● Currency HKD, pegged to the US dollar ● Visa-free stay up to 90 days for many nationalities ● Getting around Octopus card on MTR, tram & ferry ● Airport Express Central in 24 min ● Tap water boil before drinking ● Emergency number 999

Causeway Bay, up close

Causeway Bay is dense, neon-heavy shopping territory — consistently ranked among the most expensive and busiest retail districts on the planet by rental price alone.

The shopping core

Major department stores and multi-storey malls cluster around the Times Square and SOGO intersections, with narrower streets behind them holding smaller, more independent shops.

Victoria Park

A large, genuinely green space sits right in the middle of the district — used for morning tai chi, major annual events, and simply as a break from the surrounding density.

Food streets

Smaller lanes just off the main shopping strips hold a dense concentration of restaurants spanning everything from cha chaan teng to hotpot, popular with office workers on their lunch break.