Compared with Tsim Sha Tsui Xintiandi Hotel, Guangdong Hotel is more convenient to travel.

Guangdong Hotel in Hong Kong is located in the business district of Tsim Sha Tsui, while Xintiandi Hotel is between Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan.

Guangdong Hotel in Hong Kong is more convenient to travel.

You can choose Tuniu and Ctrip routes, which is more convenient for accommodation ~

Precautions

Relevant regulations of the customs

1. Hong Kong is a famous duty-free port. Except for cigarettes, alcoholic products and other commodities, which are subject to higher import duties, other items are generally duty-free or only subject to very low import duties. Non-Hong Kong tourists are still subject to some restrictions if they bring alcohol and tobacco into the country: they can only bring 2 cigarettes, 5 cigars or 25 grams of tobacco and 1 kilogram of bottled alcohol.

2. The import and export of ivory raw materials or products in Hong Kong are strictly controlled by law. No matter what the value of ivory products in Hong Kong, passengers must apply for an import license from the Mainland and apply for an export license in Hong Kong.

3. Hong Kong is a free financial market, so there is no restriction for tourists to bring any form of coins into or out of the country. However, it should be noted that this is only limited to the Hong Kong Customs. Visitors have strict regulations when entering or leaving other customs in China or going to other countries' customs. Please ask the relevant matters in advance. Passengers can bring mechanical cameras, televisions and other large electrical appliances, film and television equipment in and out of Hong Kong. However, if you want to enter or leave the Mainland of China, you need to go through the formalities of registration and tax payment according to the relevant laws of the Mainland. Visitors to Hong Kong must pay attention. If they leave the country with cameras and video cameras from the mainland of China, please declare to the customs and fill in the registration form. Otherwise, you will still have to pay taxes on the cameras and video cameras you bring when you enter the mainland customs.

How to get to Hong Kong through customs

Mainland tourists or office workers need to go through immigration formalities first. Immigrants must hold their passports, passes and an application form for arrival of visitors from the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The application form needs to be filled in by myself, and the content is very simple, mainly including name, date of birth, nationality, ID number, place of origin, occupation, etc. If you don't know how to fill it out, you can ask the staff of the Immigration Department. The application form is placed in many obvious positions in front of the customs, and can also be obtained directly from customs officers. If you come to Hong Kong by plane or train, the waitress will take the initiative to distribute the entry application form to each passenger during the trip. On ships or through buses, it is also specially distributed.

When passing through the customs, Hong Kong residents and foreign tourists pass through different channels respectively. Generally, the Immigration Department will have eye-catching signs to mark the correct channels. Please pay attention to following the relevant instructions when crossing the border. Going through the exit formalities is basically similar to the entry formalities. Just hold my valid certificate and the completed exit registration card and queue up for the exit formalities. There are also obvious signs at each pass to indicate the exit passage for people with different certificates. Please check and choose the correct passage to leave the country. Hong Kong Airport, Kowloon Railway Station, Sheung Wan Ferry Terminal and China Port City Ferry Terminal all have entry and exit points. At the border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, entry and exit points have also been opened at Luohu, Huanggang and Man Kam To. Therefore, whether you choose to arrive and leave Hong Kong directly by plane, ship or train, or enter and leave Hong Kong through Shenzhen, you can go through the entry and exit formalities very conveniently. Please note that those who arrive in Shenzhen for customs clearance should pay attention to the closing time of each customs clearance. Generally speaking, individuals pass through the customs by themselves, and most of them enter the country through the Luohu Pass, which goes through the entry and exit formalities between 6: 3 and : . People with vehicles can enter the country from Man Kam To Pass, where fewer people enter the country and the formalities are faster, and the processing time is from 7: to 22: . Huanggang pass is mostly a port for container trucks, and some direct tourist buses enter from here.

