Below you'll find insider tips on getting the best from Hong Kong, from hints on finding a home to reviews of the hottest restaurants in town.
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Central, Western & Mid-Levels
Map 16
Officially known as Victoria until the name went out of fashion, the financial and administrative centre of Hong Kong now goes by the more prosaic name of Central District. It’s... read more
Eastern District
Map 17
The northern shore of Hong Kong Island is one solid conurbation from one end to the other. Eastern District refers to all areas east of Causeway Bay: from Tin Hau through North... read more
Lantau Island
Maps 8, 9, 12 & 13
Lantau Island is the first part of Hong Kong that most new arrivals see as they touch down on the runway at Chek Lap Kok – but they are whisked straight into the city... read more
Mong Kok & Yau Ma Tei
Map 15
When a district is often heard described as ‘the most densely populated area in the world’, you expect crowds. But when those crowds are joined by honking taxis,... read more
North and East Kowloon
Maps 9 & 10
When you look across the harbour from Hong Kong Island, you can see that the flat peninsula of Kowloon is enclosed by a steep ring of mountains. Urban Kowloon had been... read more
North New Territories
Maps 2, 3, 5 & 6
The northern part of the New Territories butts onto the border with China which, since it was opened in 1979, has become one of the world’s busiest crossing points. The... read more
Outlying Islands
Hong Kong Island is just one of many mountainous isles included in the SAR. All told, there are more than 230 of them. Many have been inhabited for centuries by fishing or farming... read more
Pok Fu Lam and Aberdeen
Maps 14 & 16
The southwest corner of Hong Kong Island has a long maritime heritage: incense was being exported from Aberdeen harbour long before the British arrived on the scene. Indeed... read more
Sai Kung
Maps 6, 7 & 11
With more than their fair share of natural beauty, the Sai Kung and Clear Water Bay peninsulas are known as Hong Kong’s ‘back garden’. The landscape is spectacular, the... read more
Sha Tin
Map 6-C4
Sha Tin lies in a wide, flat valley south of Tolo Harbour, and in ancient times was famed for the quality of its rice. Villagers dug for shellfish along the sandy shore.... read more
