| Airport Tax : |
HK$120.00 |
| Bank |
HK$100.00 commission for money exchange;
at Hotel One, Hong Kong, no charge |
| China Visa Office Enquiry |
Tel: +852 2827 1881 |
| Cinema |
5 - 10 minutes walk
Silvercord Cinema : G/F, Silvercord Centre, 30
Canton Rd., Tsimshatsu i
Grand Ocean : 3 Canton Rd., Tsimshatsui
Golden Gateway : The Gateway , 25 Canton Rd.,
Tsimshatsui
Broadway Cinematheque : Prosperous Garden, 3 Public
Square St., Yaumatei
AMC Festival Walk : UG, 88 Tat Chee Ave., Kowloon
Tong
|
Climate
| |
Spring |
| |
Summer |
| |
Autumn |
| |
Winter |
| |
Typhoon Season |
| |
Typhoon Signal |
| |
Black Rainstorm Signal |
|
Weather
Inquiry
| March - Mid May |
|
Temperature: 18-27C (64-80F) |
|
Humidity: 77% |
| late May - Mid Sept. |
|
Temperature: 26-33C (78-91F) |
|
Humidity: 86% |
| late Sept. - early Dec. |
|
Temperature: 18-28C (64-82F) |
|
Humidity: 72% |
| mid Dec. - February |
|
Temperature: 10-20C (59-68F) |
|
Humidity: 72% |
| July - September |
| at signal No.8, most shops & businesses
close |
| shops & businesses close |
|
| Currency |
Notes: HK$1000, 500, 100, 50, 20,
10 Coins: HK$10, 5, 2, 1, 0.5, 0.2, 0.1 |
| Drinking Water |
bottled water; water from water tap
after boiling. Culligan filtered water from RAR
|
| E-mail & Website Surfing |
Hk$30 per hour or pro rata available at Hotel One, Hong Kong |
| Fax |
local: incoming/outgoing @ HK$5 per copy; oversea:
as per destination |
| Hong Kong Intl. Airport |
Tel: 2181 0000; 2181 8888 http://www.hongkongairport.com
|
| Hospital |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital. 30 Cascolgne Road, Jordan,
Kowloon: 2958 8888 |
Immigration Department
For Visa |
West Kowloon Branch. Mezzanine Floor, Yau Ma Tei
Carpark Building,
250 Shanghai Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon; 10 Minutes
Walk; Tel:2824 6111 |
| Laundry |
at Rent-a-Room, self-serviced laundry
@ HK$200 a month
ironing @ HK$5.00 per piece, washing & ironing
@ HK$10.00 per piece
3 laundry/dry cleaning shops in next street at market
rates |
Mails
- Electronic
- Snail |
HK$30 per hour or pro rata available at Hotel One, Hong Kong
5 mins walk to Kowloon Central Post Office, 405
Nathan Road, Tel: 2921 2222
postage stamps from 7-Eleven Supermarket; mail box
in Jordan Road |
| Nearby Attractions |
Temple Street Night Market, Jade
Market, Kowloon Park |
| Newsline |
Tel: 90 000 387 177 |
| Personal Computer |
HK$20 per hour or pro rata printing
& paper @ HK$1 per copy |
| Photocopying |
HK$1 per copy |
| Renovation |
Newly decorated in December 2003. |
| Restaurants Nearby |
Japanese, Thai, Seafood, Vegetarian food, Hot
Pot, Pizza Hut, Spaghetti House,
McDonald, Chinese Tea with Dim Sum. |
| Sight-seeing Tour |
Gray Line at Shop 222, 2/F, Prudential Hotel/Shopping
Centre; Tel: 2732 4500 |
| Supermarket |
Park N Shop at 22 Austin Road, Wellcome
at 45 Austin Road, 7-Eleven at
the left-hand corner of next street |
| Swimming |
indoor & outdoor swimming pools in Kowloon
Park nearby |
Telephones
| |
local calls |
| . |
international direct |
| . |
dialling (IDD) |
| |
|
| . |
IDD & card phone
inquiry |
| . |
collect calls |
| . |
telephone directory |
| . |
mobile phone roaming |
| . |
public phone |
|
| free of charge & no additional in-house
handling charge |
| bring phone card from your
Country |
| buy stored value phone card from Hong kong
Telecom (Hello Phonecard), |
7-Eleven supermarket (Talk Talk Card &
Hello Phonecard) to use in the
room phone or public phone |
dial 10013 of Hongkong Telecom
. |
| dial 10010 of Hongkong Telecom |
| dial 1081 of Hongkong Telecom |
| GSM |
| HK$1.00 coin for 5 minutes, calling card,
credit card |
|
| Television |
English, Cantonese |
| Time and Weather Inquiry |
dial 18501, 2926 1133, 1878066, 2926
8473 |
Transportation
| . |
HK Citybus/Cityflyer |
| . |
Kowloon Motor Bus |
| . |
New World First Bus |
| . |
Mass Transit Railway |
| . |
Taxi |
| . |
New World First Ferry |
| . |
Star Ferry |
| . |
Peak Tramways |
| . |
Mid-Night Bus |
| |
| . |
to China |
| |
|
| . |
to Macau &/or China |
| |
|
|
|
| Voltage |
220V 50Hz |
