, and for that, Hong Kong is probably the best country in Asia. In terms of taxes, there are basically no taxes on pleasure boats, that's why the boats in Hong Kong are very well priced. There is a very minimal charge of annual license for the HK marine department. The procedure of transferring ownership of a pleasure yacht is also very efficient.

Hong Kong has about 8 main marina clubs with high standard of management and professional services, and lots of government moorings to keep your boat if you wish not to be a club member. The berths in the marinas can be bought or rented, fairly easily.

About maintenance, Hong Kong has plenty of shipyards around, Aberdeen, Sai Kung, Causeway Bay and Shaukiwan areas. They provide all sorts of services for pleasure boats, and getting spare parts is easy. Many times you can get spare parts for engines and electronics off shelf from shops around Aberdeen, Ap Lei Chau. There are also local dealers for almost all kind of electronics and gadgets that are used by all main manufacturers of boats.

Hiring a crew, is also not a difficult job here. Hong Kong surely has most professional boating crew who have good experience in taking care of pleasure yachts. English speaking crew are also available.

To buy a boat in Hong Kong, its obviously important that you contact a broker or agent, who will let you know the market values ​​of the boat, and let you know the condition and quality of the boat honestly. If you are looking for a great bargain, then you have to be realistic and accept certain defects. If you are buying a used boat, it is wise to ask the agent to hire a professional marine surveyor from Hong Kong to do the survey before confirming the purchase. HK marine surveyors are very professional and they understand the issues and handling of the boats here much more than a surveyor overseas. So you will be cutting a lot of guess work if the surveyor knows the local know-how and understand how the crew maintained a certain boat.

If you are buying a new boat, it may be a good idea to hire a surveyor. However some manufacturers do not welcome surveyors, as they do not wish to be overlooked (usually European ones). However, a good surveyor can help the buyer and the factory, to find any defects which otherwise may have to be addressed after the boat has been shipped to HK. This will save the factory time and money.

Normally a good agent will explain and handle most of these matters, buyers though have to be realistic while paying the agent fair price for their services. Because their work and honesty can save the buyer a lot of money and trouble in the future. For big transactions the buyers can also choose to hire a lawyer or lawyers to do a closing. However normally for small transactions of boats less than 80 footers for example, are done through the agent.

Last but not least, while you are shipping the boat overseas, do make sure that you know the tax procedures in your end, and have enough man power to unload your boat and deliver it to your location, and also be aware of the rules and regulations in your country while importing the boat.

We have recently had a couple of interesting Hong Kong investment visa ‘wins’ which fly in the face of the commonly parlayed mantra that ‘one man businesses never get approved’ by the HK Immigration Department (the “HKID”).

What follows can’t be said to apply in every single instance of a one-man only investment visa application for Hong Kong, but it does speak to the reality that such businesses CAN in fact receive an approval from the HKID – if only you have:

• A compelling rationale for starting out as a single operator.
• Readily available funds to invest at a level that is somewhat higher than the bare minimum 6 months cash flow.
• A dynamic in your business plan that is compelling or otherwise offers attractive or scarce ‘human capital’ to the HKSAR.
• A manifestly obvious intention to create local jobs eventually, if not immediately.
• Your ducks otherwise fully lined up!

With the facts slightly adjusted to protect the confidentiality of our clients, here are the essential circumstances of 2, separate ‘one man businesses’ which went on to secure the approval of the HKID under our counsel and with us managing the applications.

The first involved an interior design services professional who had a few years prior residence in Hong Kong as an employee but was changing careers completely in joining in his new business. His business was ‘him’, for all intents and purposes but he did have some ‘family IP’ which he was bringing to the business, which his father had applied in a similar family company in the UK for over 30 years. Whilst his father had retired some years previously, he was appointed to the board of our client’s one man limited liability company and was manifestly going to help out his son out with counsel and advice. Throw in 12 months worth of funds ready to invest, the support of certain HK contacts who indicated they would provide business to this, initially, one man operation and a plan which clearly demonstrated that if the growth trajectory was achieved, new jobs would be created as sure as night follows day, the HKID bought into the argument and approved the application with no more fuss than can be expected where there are much larger scale investment plans for Hong Kong.

