This East-meets-West global hub of finance, business, trade, culture, food and kaleidoscopic lights never fails to captivate.
at The Langham Hong Kong which has retained its three Michelin-star rating in 2023 for the eighth consecutive year. With a dizzying choice of restaurants on every street dishing up delicious food day and night, you’ll never go hungry.A first-time visitor might see Hong Kong as a contemporary, cutting-edge city, but there are pockets of history amid the high-rises.
As in life, Chinese dining conforms to traditional rules of etiquette that spin like a Lazy Susan. Everything from table manners to placement of chopsticks, seating arrangements, sharing food, drinking tea, and even how to handle a seemingly rude waiter has a right and a wrong way. To avoid offending your hosts, study aHong Kong dining etiquette also decrees hot hand towels are presented at the start and finish of a meal in place of napkins being used throughout.
on Kowloon’s Canton Road is a shrine to shopping – expect to queue outside major luxury stores, less so towards closing time at 10pm.Culture runs deep in Hong Kong, so it’s no surprise to see an entire precinct dedicated to the arts. What will surprise is the scope, scale and sheer ‘wow’ factor of the new
, a world-class showcase of visual arts, design, architecture and performing arts. Set on 40 hectares of reclaimed land on Victoria Harbour and featuring six dedicated indoor and outdoor spaces, the district also delivers some of HK’s best views.Street markets, such as the Ladies’ Market in Mong Kok, are great places to bag a bargain.
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