How to exchange Hong Kong dollars

There are currency exchange offices in the lobby of Hong Kong Airport, Luohu Customs and Sheung Wan Pier. But the exchange rate is higher than other places, so you only need to exchange a little money here before you arrive at your residence. However, if you don't want to take a taxi (taxi) and want to take an airport bus (bus), you must change a certain number of coins in advance, because almost all buses in Hong Kong are empty and don't have change.

it's very convenient to exchange money in hong kong. Banks, hotels and even ordinary shops everywhere can exchange RMB for Hong Kong dollars. Banks usually charge a handling fee for changing Hong Kong dollars. Wing Lung Bank and HSBC have a good reputation, but the former has a higher exchange rate and is the best choice to exchange Hong Kong dollars. On the streets of Hong Kong, you can see exchange shops with the sign of "exchange RMB" everywhere, especially in Sheung Wan, where the exchange rate is higher. However, because it is a street shop, cashiers should be careful to prevent counterfeit money. There is also a kind of "two-for-one shop" everywhere in the street, which is also a good choice to exchange RMB.

With the increase of mainland people in Hong Kong in recent years, many shops, especially some gold shops, welcome to use RMB for shopping, and some gold shops also provide RMB exchange services, but the exchange rate is mostly negotiable. When you exchange Hong Kong dollars, you should pay attention to the exchange rates of various currencies on that day, especially the parts with "SELL" and "BUY" written on them. SELL is the exchange rate at which the store sells RMB, and BUY is the exchange rate at which the store buys RMB and exchanges Hong Kong dollars. Some exchange shops also charge a handling fee, so you should ask in advance.

Notes in Hong Kong

1. In Hong Kong, it is illegal not to carry your ID card with you. Please note that you must carry your photo identification documents (such as a passport) at all times. Generally speaking, the law and order in Hong Kong is good day and night. But you should avoid carrying a lot of cash, it is best to use traveler's checks or credit cards, and make full use of the hotel's safe facilities.

2. Most hotels and restaurants add 1% service charge to the bill, and customers can add 5% as a tip. If the restaurant doesn't charge the service fee, you can take the initiative to tip 1% of the consumption. Taxi drivers, concierges and toilet waiters, passengers can give tips as appropriate.

3. Most hotels provide same-day laundry service, and many hotels also provide child care service. The voltage in Hong Kong is 2/22 volts, and most hotels are equipped with transformers/converters for electrical appliances. Small electrical appliances brought from China can generally be used.

4. The tap water supplied by the Hong Kong government belongs to soft water, which is disinfected with chlorine, which meets the standards of the United Nations World Health Organization and is suitable for drinking. Hotels and supermarkets also sell all kinds of bottled distilled water and mineral water. Some parks also have drinking places where visitors can drink water for free.

5. The Hong Kong Island General Post Office is located near the Star Ferry Pier in Central, and the Kowloon Central Post Office is located at No.1 Middle Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Their office hours are 8: -18: from Monday to Friday and 8: -14: from Saturday. All post offices are closed on Sundays and holidays, but all hotels provide mail service. The office hours of Hong Kong government agencies work five and a half days a week, Monday to Friday from 9: to 17: (lunch time from 13: to 14: ) and Saturday from 9: to 13: ; Some companies also have office hours from 1: to 18: or later. The banking hours are from 9: to 16: 3 from Monday to Friday and from 9: to 12: 3 on Saturday. Shops usually open at 1: on a seven-day working day, but many shops open from 13: to 17: on Sundays and holidays. Chinese New Year stores usually have three days off (the first day, the second day and the third day), so shopping should avoid these days.

6. There are two Chinese and English TV stations in Hong Kong, which not only broadcast programs produced in Hong Kong, but also broadcast programs produced in mainland China, Taiwan Province, Japan, Britain, the United States and Australia. In addition, viewers can also receive programs from 5 stations of Asia Satellite TV. And cable TV is becoming more and more popular. In Hong Kong, there are seven Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) operated by the Hong Kong government, one belongs to Commercial Power (CR) and three belong to Metro Radio. The broadcast languages are mainly Cantonese and English. Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) recently launched a Mandarin program.

The emergency telephone number in Hong Kong is 999. In case of emergency, you can also ask the police for help.