The second instance took in a female mental health expert in a profession that does not require formal registration in the HKSAR and who was seeking to set up a new practice, having grown tired of working in a current job in Hong Kong which was not in any way connected with her real qualifications. As it happened, the commercial rationale for starting the business was always going to be nebulous – she was the product, after all, and she only had a finite amount of time that she could sell. Certainly, at least one local job was to be created 4 months into the business plan and the cash available for investment was literally just enough for set up and 6 months’ cash flow. However, her area of expertise was so compelling and in such short supply in the HKSAR, our advice was that the ‘substantial contribution’ element of the investment visa approvability test should be argued in the context of the help afforded to stressed out Hong Kong bankers and lawyers and that her practice was never going to be a major money spinner throwing off new jobs left right and centre. It worked and her visa was approved in double-quick time.

This is a question that so many people in Hong Kong ask!

The answer is easy: learn and practice more! Find an experienced private English tutor in Hong Kong and work with him (or her).

Most people will respond with “But I have been learning English in HK since kindergarten!” I do try to learn but I never get more confidence… The three most common problem functional areas in HK are poor English grammar, pronunciation and lack of vocabulary. Communicating in English is also hindered by a strong Chinese accent (from Cantonese or Mandarin mother tongue language). The other main problem is the lack of opportunity to use and practice English. Although English is an official language in Hong Kong, it is in fact a foreign language for most people. There is little chance for people to practice English since almost everyone speaks Cantonese for day-to-day conversation within the office and at home. Thats why practicing with a native English tutor is so important.

English grammar can be improved upon. A good English tutor will use a quick diagnostic test (such as the Oxford University Test) and this will enable your teacher to find out the exact problem areas you have with verb tenses, prepositions, articles, nouns etc. In fact prepositions, articles and verb tenses are the most common errors encountered by local Hong Kong Chinese. Analysing the form and structure and utilising the verb form by writing an article using it can help cement your understanding and thus prevent future errors. Your English tutor can help you correct your writing and improve key areas such as this.

English vocabulary is another problem area for HK people. With grammar mistakes you can still communicate your message, but without sufficient vocabulary you will never be able to communicate in English at all! Reading is a great way to improve vocabulary but choose ones that are interesting for you. If you are interested in photography or sports find a good English language blog and read that. There are lots of free articles on the internet these days, many aimed at native speakers. Just do a search for “free articles”. Newspapers sites are also in abundance and UK dailies such as the Guardian Newspaper publish on the net for free. You can print the article and take it with you to read on your journey to work. It is important, however, that you keep a log book or record of the new English words. Try to use 5 new words every day at work or with your friends. One word of warning (if you excuse the pun!) is not to use too complicated or old-fashioned words; Remember that you want to be able to communicate clearly and if you use a long, old-fashioned word even some native English speakers may not understand you!

Learning how to pronounce English words correctly is best done one-to-one with a native speaking tutor. The tutor will be able to correct you instantly and show you how to pronounce the words properly with the correct use of your mouth, tongue, lips and throat. Many sounds in the English language just don’t exist in Chinese so Hong Kong Cantonese speakers and mainland Mandarin (Putonghua) speakers don’t have the inbuilt ability to produce them. It is rather like trying to do a marathon without ever running before. Chinese native accent also causes problems with communication but this can also be reduced by learning English with a native tutor.

When you are reading look at how the English phrases are put together. Most native speakers remember phrases and blocks of language rather than individual words. Why? Because English words often have several meanings. By remembering the words inside a phrase you will also remember the correct meaning and be able to use it correctly.

Remember practice makes perfect – but you have to learn English first!

Start improving your English today. And if you need to practice and have expert guidance, then one-to one private English tuition with a native tutor is your best bet.

