• Currency: Hong Kong dollar (HK$, HKD)
• Climate: Subtropical with hot summers; temperatures from June to August ranging between 18º and 30º Celsius (64º to 86º Fahrenheit). Mild winters with average January temperatures rarely dipping below 15° Celsius (59° Fahrenheit)
• Time Zone: GMT plus eight hours
• Language: Cantonese with English widely spoken

Getting Around Hong Kong
Public transport is really the only viable way to get around Hong Kong. Fortunately, it is cheap, fast and efficient with an extensive bus service, rail, trams, ferries, hover ferries and taxis all in abundant supply.

Buses are the most efficient way to explore the south and the New Territories; Kowloon and the north are better served by the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) or the interesting double-decker trams, while the best way to cut across the harbour is by ferry, purely for the spectacular views. Metered taxis are red or green with silver tops.