What you need to know when traveling in Hong Kong

In recent years, more and more people from the mainland have traveled to Hong Kong. If you go to Hong Kong, you may easily run into problems if you don’t know Hong Kong’s customs and regulations. Let’s talk about the common sense you need to know when traveling in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong uses sea water to flush toilets. We call it salt water. It is supplied separately from other water supplies. If you are interested, you may want to try it. . .

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The English name for Chai Wan is Chai wan,

The English name for Wan Chai is Wan Chai...

And they also On the same subway line (Hong Kong Island Line)

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Hong Kong laws and regulations are very detailed. For example, you are not allowed to place flower pots outside the window sills of several floors above your home, and you will be fined; if your air conditioner is not installed properly, the cooling water drips, and you will be fined; if the water at your door is not treated, which may breed mosquitoes, you will be fined; if you smoke in a no-smoking area, you will be fined... very detailed, There are rules to follow when it comes to execution.

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Vehicle diesel in Hong Kong is tax-free in order to combat the income sources of illegal diesel (commonly known as red oil) groups.

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Hong Kong Disneyland seems to have nothing to do with politics, but it is actually owned by a company formed by the Hong Kong government and the Walt Disney Company, with the Hong Kong government owning more than half. Equity. So technically Hong Kong Disneyland is, uh, a public park.

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Tung Chung is on the west

Sai Kung is on the east

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The Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices is not there It is near Cheung Sha Wan MTR Station, but next to the next stop, Sham Shui Po Station; Sham Shui Po Sports Ground is relatively close to Cheung Sha Wan Station.

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The Hung Hom Coliseum, where many singers have held concerts, is not actually its official name. The official name is the Hong Kong Coliseum, but if you ask for directions, you will know this name. , I guess not many people can react. The English name is not Hong Kong Stadium (this refers to the Hong Kong Stadium, another sports venue) but Hong Kong Coliseum. The name of Coliseum comes from the Roman Coliseum, and the shape is somewhat similar.

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If you don’t bring a coat in Hong Kong, you will definitely freeze to death

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A lot of cheap things in Hong Kong are actually They are all hidden quite deeply. Not in a commercial shop facing the street, but in an old-looking commercial building. (Those who are interested can check hkprice) And these stores often only accept cash. This is really a purchasing experience that can only be gained after living here for a long time.

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There are two types of issuers of Hong Kong dollars, commercial banks and the government. The 10-yuan banknote and all coins are issued by the government; the 20-yuan, 50-yuan, 100-yuan, 500-yuan, and 1,000-yuan banknotes are issued by HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Bank of China. Everyone should know this. The interesting thing is that only the 10 yuan note is printed with the words "Hong Kong legal tender", and the others are "payable on demand HKD xxx (face value of the banknote) yuan". Theoretically, Hong Kong dollar commercial bank banknotes are bills used to exchange Hong Kong dollars, and the 10-dollar banknote itself is the Hong Kong dollar.

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The tastes of McDonald's in Hong Kong and those in mainland China are almost exactly the same, but KFC is very different.

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The tea house dim sum mangosteen beef balls are not all beef, but also pork. The purpose is to taste better, so... My Muslim friends have to go to vegetarian restaurants to enjoy it. Tea is fun too.

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Pay attention to the buses in Hong Kong. Most of them are Dennison made in the UK. That is because Hong Kong was once subject to Commonwealth policies, and most large-ticket products were When the restrictions were lifted, British buses still accounted for most of the market. The reason was that the two sides had cooperated for a long time, and Hong Kong was also a major customer and could participate in the design process. They even successfully cooperated to develop the world's first air-conditioned double-decker bus. The British were naturally better than German and Swedish competitors prevailed.

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The first letter of the Hong Kong ID card shows your identity.

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In Hong Kong, the English spelling of a name is more important than the Chinese spelling. Everyone will definitely have a name with English spelling, called "English name", but you can choose not to have a "Chinese name". The spelling of English names is relatively free. The last name must be spelled exactly like the father's, but the first name can be spelled any way you like. In addition to the surname, the Chinese name can be spelled in any English way. You can even call it Wang Peter without pinyin transliteration.