If you are really looking for some souvenir or cheap shopping in the land of Hong Kong then you can head to the Ladies Market. The best part of Hong Kong is that it is completely connected by the MTR metro and hence any part of Hong Kong can be reached by this fast and cheap mode of transport. The nearest station for reaching Ladies Market is Mong Kok. Once you get off from the train just ask the directions to the Ladies Market. It is just about 4 blocks away from the station.

Once you enter Ladies Market you will see stalls on either side of narrows streets. Here you can buy everything from school bags, pencil boxes, designer t-shirts, fancy watches, purses, half pants, trousers, etc. The prices are quite reasonable but here is where your bargaining power will come in handy. You can bargain with the shopkeepers and at the end of the day you can save about a few hundred dollars. And you can also buy Souvenirs such as Chinese table mats, Chinese umbrellas, etc. Here you get the best deals only at Ladies Market. However if you are interested in electronics then do not forget to visit the concrete shops. There are plenty of them around Ladies Market.

There are some top branded stores along the Ladies Market. Here you can buy everything from the cheapest to the most expensive form one area. There is the Elements Mall as well as the Festival Walk Mall where you get branded goods. There are many restaurant and drink options around the Mong Kok station. Pizza Hut is very near and this place is brimming with people through the day. You will have to wait round 20 minutes in order to get a table but the wait is worth it as the place is quite happening with young girls and boys ordering their favorite pizzas.

The Ladies Market has the distinction of being the largest outdoor shopping area in the whole of Hong Kong. Here if you do not learn the tricks of bargaining quickly then the shopkeepers will have a field day with you. Here never just offer any price that they quote. Bargain for at least 50%. Here if you are quoted a price of 100 HKD then you should quote about 50 HKD. Here you can take home lots of products from the Ladies Market. The market is open till about 11.30 pm at night and the crowds pour in normally in the evening.

Apart from the Ladies Market you can also try the Night Market which is situated across Temple Street. This is a good market to buy electronics such as digital cameras and mobiles. This market is open throughout the night and hence it rightfully describes the name of Night Market.

Continuing with Hong Kong the city (Landau Island)

WISDOM PATH

Located on the south east of Ngong Ping the Wisdom Path is a monument to the people of Hong Kong given to them by professor Jan Tsung-i.

The monument consist of 38 timber inscribed columns with the words of the Heart Sutra. These timber columns are between 8 and 10 meters high and are set out in a figure of eight. Professor Jan Tsung-i discovered while on a trip to china the Buddhist stone carving on mount Taisham in Shandong. Inspired by the carvings he set about to create a calligraphic work of the Heart Sutra because this sutra is by Buddhists, Confucians and Taoist considered a treasure.

The Heart Sutra is a prayer used by Buddhists, it is one of many but believed to be the main one. The sutra has a full title, Prajna-Paramita heart sutra which is a Sanskrit term, the word Prajna describe wisdom the word Paramita describes perfection. We have the heart (buddha) and wisdom and perfection. The title then reads "The Perfection of Wisdom of the Buddha." This is the prayer of the Sutra and each column has a selection of that prayer.

Heart Sutra is the best written Mahayana Sutra but it is the shortest at only 260 words. Under standing the Heart Sutra one will find very difficult, its statements are in such a way difficult, because of the compound doctrine. Reading and meditation if persisted will in time lead you to find the Secret of the Universe, it is in there you just have to find it to truly understand.

The columns are set out in a figure of eight, why not square or any other position. The reason the figure of eight on its side means 'Infinity' and they are set out as well in such a way to adhere to the landscape. word Sunyatta which has a meaning of emptiness, so the column means emptiness.

The Wisdom Path is only 15 minute walk from Ngong Ping along a wooded path, its a gentle walk and its a sight worth seeing, understanding may be more difficult.

My next article will be on Po Lin Monastery

A recent global salary survey by Robert Walters looked at the pay packages Hong Kongers are expected to receive this year. Numerous publications have jumped on the data to announce that job-hoppers can be expected to get pay rises of 20-30% in 2016.

