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Another Chinese Style Breakfast 2007-11-16 10:09:00 Besides "Yum Cha" and "Yum Sai Cha", congree, "Rice noodle roll (Cheung Fan, 腸粉)" and fried noodles are typical canton style breakfast in Hong Kong. Last week, I went to have this for my breakfast. We also ordered "Yao Tiao" and "Soy Milk" (豆漿).It is yummy that this kind of ChineseStyleBreakfast
are still very popular in Hong Kong, especially in Winter. The hot congee make people feel very warm. This kind of restaurant is normally known as "Congee Shop" (粥鋪, 粥店)."Yao Tiao"(油條, 油炸鬼) are only deep fried flour, however, it is cripsy, so it is very good taste."Cheung Fan" is maded by rice noodle, it delicious by adding a little bit soy and sweet sauce. Rice Noodle Roll is also translated as "Steamed Noodle Roll".You can find these food at Oceanic Empire Restaurant (海皇粥店), which is a chained congee shop, also, those food are provided for the whole day, not only breakfast.Price:Congee - $6 - $25Yao Tiao - $6Cheung Fun - $8 - $15Fried Noodle - $8Steamed Ric
Smoke-free Hong Kong 2007-11-15 18:25:00 Effective since 1 January 2007, smoking is prohibited in most indoor areas especially restaurants, karaoke, cinemas and shopping centres. The maximum penalty HK$5,000! For your family and health, please join us to keep Hong Kong clean and smoke-free. Thank you :)http://www.smokefree.hk/ Read more:Smoke
Coffee Shops 2007-11-14 10:12:00 Have a tea break! Your choices of Latte, Mocha, Espresso, cake, sandwich @ any coffee shop nearby...Starbucks: over 80+ stores- wireless broadband service is available with your notebook computer, PDA, or any other portable Wi-Fi devices.http://www.starbucks.com.hk/Pacific Coffee
: over 50+ stores- wireless broadband service with limited desktop computers available, be sure you login in secure mode while using a public computer :)http://www.pacificcoffee.com/eng/store/st_sto_hkm.html
Money Exchange 2007-11-13 19:03:00 Need some cash exchange services? Go for the licensed banks or money exchange shops. You can check the reference exchange rate first, and a handling fee may be charged. http://hk.dbs.com/index_GetExchange
Rate.htmhttp://berlincompanyexchangelimited.blogspot.com/ Read more:Money
Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence 2007-11-12 19:01:00 Culture Relics of the Eight Banners of the Manchu白山黑水的戰士 - 清代八旗文物展2 November 2007 - 30 April 2008http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum
/Coastal
/Opening Hours: 10am - 5pm (close on Thursday, except public holidays)Admission: HK$10 (FREE admission on Wednesdays)Transport: Exit D1, MTR Shau Kei Wan Station Read more:Hong Kong
No Plastic Bag 2007-11-21 19:01:00 Park'n Shop, one of the chain supermarkets in Hong Kong, announced not to provide plastic bag to customer. It is aimed to encourage customer not to use too much plastic bags. To save more resource of the earth, people are being educated not to waste too much, as well as those stuff that are not bio-degradable. Customers are encourage to donate $0.2 for each plastic bag, if necessary.Besides Park'n Shop, most of the major chain store are joining a campaign called "No Plastic
Day" on every Monday. Moreover, McDonalds having "No Straw Day" twice a month.So, be reminded, bring your own bag when shopping at supermarket. To save our earth, everyone need to take part. :)
Panda Channel (熊貓台) 2007-11-20 10:49:00 An An, Jia Jia, Le Le, Ying Ying. (安安, 佳佳, 樂樂, 盈盈)They are the names of the pandas living in Ocean Park.It is wonderful that we can see panda in sub-tropical region. Those four pandas are directly from mainland China. Ocean Park simulate the climate of Sichuan Province, (located at the southeast of China) in order to let the Panda
s to approporiate enviroment to live.Tourists can visit the Pandas in Ocean Park. However, Ocean provides a TV Channel
called "Panda Channel (熊貓台)" in order to put "closed-circuit television" of tha Panda Home in Ocean Park online. You can visit them online, at any time and any place.The photos below are capture from Internet, and nOW TV. (Left) Website - http://www.now.com.hk/panda/(Right) PayTV - nOW TV Channel 503 (Channel number maybe different in Hotel TV System)
Pawn Shop 2007-11-19 18:42:00 Pawn Shop is the traditional financial service provider in Hong Kong. In the past, people are mortgage by keeping their golden stuff, jewelery, watches, or even bed-quilt in pawn shop.However they can get back those stuff by paying interest later on.Most of the pawn shop currently running are located in old building, so you can enjoy to visiting them, not only for the special style of mortgaging, but also the old-fashioned building.
