Visiting Hong Kong - All Your Questions to Make Your Visit Memorable

[SanMiguel]

Yes i'm back now..unfotunatelly i catched a cold when i came back , so i was not in mood to edit pics yet.
OK finally i began and here are the first 2 pics of my trip:


HongKong: http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=115693
Singapore: http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=115735

hope you like them

[Rapid]

Have a good trip?

[szehoong]

Hi fellow forumers!

As you all might have noticed in my previous thread on the tedious process of choosing a hotel.......now I am faced with another 'problem'

I am conversant in Cantonese but unfortunately I am unable to read Chinese (thanks goodness my sister and mom does and they are with me on this trip!)

ANyway as they are not skyscraper fans.....they wouldn't know the names in English so I do have a request here to 'translate' certain skyscraper/significant building names into Chinese characters so I could print em out as a reference. I also need a 'Cantonese translation' - for example....Bank Of China = "Chung Kwok Ngan Hong" so I could speak it out hehehe


I need to know:

1) HK Convention Centre
2) IFC II
3) Central Plaza
4) The Peak
5) The Centre

anymore recommendation? I couldn't think of more now as it is 5:45am!


Oh and I would also like to have a meetup with anyone in HK...sorry for the late notice! Anyone interested?

And thanks a bunch again for all ya help a few weeks ago on my hotel selection. You guys had been a great help! THANKS!!!

[zergcerebrates]

Originally Posted by szehoong

Hi fellow forumers!

As you all might have noticed in my previous thread on the tedious process of choosing a hotel.......now I am faced with another 'problem'

I am conversant in Cantonese but unfortunately I am unable to read Chinese (thanks goodness my sister and mom does and they are with me on this trip!)

ANyway as they are not skyscraper fans.....they wouldn't know the names in English so I do have a request here to 'translate' certain skyscraper/significant building names into Chinese characters so I could print em out as a reference. I also need a 'Cantonese translation' - for example....Bank Of China = "Chung Kwok Ngan Hong" so I could speak it out hehehe


I need to know:

1) HK Convention Centre
2) IFC II
3) Central Plaza
4) The Peak
5) The Centre

anymore recommendation? I couldn't think of more now as it is 5:45am!


Oh and I would also like to have a meetup with anyone in HK...sorry for the late notice! Anyone interested?

And thanks a bunch again for all ya help a few weeks ago on my hotel selection. You guys had been a great help! THANKS!!!

Hmm I only know this:

1) HK convention center: Heung Kong, Wan Chai wui tsin chong sum.

Well in HK you can survive with English. Most signs are in English and Chinese anyways.

[ailiton]

This version is for people who don't know Cantonese
1. Heung Gong Wui Yee Jin Lam Jung Sum (or simply Wui Jin)
2. Kwok Jai Gum Yung Jung Sum Yee Kei (or simply Kwok Gum Yee Kei)
3. Jung Wan Gwong Cheung
4. Tai Ping Shan
5. Jung Wan Jung Sum


This version is for people who know Cantonese "pinyin"
1. Heung Kong Wui Yi Chin Lam Chung Sam (or simply Wui Chin)
2. Kwok Chai Kam Yung Chung Sam Yi Kei (or simply Kwok Kam Yi Kei)
3. Chung Wan Kwong Cheung
4. Tai Ping Shan
5. Chung Wan Chung Sam

Too bad I have left HK already.

[zergcerebrates]

Good job!

[szehoong]

Aliton & Zergcerebrates > Thanks a bunch man!

Aliton > haha....thanks again for painstakingly listing down both the official Cantonese 'pinyin' and the 'dunno Cantonese' version. I however find both kinda similar hahaha.....maybe because I speak Cantonese and English?

ANyone knows any other vantage lookput points or observation decks?

And how to get to 'Tai Yue Shan' (Lantau Island) giant Buddha? What about going to The Peak too?

I'll be wandering around HK without a tour guide for 7 days so I need all the help I could get hehehehe!

[ailiton]

np Szehoong.

For the Budda, take the MTR to Tung Chung (you will be staying in Kowloon, right? If so, take the Tsuen Wan Line to Lai King and change for the Tung Chung Line) and change there for Lantau Bus route 23 (it shows "Ngong Ping" as the destination at the front).

For the Peak, take the MTR to Admiralty and change there for New World First Bus route 15 (it shows "The Peak" as the destination). The peak tram station is actually not too far away from Admiralty so that can be an alternative.