Professionals in areas such as IT, Compliance and Anti-money Laundering are particularly expected to benefit.

There are a couple of different concepts that spring up from this survey, but one interesting angle is how a company actually justifies offering this type of pay rise to a new employee.

Logically there can only be one of two conclusions to the above data. Either these employees are currently underpaid in their jobs and are moving to a fairer compensation package or companies are so in need of talent that they are willing to over-pay for talent that was otherwise being remunerated at a fair level.

Whichever scenario is closest to the truth, it’s important for employers to be able to explain, if not outright justify the reasons for offering such a high percentage increment to an applicant. The same explanation could be equally important for both internal and external perceptions of the hire.

Two of the Best Reasons are:

Skills and Experience

Possibly the best reason to justify offering a significant increment to a potential employee is to do so because of their skills and experience. For the employee-to-be it’s an acknowledgement of the value they bring to the business. Justifying this type of hire internally is also far easier to do given the potential upsides that a new skillset can bring.

Business Expansion

Some business models can scale significantly based on the amount of staff in the company. If your company is going to miss its strategic goals or could make more revenue if only there were more staff, then this can justify significant salary increments. For the incoming employee, it is motivating to know they are joining a secure and stable business who simply need to expand staff numbers to continue their revenue growth. Internally, as long as the new arrival isn’t cannibalizing existing relationships, current staff are unlikely to mind an extra person to share the workload with.

One of the Worst Reasons is:

We couldn’t find anybody else

If you come even close to needing to use this as a justification then it’s probably worth reconsidering making the hire in the first place. Internally this never looks good. Your recruitment process and ability as a hiring manager will always be questioned if it looks as though you were forced to “bid-up” a candidate through lack of options, even if in some cases it’s the truth.

A former British colony is one of the most budget friendly destinations in the world. This thriving city offers fanciable cuisines, pulsating shopping and ecstatic sightseeing adventures. The zing of this city bewitches even the most discerning of travellers luring them back again. Predictably, millions plan holidays to experience the enigma of this cosmopolitan. Here are some tips on flights, entry requirements, local laws and health to ensure unperturbed vacations.

Flights Tips

Being one of the most popular tourist spots, is not short on in-bound flights. Some of the popular airlines that offer international, Cathay Pacific, KLM, Emirates, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Air New Zealand. Cathay Pacific is flag carrier and is undoubtedly one of the favourites when it comes to booking flights to the city.

Those planning holidays to Hong Kong can net cheap flights during the offseason months of March to May. These months generally witness rolling out of great discounts and airfare deals by travel agencies and airlines.

Entry Tips

Visa Requisites

This is a part of the People’s Republic of China, it remains a Special Administrative Region with its own immigration controls. Britons planning luxury holidays in Hong Kong can stay there for up to six months without a visa.

Passport Requisites

Passports must be valid for the intended length of the stay. A British Citizen is normally approved six months entry on arrival, but only if the passport’s validity is for six months or more. If the passport has less than six months validity, Hong Kong Immigration grants one month longer than the scheduled stay, if the validity of the passport allows this.

Travelling with children

Single parents or guardians accompanying children should be mindful of the fact that some destinations ask for documentary evidence establishing the relationship before allowing them to enter, or in some cases, before authorizing the children to leave. Those looking for comprehensive information on the same can contact relevant authorities in London.

Visits to Mainland China

Britons travelling to Mainland China via Hong Kong must obtain a Chinese visa before hand as British Passport holders are not granted visa on arrival at the Chinese border. Tourists not adhering to this guideline could be fined and possibly detained by the Mainland Chinese authorities.

Visitors entering Hong Kong via Mainland China and leaving again via the mainland should be aware that they are required to be in possession of a double or multiple entry visas for Mainland China.

Health Tips

Britons planning luxury holidays to Hong Kong might need to undergo the temperature screening tests at the border. Further medical tests might be conducted, depending upon the results of temperature screening tests.

Basic precautions against dengue fever are highly recommended as it is prevalent in travel.