Flight Status 2007-11-18 10:14:00 You may care about your family members who are traveling. You can check the flight status from the website of Hong Kong International Airport.http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/index.htmlThe information about the fligh is provided, such as flight number, airlines, destination or origin, estimated time of arrival or departure, actual time of arrive or departure. It is nice, I always use this service, when my friend is backing to Hong Kong, I'll give a ring to my friend by checking the status of the flight. Once the flight is landed, my friend will receive my call, haha. :) Read more:Flight
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Lunch Buffet @ JW Marriott Hotel 2007-11-17 10:41:00 Having a healthy salad, oriental or a steak lunch for your choice. Located in the heart of the finanical district of Hong Kong, here is a 5-star MarriottHotel
. The lobby serves you a buffet lunch at reasonable price (HK$128). You may select a salad buffet, noodles buffet, soup & dessert buffet or steak buffet. The dining environment is excellent and it's an ideal place for a business lunch too.Remember to reserve your seat! Read more:Lunch
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Recycle Right 2007-11-27 10:03:00 Hong Kong is running a recycling system in order to classify three major types of wastage. The government is educating people to throw those materials into the boxes with different colors.- Blue for Paper- Yellow for Aluminium Cans- Brown for Plastic BottlesIt encourages people to classfiy the wastage to boxes of different color. This "three-color" boxes are located in various locations in the city. Besides the litter box, please try your best to classiffy those materials for recycling. Thanks very much.This is a promotion video abut Recycling produced by The government.URL - http://www.info.gov.hk/isd/tvapi/recycle/english/high_eng.htm Read more:Recycle
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Miniatures Exhibition - Hong Kong Treasures 2007-11-26 10:16:00 Joseph had visited this exhibition a few days ago.The exhibition shows some models of Hong Kong
scenic spots, however, those are mostly spots with historical memory. It is worth to visit, because Hong Kong is a city of life, but old stuff are not keeping well. Non government organization are very indeed to keep the historical information of the city.This is a good chance for everybody to revisit and remember those good day in our daily life.This is a typical scene of old style apartment. This may currently exist in some old district.This is the entrance of the old Wan Chai Market, it is going to be demolish, so there is a banner of protest of the new market arrange there.This is an old-style hair-dressing stall located at open area.This is a pawn shop in Wan Chai, also the interior view (left).The lower picture is the actually view of that pawn shop.Exhibition
Name: Miniatures
Exhibition - HK TreasuresLocation, 1/F, Devon House, Taikoo PlaceTransport: Exit A, MTR Quarry Bay StationOpen
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Ngong Ping 360 Reopen around the end of 2007. 2007-11-25 10:30:00 Ngong Ping 360 is a new cable car service(serviced since Sept 2006) linking up Tung Chung Town Centre and Ngong Ping on Lantau Island. The service will reopen around the end of 2007. (source: Making the announcement at a news conference on 18 September 2007, MTRCorporation Chairman Dr Raymond Ch'ien)Yesterday, I went for a tour to Ngong Ping Villiage and the Giant Buddha. Since the cable car service is still suspended, so I took the bus route no.23 at Tung Chung MTR station. The time spent on the journey is about one hour. (compared to 25 minutes on cable car).The locations of Giant Buddha and Ngong Ping Village are just 5 minutes walk from the bus terminus at Ngong Ping. I spent about 2 hours at Ngong Ping. I enjoyed the fresh air and nice scene at Ngong Ping. Finally, I returned to Tung Chung CityGate Outlets for shopping. Left: Ngong Ping Villiage. Right: cable car cabinet. Left: on the way to Giant Buddha. Right: Great views on the cabinet.Left: Cable car station at Ngong Ping.
