● 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

Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is the territory's original urban core, and still its financial and social centre — a narrow strip of skyscrapers squeezed between the harbour and the steep green slopes of Victoria Peak.

Central & Admiralty

The financial district, home to the tallest towers, the elevated Central–Mid-Levels escalator, and the lower terminus of the Peak Tram.

Sheung Wan & Western District

Older, more local streets west of Central, known for dried seafood shops, antique dealers on Hollywood Road, and a growing café scene.

Wan Chai & Causeway Bay

Wan Chai mixes old shophouses with nightlife; Causeway Bay is dense, neon-lit shopping territory and one of the busiest retail districts anywhere.

The Southern District

Over the ridge from the skyscrapers, Aberdeen, Stanley and Repulse Bay offer a slower, more coastal side of the Island — fishing-village history, a market town, and beaches.