Do seek medical advice before travelling and ensure vaccinations are up-to-date.

Those looking for further information on vaccination requirements, health outbreaks and general disease protection and prevention information can visit the websites of the National Travel Heath Network and Centre NaTHNaC and NHS Scotland’s Fit for Travel.

Local laws and customs

Acts of littering and spitting may attract on the spot fines. Similarly, there are huge penalties and fines for dodging a ticket for travelling on the Mass Transit Railway (MTR).

Possession of illicit drugs of any sort is a criminal offence and may attract severe penalties and jail sentences.

Photographers should be mindful of not taking pictures of the military establishments in Travel.

Grass, flowers and trees sprout on a pleasant park in Kowloon City in the heart of Hong Kong. A place for strollers, gossipers and practitioners of tai-chi (shadow boxing).

Hard to believe that not so long ago the site of these gardens was one of the most notorious corners of the Orient, an astonishing anomaly and a source of friction between China and Britain.

Here stand Kowloon Walled City, also known as Hak Nam, City of Darkness. More than 30,000 people lived in squalid tenements squeezed into an area 200 meters by 100 meters.

You may have glimpsed the Walled City in such films as Blood Sport (starring Jean Claude Van Damme) or Crime Story (with Jackie Chan).

Not only was it difficult to locate anyone in the warren of narrow streets but the inmates were ready to do battle with any outsiders who thought to establish their jurisdiction within these fetid acres.

Crime flourished and the Triads made the place their stronghold, operating brothls, opium divans and gambling dens.

A man could be killed here without the British colonial authorities ever hearing about it. Sending the police in force was enough to provoke a riot and more than once the British had to back down when faced with the anger of the Walled City inmates.

They were backed by the Beijing government. For China claimed that the territory was historically part of the Middle Kingdom and no gwei-loh (foreign devil) legal arguments could change that.

The Walled City with its massive ramparts was a Chinese garrison city when in 1898 China leased the surrounding area, the New Territories, to British colonizers for 99 years.

China insured that, under the treaty, it still exercised jurisprudence over the Walled City and whenever the British tried to impede their residents threatened to turn the attempt into a diplomatic incident.

During the Japanese occupation of 1941-45 the enclave's walls were torn down and the stone used to extend the nearby Kai Tak airfield. After the war thousands of desperate refugees stolen in, building scores of illegal tenements. Anarchy rule and the police had to adopt hands-off tactics because of the imprecise political situation.

Visiting this bizarre enclave was not advisable unless you were in the company of a local. I went there a couple of times, an eerie experience as I stumbled along dark alleyways. Overhead, balconies almost touched, effectively blotting out any view of the sky.

Unregistered workshops and tiny shops flourished in this labyrinth. Dentists and doctors offered their services, without any recognized qualifications.

Only in the 1970s did a series of big police raids bring some sort of law to this urban jungle.

Finally, when Britain agreed to return Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, Beijing allowed the clearing of the site and the buildings were demolished in 1993. In its place traditional Chinese gardens were created at a cost of nearly US $ 10 million.

Hong Kong's last British governor, Chris Patten, formally opened the 31,000-square-meter (6.5-acre) Walled City Park in 1995.

Today, where the sun never reached, Triad gangs rule and desperate families struggled to survive, you find a tranquil oasis, of pavilions and terraces, the Chess Garden and the Eight Floral Walks.

Your first fabulous day in Hong Kong

Take in Your Surroundings

Start your morning with a trip to Victoria Peak, where you'll experience some of the most magnificent, panoramic views of Hong Kong's skyscrapers, harbor, and mountain backdrop. To get there take the tram, one of the oldest in the world, that climbs steeply to the top. At the top head to the Peak Tower and the Sky Terrace, where you'll stand 1,300-feet above sea level. If you prefer to see the city lit up, head up here as the sunsets, and do not forget your camera. The tram runs everyday from 7am to 12am from the Garden Road Peak Tram Lower Terminus.