Western Market (西港城) 2007-11-24 10:23:00 Western Market
(上環街市) is an old building. It is a "Declared Monument which was built in 1908. It was really a wet market twenty years ago. However, the newly market complex was built nearby, and this building is quite classic in style, so the government keep it and convert it to current status. It was reopened in 1991. The English name reamins Western Market, but the Chinese name is changed to 西港城.The ground floor of the building is now facilited with small shops selling gifts/sovenirs. There are several shops selling bus models there, they will organize "Bus Model" exhibitions every year.The second floor are the so called "Cloth Street", different kinds of "cloth" can be found at this level.The third floor is a Chinese Restaurant.The market also organize flea market during weekends.Transport: Exit C, MTR Sheung Wan Station and walk westward along the tramway for about 5 to 10 minutes.Opening Hours: 10am - 7pm daily Read more:Western
The Hong Kong Jockey Club / The Hong Kong Racing Museum 2007-11-23 10:36:00 The Hong Kong Jockey
Club organize horse racing event twice a week, except summer vacation. Horse Racing
is popular in Europe and United States, so we are not introducing how to bet here, just let you know how to go to the racecourses.Happy Valley RacecourseTransport: MTR Exit A, Causeway Bay StationSha Tin RacecourseTransport: KCR Racecourse StationThe is a "Racing Museum
" located at Happy Valley Racecourse, you can visit it during non racing days. The museum are introducing the history of teh development of horse racing in Hong Kong, also telling the major event of Hong Kong racing. Opening Hours: 11am- 5pm Tuesday - Sunday (For those racing days in Happy Valley: 10am-12:30pm, Close on Mondays and some public holidays)Admission: FREE The pictures are taken in Happy Valley RacecourseThe Hong Kong Jockey Club: http://www.hongkongjockeyclub.com/Please be reminded that anyone under 18 years old is not allowed to bet or enter the racecourse on racing days.
MTR New Fare System 2007-11-22 21:51:00 MTR and KCR is merging on 2nd December 2007, MTR announced the new fare table on 22nd Nov. You can have a look on the new fare table. However, the details of the tourist day pass were not yet release.The Passenger Guide of MTRThe New Fares and Promotion Offers of MTREnquiry: 28818888(The System
Map is captured from MTR website (http://www.mtr.com.hk)
Shenzhen 2007-11-29 10:15:00 Shenzhen is located at the north of Hong Kong. It is a mainland China city, which is classified as a special economic zone. It is a modernized city. Some visitors like to have a one day trip to Shenzhen. It is encourge to take Shenzhen Metro to ravel around the city. Visa is necessary to go to mainland China. However, visa only for Shenzhen can be apply at the immigration counter at Shenzhen. It is suggested to use MTR(KCR) to Lo Wu Station or Lok Ma Chau Station in order to enter mainland China. You can interchange with Shenzhen Metro at both port. Shenzhen is a big city. The metro cover most of the urban area, you can enjoy shopping, dining and entertainment by metro. The design of Shenzhen metro is similar to Hong Kong MTR, so you can enjoy the journey there.Yuan (RMB) (The currencies in mainland China) is suggest to use in Shenzhen, the rate to Hong Kong Dollar is 1 Hong Kong Dollar to 0.94 Yuan, it is recommanded to exchange Yuan in Hong Kong. Detail of the Visa: Only for Shen Read more:Shenzhen
Santa Claus is coming to Town 2007-11-28 17:26:00 It is one month before Christmas, however, the city is full of joy. The Christmas decorations are ready to show in Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway bay. More and more decorations will be ready for you to enjoy in the coming couple of weeks. Come and feel the joyful in the town. See you in Hong Kong this Christmas. Most light decorations will be closed down after midnight, except Christmas Week and New Year Week. Read more:Santa
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Sport shoes street (Fa Yuen Street) Hong Kong 2007-12-05 05:00:00 Sport shoes
street (Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok) is well known to Hong Kong
citizens that there are quite a lot of shops selling sport shoes, sport fashions, hiking and camping equipments. Nearby is Ladies Street(Tung Choi Street) and the multi-storeys computer shopping centre.Just a few minutes walk is Sai Yeung Choi Street where you can find a lot of electric shops selling lastest models of cell phones, digital cameras and other home appliances.So, a whole day should be reserved for shopping, dining and walking around in Mong Kok.Transportation: MTR Mont Kok Station, Exit E2.Have a nice trip in Hong Kong!
Cable Car [Latest news] 2007-12-17 21:54:00 It was reported via media recently, the Ngong Ping 360 Cable
Car is supposed to have trial run during these couple of weeks. If the trial run is smooth, the cable car will reopen at 31st December. Stay tuned.Updated: In this afternoon (18th December). MTR announced that Ngong Ping 360 will be start to operate at 10am, 31st December, 2007.