[hkskyline]

Some good vantage points on Hong Kong Island :
Lugard Road
- ends at the Peak Tower and heads west
- some sections are exposed, but they're the best spots for photos

Bowen Road
- starts below Highcliff & Summit (take bus 15) and heads west to Admiralty
- there is a staircase on the south side as you walk west that goes up to Lover's Rock
- quite well shaded so it won't get too hot walking the trail

[zergcerebrates]

Originally Posted by ailiton

For the Peak, take the MTR to Admiralty and change there for New World First Bus route 15 (it shows "The Peak" as the destination). The peak tram station is actually not too far away from Admiralty so that can be an alternative.

For going up to The Peak I recommend taking the "Peak Tram" its a very nice experience.





And this is the Peak Tram station:

[Dennis]

@ szehoong

i dont think u will meet anyone

we didnt meet any forumers when we went to hong kong

next year i wanna meet someones, if we go back we can do a big asia meeting

[zergcerebrates]

Originally Posted by szehoong

Aliton & Zergcerebrates > Thanks a bunch man!

Aliton > haha....thanks again for painstakingly listing down both the official Cantonese 'pinyin' and the 'dunno Cantonese' version. I however find both kinda similar hahaha.....maybe because I speak Cantonese and English?

ANyone knows any other vantage lookput points or observation decks?

And how to get to 'Tai Yue Shan' (Lantau Island) giant Buddha? What about going to The Peak too?

I'll be wandering around HK without a tour guide for 7 days so I need all the help I could get hehehehe!

Hmm for 7days its more than enough in HKG. You might wanna consider going to Macau as well for a day. In HKG theres several places you can go to fill up your schedule.

Festival Walk(its a huge modern mall)
Shatin's "New Town Plaza" (one of the biggest in HK)
Mongkok's women street, Argyle Street and others nearby
Causeway Bay just walk all around it haha
Tsimshatsui. Shops shops and more shops, and also pubs.
Central(for skyscraper fans)
Admiralty (skyscrapers and for going up to the peak)
Stanley Bay. The bus ride going there is worth it part of the sightseeing trip. The starting point is in Exchange square take "Citybus" it will terminate at Stanley Bay and they have a marketplace for tourists.
Lan Kwai Fong. For clubbing,drinking, and midnight entertainment.
Lan Tau(for buddha as you've mentioned)

[zergcerebrates]

Originally Posted by Dennis

@ szehoong

i dont think u will meet anyone

we didnt meet any forumers when we went to hong kong

next year i wanna meet someones, if we go back we can do a big asia meeting

I'm going back to HK in December for sure.

[Patrick Highrise]

That budha was cool! I have been there! Its impressive!
You could also go a day to Shenzhen instead of Macau? Its an idea? Anyway enjoy HK to the full!

[Isan]

Originally Posted by Patrick Highrise

That budha was cool! I have been there! Its impressive!

I agreed Big Buddha is grandeur
Did the bigger in the world?

[vvill]

Originally Posted by Dennis

@ szehoong

i dont think u will meet anyone

we didnt meet any forumers when we went to hong kong

next year i wanna meet someones, if we go back we can do a big asia meeting

it's because most of the hk forumers here are currently not in hk. some of them are from the uk (incldg me), some of them are from the states, canada...etc

[vincent]

i think there are about 4 forumers that are currently in (or living in) hk now.


Isan, the title that was set for that Buddha is tricky enough to have many conditions. It is the world's biggest bronze sitted Buddha.
I think there are some bigger standed one in Japan, or maybe some bigger one made of stone somewhere in China.

7 days is definitely not enough if your purpose in HK is to take some serious and professional photos.

[Syd-Hk]

im going to hk for christmas trip!

[EricIsHim]

Originally Posted by zergcerebrates

For going up to The Peak I recommend taking the "Peak Tram" its a very nice experience.





And this is the Peak Tram station:

Taking the bus, NWFB 15, isn't a bad idea either. You can see both northern and southern HKI on top of the hill during the ride; and it's probably gonna scare you out with a double-deckers running 50km/h 2 feet off the cliff.

Also, if you take the minibus Rt. 1 from Timor, you can experience some of the steepest and oldest roads in HKI. If you want some excitiment, I recommand take this when you go downhill.

[hkskyline]

The Peak Tram is a tourist attraction. Other than that it's nothing really special. I find the bus ride more interesting since it winds its way up the hill, passing Highcliff and Summit along the way, and offers some nice views of the skyline as it ascends. Get a front seat on the upper deck.