After taking in the views head into the iconic Peak building to enjoy the rest of the attractions. Here you'll find one of the best shopping areas in Hong Kong with a good selection of fashion and gift shops. It also has a fun post office where you can send a specially marked postcard from The Peak! Also at The Peak is Hong Kong's Madame Tussauds where you can get up close and personal with your favorite celebrity; the wax version anyway. Finish your visit with lunch or dinner at one of the restaurants serving up unbeatable views and tasty traditional cuisine.

Man Mo Temple

If you want to get views of Hong Kong at night visit the Man Mo Temple Sheung Wan in the morning, if not head here after you've been to The Peak. You'll find the temple on Hollywood Road; it's the largest temple of its kind in Hong Kong. The temple is dedicated to the worship of two gods, Mo Tai and Man Tai. It was built in 1847 and was made a protected historic building in 1993. You can visit the temple any day of the week from 8am to 6pm. To get the temple take Hong Kong's famous moving sidewalk, the Midlevels Escalator; it makes the steep climbs up the hillside much easier. The route the escalator takes is a great way to soak up the action and people of the city.

Night Market

The true color and character of Hong Kong comes to life at the Temple Street Night Market. It is here where you'll recognize the backdrop scenes used many times in films. Vendors selling their own, sometimes kitsch wares, fortune tellers, and street performers vie for your attention. Once the sun goes down the market is packed with tourists and locals in search of inexpensive food and products; it's a great place to eat dinner. Vendors sell plenty of local specialties from their stalls and you'll also find cheap restaurants that are perfect for people watching. It is also where you'll encounter the sometimes unusual cures prescribed by tradition Chinese medicine masters. The nearest MTR stations to the market are Yau Ma Tei and Jordan Road. Do not forget that bargaining is part of the fun here!

Ideas for your second exciting day in Hong Kong

Breakfast

For breakfast make the trip to Tai Cheong Bakery, famous for its amazing egg tarts with perfectly fluffy crusts and partly sweet centers. There are actually several branches throughout the city, but for the original head to Lyndhurst Terrace Central, which opens at 7:30 am. Word is that the seaweed egg rolls here are fantastic too. Everything is almost always fresh out of the oven due to the immense popularity that makes them fly out the door.

Harbor Tour

Spend some of your day on the water, taking in Hong Kong's some 260 islands in a traditional Chinese fishing boat called a junk. Today, some of these boats are specifically designed for harbor tours with comfortable seating areas and a café, such as Aqua Luna hop-on hop-off version. If you want a more vintage version, you will find boats that will take you on one-hour tours leaving from Kowloon Public Pier and Central Pier 9. Make sure you book your tour in advance so you do not miss out. Bookings can be made at Tsim Sha Tsui ferry pier.

Stop for Lunch

You can not visit Hong Kong without experiencing some dim sum. One of the most atmospheric and famous places is Luk Yu Teahouse on Stanley Street. Walking inside this establishment will make you feel like you've stepped into the Hong Kong of days past. First opened in 1993 little has changed to the beautifully decorated interior with wood paneling and stained glass. The food here is a little on the expensive side, but worth it for the quality and authentic old fashioned experience.

Wong Tai Sin Temple

One of the most beautiful temples in Hong Kong is Wong Tai Sin Temple, dedicated to a 4th century monk three religions practice here ¨C Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. It houses a revered portrait of the monk Wong Tai Sin and is a fine example of Feng Shui architecture. People visit the temple in search of guidance and good fortune.

Lei Yue Mun Fishing Village

At 6pm make your way to Central ferry pier 9 and enjoy the city lights from the harbor as you sail to one of Hong Kong's best off the beaten track locations. Lei Yue Mun fishing village has a fish market selling just about any type of seafood you could imagine. All of it is about as fresh as you can get with fish swimming in tanks for you to choose from. Stroll through the market to pick your dinner and sit down to an amazing and traditional dinner before seeing some more of the harbor on your way back to the pier.

Whatever you are planning a few days in Hong Kong on the way somewhere further, or a longer trip to really experience all this fascinating city has to offer.