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What is good to know if travelling to Hong Kong?

• The “musts”: a ride on the Star Ferry across Victoria Harbour, a tram ride to The Peak, a visit to the Jade Market (a trap but a hugely entertaining excursion), a drink in the Captain’s Bar of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
• Ocean Park on Hong Kong Island leaves Disneyland in the shade, in our opinion. The marine theme park has exciting rides – such as the cable-car ride that travels between the Lowland Gardens and Marine Land – but the stars of Ocean Park are the Asian animals. The Giant Panda Adventure is where you’ll see the cute red pandas, and in the HKJC Giant Panda Habitat An An and Jia Jia, the giant pandas, live.
• For a short beach break relax on Cheung Sha Beach, on the south coast of Lantau. To get there, take Ferry No 6 from Central to Mui Wo. It’s a 25-minute journey, and the taxi ride to the beach will add just 10 minutes to that.
• Wan Chai is not the sleazy part of town it once was. Now it’s one of Hong Kong’s edgiest quarters. You’ll find some great value if you’re prepared to rifle through the piles of clothes in the export shops. It’s a good place to take the pulse of “local” HK. Spring Garden Lane and Wanchai Road are where locals shop for fruit and vegetables.
• The Tian Tan Buddha sits 34 metres high at Ngong Ping on Lantau Island. It’s the largest, seated, outdoor Buddha in the world.
• Tap Mun Chau, off the coast of Sai Kung, is a tiny island, home to just 100 or so people these days. The decline in the fishing industry forced many residents to leave the island and seek a living elsewhere. Today, there are a few little eateries dotted about the island. The top of the hill is a popular place to set up camp. The sunsets and night skies are beautiful.