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Hong Kong was once the first port of asylum for Vietnamese boat people. Over the past 25 years, many camps have been built to accommodate boat people while they were awaiting refugee status screening. Many Vietnamese immigrated to the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Canada via Hong Kong. But some people choose to stay and see that those with surnames nguyen (阮) and hoang (黄) are usually boat people or descendants, even though their appearance and accent are no different from those of Hong Kong people.

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When visiting Hong Kong, don’t call people with dark skin and tall noses Indians. This is the same as white people thinking Asians are Japanese when they see them. , it doesn’t matter, the problem is that Pakistan and India are feuding, so why not call them wrong? It’s not a surprise that their native generation can understand Chinese, they can understand it.

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The birth certificate and death certificate of the newborn were issued by the Exit-Entry Administration Department

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A year before 1997 Hong Kong residents born in Hong Kong can obtain three types of passports without immigrating: British Dependent Territories Citizen Passport (before 1997)/British National (Overseas) Passport (after 1997), Special Administrative Region Passport, and Republic of China National Passport without Household Registration (Required) Registered before 1997)

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The British embassy and consulates can handle marriage procedures for same-sex couples in China where one of the parties is British, but Hong Kong is an exception. The British government hinted at the reason It is the Hong Kong government that objects.

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Hong Kong instant noodles do not have forks. I just got hit.

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Hong Kong weights and measures nominally use the decimal system, but in daily life Sima Jin, imperial system, and decimal system are used together. Fruits are measured in pounds, vegetables are measured in kilograms, and gold is measured in troy ounces. The younger generation is accustomed to the decimal system for units such as length and weight, but the older generation is still accustomed to using the decimal system because they are taught the imperial system in school.

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Don’t eat on the MTR! Don’t drink on the MTR! If you are caught, you will be fined up to 2,000 Hong Kong dollars! By the way, be careful with overweight luggage. Fine of two thousand...

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After the police conduct an alcohol breath test on the driver at the roadblock, the small tube used for blowing air must be handed over to the driver to take away because of the regulations The law considers that the tube stained with saliva may contain the tester's genes, so the driver must dispose of it by himself.

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It was not until 1974 that Chinese became the official language of Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong’s laws still contain British words such as Her Majesty the Queen, the United Kingdom, and colonies. This is not because the government is lazy and does not change it, but it is very time-consuming to amend it one by one. So another piece of legislation was enacted to explain that these words should be regarded as equivalent to the Chinese, Hong Kong governments, etc. However, it has not yet been determined what position in China the assassination and attack on Her Majesty the Queen mentioned in the crime of treason can be replaced by. It is generally believed that the chairman of the guojia is different from the king, so it is left as it is.

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Before the handover, the official letters of the Hong Kong government in English were not government letters, but on her majesty's service, so the older generation of civil servants were used to nickname/jokingly call them The Queen of England is "the boss's wife", which means the boss's wife. After the return, the sentence structure remained unchanged, but it was changed to on government service, and it was renamed Chinese first.

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The public is not required to use postal codes when sending letters in Hong Kong

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The Chief Executive’s official car does not have a license plate. The regional emblem is hung in place of the license plate, following the custom of Hong Kong Governor's cars not displaying a crown on the license plate.

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The Hong Kong government is the largest employer in Hong Kong, employing about 160,000 people; the Hospital Authority (a government-funded public institution but not a government department) ranks second, with about 6 employees Thousands of people.

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There are two writing methods for building stratification in Hong Kong, Chinese and Western. The Chinese-style ground floor is the first floor, and the Western-style is underground. It does not mean underground, but the ground floor. Therefore, when the older generation invites relatives and friends to their homes, they usually say, "My home is in the X-shaped building." The "X-building" refers to which floor the elevator presses to avoid confusion.