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Make the most of your independent tour in Hong Kong
With the essential information.
Visa Currency Useful Phone Number
Visitor center useful online apps Free Internet Access
Passport & Visa

Passport:
All visitors travel to Hong Kong must have passport which is valid for at least one month for staying in Hong Kong.


Visa:
Most foreign Visitors can enjoy visa-free treatment for 7-90 days, depending on their nationalities(sorting by Alphabet):
Visa-free for 14 Day stay
Citizens of:
A,B,C:
AlgeriaBeninBhutanBosnia and HerzegovinaBurkina FasoCentral African RepublicComoroscroatia
D,E,G,H,I,L:
DjiboutiEquatorial GuineaGabonGuineaGuinea BissauHaitiIndiaLesotho
M:
MacedoniaMadagascarMaliMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMicronesiaMongoliaMozambique
N,P,R,S,U,V:
NigerPalauPhillippinesRussiaRwandaSao Tome and PrincipeSurinameUkraineVatican

Visa-free for 30 Day stay
Citizens of:
B-J:
BahrainBoliviaCape VerdeCosta RicaDominican RepublicEl SalvadorGuatemalaHonduras
I-T:
IndonesiaJordanKuwaitMoroccoOmanParaguayPeruQatar
S-Y:
SamoaSaudi ArabiaSouth AfricaThailandTunisiaUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesYemen

Visa-free for 90 Day stay
Citizens of:

A:
AkrotiriAndorraAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaAustraliaAustria
B:
BahamasBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBermudaBotswanaBrasilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgaria
C:
CanadaCayman IslandsChileColombiaCyprusCzech Republic
D:
DenmarkDhekeliaDominica
E:
EcuadorEgyptEstonia
F:
Falkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFrance
G:
GermanyGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenada
H,I:
HungaryIcelandIsraelItalyJamaica
J,K:
JapanKenyaKiribatikorea(Republic of)
L:
LatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourg
M:
MalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMauritiusMexicoMonacoMontserrat
N-R:
NamibiaNauruNew ZealandNorwayPapua New GuineaPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalRomania
S:
Saint HelenaSaint KittsSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSan MarinoSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth GeorgiaSpain
SuomiSwazilandSwedenSwitzerland
T:
TanzaniaTongaTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvalu
U,V,Z:
United StatesUruguayVanuatuVenezuelaZambiaZimbabwe

Visa-free for 180 Day stay
Citizen of:
United Kingdom

Always Visa Required:
(except in direct transit by air and when the person does not leave the airport transit area)

A:
AfghanistanAlbaniaAngolaArmeniaAzerbaijan
B,C:
BangladeshBelarusBurundiCambodiaCameroonCongo(Republic of)Congo Democratic(Republic of)Costa Rica
E,G,I, K:
EritreaEthiopiaGeorgiaGhanaIranIraqKazakhstanKyrgystan
L,M,N:
LaosLebanonLiberiaLibyaMoldovaMontenegroMyanmarNepalNicaraguaNigeriaNorth Korea
P,S:
PakistanPalestinePanamaSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSomaliaSri_LankaSudanSyria
T,U,V:
TajikistanTogoTurkmenistanTuvaluUruguayUzbekistanVietnam
Currency
The label - HK$ is the legal tender in Hong Kong, you can use flexible
currency converter to get updating rate.
US$1.00 can exchange about HK$7.70.
Foreign currencies and travelers’ cheques also acceptable for exchanging at banks or authorized money exchange shops. In general, Visa, Master and American Express credit cards are available used at most Hong Kong shops, restaurants.
Useful Phone Number
Police, fire and ambulance emergence number 999
Consumer Council +852 2929 2222
Hong Kong International Airport +852 2181 8888
Hong Kong Immigration Department +852 2824 6111
HKTB Visitor Hotline 2508 1234
Time and Temperature 18501
Weather 187 8200
Visitor Centers
Hong Kong International Airport Visitor Centre Add: Buffer Halls A and B, Arrivals Level, Terminal 1, Hong Kong International Airport
Lo Wu Information Center Add: Arrival Hall, 2/F, Lo Wu Terminal Building
Kowloon Visitor Center Add: Star Ferry Concourse, Tsim Sha Tsui
Hong Kong Island Visitor Center Add: The Peak Piazza (around The Peak Tower and The Peak Galleria)
Only daily service: 9am -9pm
Useful online apps

 

Ask Ting Ting

Ask Ting Ting is launched as the first mobile city guide software in Hong Kong, which could instead of guide books and tour guide. It is designed for convenience these independent Hong Kong travelers. Benefits highlights are over 50 videos, free internet used by your phones and other WIFI devices, free local calls and free IDD calls. Details of renting cost are at www.asktingting.com/

 

 

Free Apps from HKTB

Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) launched it for helping providing essential information of shopping, sightseeing, dining and local foods; every new visitor can download this apps once only, mobile website at www.m.discoverhongkong.com, or details meet www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/interactive/wifi.pdf
Free Internet Access

You can get free Internet support covered at many coffee shops around Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, Causeway Bay and Wan Chai. It also access available at MTR stations. Some public places are using free WIFI available, such as Hong Kong International Airport, public libraries and government buildings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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