Hong Kong City Overview
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City Overview
In its multi-faceted role as a repository of traditional Chinese culture, the last jewel in the crown of the British Empire and one of the key economies of the Pacific Rim, Hong Kong is East Asia's most extraordinary city. The view of sky-scrapered Hong Kong Island, across the harbour from Kowloon, is one of the most stunning urban panoramas on earth. Surprisingly Hong Kong has of inviting beaches, rewarding hiking trails and some surviving bastions of Chinese village life.
Daily Budget
Currency: Renminbi ('People's Money') Meals - can be kept to around HKD20. Accommodation should be budgeted for about HKD150 to HKD350 a day. Food is cheap throughout China. The bottom line is that you'll be charged the 'tourist price' a lot of the time - it's a practice encouraged by the government. Tipping is not really expected in mainland China - but bargaining is definitely OK. You can bargain in shops, street stalls, and hotels - but not in large stores
Daily Budget
Currency: Renminbi ('People's Money') Meals - can be kept to around HKD20. Accommodation should be budgeted for about HKD150 to HKD350 a day. Food is cheap throughout China. The bottom line is that you'll be charged the 'tourist price' a lot of the time - it's a practice encouraged by the government. Tipping is not really expected in mainland China - but bargaining is definitely OK. You can bargain in shops, street stalls, and hotels - but not in large stores