Hong Kong Destination Guide

From Victoria Peak at night, Hong Kong looks like a lunar settlement where neon signs spray confections of light into a vast outer space. But on the ground, the city is undeniably earthly; a Chinese metropolis and an international financial hub that is highly organised, rudely expensive and densely developed to the point of the absurd.

But Hong Kong’s downfalls are far fewer than its perks and nowhere are Hong Kong’s delights more palpable than through its street vendors proffering steamy bowls of ramen noodle soups and delicious dim sum. And with an urban population exceeding seven million, you can be sure to find plenty of them. You can watch Cantonese operas at the Sunbeam Theatre or sit on the banks of Victoria Harbour and watch nightly light shows to music bouncing across the Central District’s skyscrapers.

At the Temple Street Night market you can buy contraband CDs and eat oysters by the dozen. The city may be stressful, but take a deep breath and go with it - you're guaranteed to have fun. Find a karaoke bar, take a boat tour of Victoria Harbour, or take one of the plenty of day trips to places such as Lantau Island, the Pat Sin Leng Nature Trail or the European settlement of Macau that are easy to get to and fantastically affordable.