Bird's Nest / Dried Seafood 2007-12-14 04:46:00 Famous dried seafood and bird's nest can be found in Hong Kong.Dried abalone 鮑片Dried mushroom 冬è‡Dried scallop å…ƒè²Dried whelk 螺片Fish maws èŠ±è† Nostoc é«®èœSea cucumber æµ·åƒThe above are famous Dried Seafood can be purchased in Hong Kong. Together with Bird's Nest.The following link introduce some basic knowledge of Chinese Dried Seafood.http://www.consumer.org.hk/website/ws_en/news/press_releases/p33902.txtYou can find some of the shops selling such products at Wing Lok Street, near Western Market. More of the shops can be found further at Des Voeus Road West, west to Wing Lok Steet. You can find road sign at Western Market.
Guangzhou cuisine 2008-02-26 05:56:06 Guangzhou (Canton) Cuisine is popular in Hong Kong. You may find most of the typical Chinese restaurants are providing Canton Style menu.Sizzling honey glazed barbecued pork $48Signature crisp fried chicken $98Wok fried tofu in abalone sauce $58Salt grilled "bombay duck" fish $38Sweet and sour port with pickled pink ginger $68Mixed vegetables in lettuce wrap $68Bird's nest in steamed milk pudding $38Pomelo and sago in mango soup $24 Read more:Guangzhou
The Year of Rat (Chinese New Year) 2008-02-14 20:15:38 The Chinese
New Year day in 2008 is on 7th February. You can enjoy interest fairs, shows, scenic and shopping place around the city, if you are planning to visit Hong Kong during the Chinese New Year
period.During the last 5 days of the year (2nd - 6th February this year), there are several flower markets operating in the cities. The famous one is in Victoria Park (Tin Hau or Causeway Bay MTR). You can find several kind of seasonal flowers there in the wet market section. However, some funny and low price produce are on sold at the dry section there.The flower market normally operate from the afteroon to 11pm, for the first 4 days. And will operation till 6am in the new year eve, so please can enjoy the countdown in the market at midnight. The price of the products in the market are reduci
Lunar New Year Fair 2008 2008-02-03 22:29:42 The Lunar
New Year Fair starts operate on last Friday (1/2-2008). Although Hong Kong is cold recently, people still enjoy visiting the New Year Fair. Here are some photos and videos taken on 3/2-2008 (Sunday). Transport: Causeway Bay or Tin Hau MTR
Red Pockets - Chinese New Year. 2008-02-03 11:33:06 Hi,It has been two weeks since last update. The temperature in Hong Kong has been around 11 with cloudy sky and occasional showers for a week. It is my excuse for not updating the blog because I don't want to move in cold weather.I have to say Happy Chinese
New Year to all of you!!!The cold weather just matches the the festival atmosphere of Chinese New Year
. Most Chinese people think that cold weather is more like a Chinese New Year.Chinese New Year will be on 7th Feb (Thursday). Usually, there will be 3 consecutive public holidays for the first three new year days. Traditionally, Chinese people visit their relatives and friends for celebration. Childrens and unmarried youngsters are very happy because they can receive RED POCKETS from their parents, relatives and married friends.Giving R Read more:Pockets
Learn Chinese at MIT Open Courseware. 2008-01-21 05:52:47 Have you ever think what is the most popular spoken language in the world?According to the Summer Institute for Linguistics (SIL) Ethnologue Survey (1999) the top spoken language by population is Chinese
(Mandarin).In Hong Kong, you may hear that (if you know Mandarin) there are a lot of people talking in Mandarin on the streets, restaurants and shopping malls. The reason is that there are a lot of tourists coming from China. The Chinese tourists talk in their native language, Mandarin.So, it is beneficial to you if you can speak a little bit of Mandarin or at least understand what they say.I found a website from MIT providing free online Chinese learning course at-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-101Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htmEnjoy it.
10,000th Hits Celebrate 2008-01-15 06:20:44 The hit rate of this blog reach 10,000 today. Thank you all of your support.We'll keep on posting new articles about Hong Kong. Hope you will enjoy visiting Hong Kong. Read more:Celebrate
Around the World Musical - !Cityplaza 2008-01-10 08:58:09 !Cityplaza, is a mall event during last Christmas. A performance group are having musical show at the shopping mall. This attract people to stay there. People can enjoy the show there while the otehr family member can shop around. This is a good way to spend a warm and happy winter holiday in Hong Kong.This shopping mall organize different kind of performance, so you may see some when you visit Hong Kong someday.Transport: Exit D2 or E1, Tai Koo MTR Station Read more:World
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