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Hong Kong Holidays/ Festivals 2012
The first day of January 1 Jan
Chinese New Year of the Dragon 23 Jan
The second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, Che Kung's Birthday 24 Jan
The third day of the Lunar New Year 25 Jan
Spring Lantern Festival/Chinese Valentine's Day 6 Feb
Ching Ming Festival 4 Apr
Good Friday 6 Apr
The day following Good Friday 7 Apr
Easter Monday 9 Apr
Buddha’s Birthday and Cheung Chau Bun Festival 28 Apr
Labour day 1 May
Birthday of Tin Hau 13 Apr
Tuen Ng /  Dragon Boat Festival 23 Jun
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 1 Jul
The day following HKSAR Establishment Day 2 Jul
Kwan Tai / Kwan Gon's Birthday 11 Aug
Seventh Goddess' Day / Tsat-je 23 Aug
Chinese Ghosts Festival / Yue Lan 30 Aug
Confucius' Birthday/Teacher's Day 28 Sept
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival  30 Sep evening
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival 1 Oct
National Day 1 Oct
Chung Yeung Festival 23 Oct
Christmas Day 25 Dec
Boxing Day 26 Dec

 

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Best Hotels for Shopping in Hong Kong

Just like Singapore, shops are everywhere in Hong Kong.  If you come to Hong Kong for shopping, try optimize your experience by staying in the right district.  For example, if you enjoy:

Fashion:

Mongkok, Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon or Admiralty, Causeway Bay and Central in Hong Kong Island provide plenty choices. 

  • In Mongkok, there are Langham Place Hotel, Tatami Hampton Hotel
  • In Tsim Sha Tsui, there are the famous Peninsula Hotel and many other hotels.
  • In Admiralty, there are Island Shangri-La and J W Marriott which both are reputable 5-star hotels.
  • In Causeway Bay, Excelsior and Park Lane are my favourite.  Best locations and good buffet.
  • Hotels in Central are even more pricey than any other part. Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong and Four Seasons Hong Kong are a few to name. Ritz Carlton was a reputable one too though it has closed down now.  There are a couple guest houses which are located at not such convenient location like the Bishop Lei and YWCA.
  • Alternatively, if you like outlet shopping, Novotel Hotel Citygate is a good choice for it's right next to Citygate Mall, the mall that hosts over 80 brands' discount outlet including Nike, Burberry and Calvin Klein..

Local Markets:

There are various street markets in Hong Kong.

  • Laides Market, Flower Market, Goldfish Market, Bird Market and Fa Yuen Street (bargain street stalls) are all between Prince Edward and Mongkok.  Royal Plaza Hotel Hong Kong is within walking distance to all these markets and the MTR underground station nearby is an added advantage.
  • for Temple Street Night Market, try staying in hotels in Yau Ma Tei

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