Shopping Introduction

Shopping in Hong Kong ranks first in the world in terms of price, variety and service. Hong Kong is a free port, and goods come from all over the world. Since most goods are free from customs duties, the prices of goods in Hong Kong are correspondingly lower, so it has always been called a "shopping paradise". Moreover, there are many seasonal sales promotions here every year, which can provide real benefits for tourists, so shopping in Hong Kong will definitely enjoy satisfactory services.

The shopping area in Hong Kong can be roughly divided into two sections: Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, with Tsim Sha Tsui, Jordan, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok on the subway as the focus in Kowloon. Hong Kong Island focuses on Central, North Point, Admiralty and Causeway Bay on the subway line, as well as Sheung Wan, which reflects Hong Kong's unique culture. The shops here sell goods with different characteristics from all over the world, and most of the service employees are professionally trained, attentive and friendly, customer first, and the prices of goods are reasonable, far lower than those in other countries. Among them, DFS Global Duty Free Shop is a must-see brand center.

There are many famous shopping streets in Hong Kong where similar shops are concentrated in one place. For example, Nathan Road in Kowloon is dominated by gold ornaments, Sai Yeung Choi Street in Mong Kok is dominated by audio-visual equipment, and there are many antique shops in hollywood road in Sheung Wan.

You must go to a gold shop when you go to Hongkong. The quality of Xie Ruilin, Chow Tai Fook and Zhou Shengsheng is the most guaranteed.

In addition, there are large shopping malls in various sections, such as langham place in Mong Kok, Peninsula Hotel Mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, Harbour City, New World Center and Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong. Landmark Plaza and Pacific Place in Central, Times Square and sogo in Causeway Bay; New Town Plaza in Sha Tin, etc. Generally speaking, most shopping malls in Central are relatively advanced, with high-grade goods and naturally high prices. Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui are good places for the general public to shop. As for Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok, the goods are not of high grade and the prices of goods are relatively low.

Roadside stalls are also a beautiful landscape for shopping in Hong Kong. There are some clothing markets and professional streets in Central, as well as Women's Street, Temple Street Night Market, Jade Market, Shanghai Street and reclamation street Open-air Market in Yau Ma Tei, Garden Street and Garden Street in Mong Kok, Jardine's Square, Jardine's Street and Stanley Market in Causeway Bay.

There are export clothing stores in major shopping areas, especially in Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Cameron Road, Granville Road and Hung Hom in Tsim Sha Tsui. The shop sells all kinds of ready-made clothes for export, and even clothes designed by famous designers. (For details, please refer to the list of shopping guides and recommended products)

The supermarkets in Hong Kong are relatively developed, mainly including Parknshop, Wellcome, Wanning and China Resources, as well as chain convenience stores such as OK and 7.11, which mainly deal in daily necessities, especially snacks, and are open 24 hours a day.

Friendly reminder:

Δ Before you arrive in Hong Kong, make a list to know what you want to buy, and know the price in the Mainland as a reference for shopping in Hong Kong.

Δ Try to choose the shopping malls and restaurants with the word "excellent" posted by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. These merchants have quality service guarantee, the goods are clearly priced, and they can also give consumers certain discounts. Don't shop in shops that don't clearly indicate the price of goods.

Δ After buying something, keep the receipt and credit card deposit slip, and carefully check whether the goods put into the shopping bag are purchased by yourself, so as to prevent the merchants from switching packages.

Δ All member travel agencies under the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong have promised to provide 1% refund for shopping. If you are dissatisfied with the shopping activities arranged by the tour group, you can handle it through the tour guide first, or complain to the parliament within 14 days of shopping, and return the goods that are completely unused and fully packaged, and you can go through the full refund procedure. Remember to keep the original documents.

Δ Most stores in Hong Kong will not accept complaints or returns after leaving the counter, so please ask the details about the return before payment to avoid unnecessary troubles.

when you have a dispute with a merchant when shopping, don't argue in the store. Take the shopping receipt and complain to the Consumer Council. If the situation is serious at that time, you can directly call the 24-hour emergency call 999.

There are many thieves in markets, shoe stores, restaurants, etc. where δ consumption is concentrated, so we must be vigilant and it is best not to act alone.