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Historic Ferry

Historic Ferry Dating back to 1880, the Star Ferry offers great views of Hong Kong's famous skyline, a one-way ticket costing just atUS 30 cents.

Great dishes going cheap

Great dishes going cheap Hong Kong offers some of the most affordable Michelin-starred dishes, such as delicious dim sum for just US$2.

Slippery Snakes

Slippery Snakes There are 52 species of snake in Hong Kong. But don't worry. The chance of meeting one is rare.

Take a hike

Take a hike Hong Kong has over 50 hiking trails. The most famous is the MacLehose trail, spanning 100 kilometres across much of the New Territories.

Panda pensioner:

Panda pensioner: In July 2015, Jia Jia, the 38-year-old resident of Ocean Park, was officially declared the oldest giant panda in the world.

Super Metro:

Super Metro: The super-efficient MTR carries more than 5.4 million people every day.

Spoilt for choice:

Spoilt for choice: With one restaurant for every 300 people, Hong Kong has one of the world's highest per capita concentrations of eateries.

Scream for ice cream:

Scream for ice cream: First imported in 1970, and there are now just 14 original Mister Softee vans vending the popular ice cream.

Time for tea:

Time for tea: Hong Kong people love tea. In fact, they are the biggest tea drinkers in Asia, chugging down 1 360 grams per person

Four seasons:

Four seasons: Hong Kong has four seasons. Winters are short and summer gets pretty hot.

Long live Hong Kong people:

Long live Hong Kong people: The people of Hong Kong enjoy long life expectancies: women can expect to reach 86.7 years while men average 81.2.

Who needs cars?

Who needs cars? Hong Kong is one of the world's least car-dependent cities with 90 per cent of daily commuter journeys on public transport.

Short form:

Short form: Hong Kong's income tax form is just four pages long. We like to keep it simple.

Global village:

Global village: Lamma Island, a 30 minute ferry ride from Central, is home to 8 000 people.

Rare species:

Rare species: The Chinese white dolphin and Romer's tree frog are just two of the rare endemic species found in Hong Kong.

Connected in the past:

Connected in the past: Hong Kong is one of the stops in Jules Verne's famous novel Around the World in Elighty Days, showing that the city was globally connected even in the 19th century.

GREEN Hong Kong

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