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Hong Kong Festivals 2008
New Years Day 1 Jan
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The 2nd day of the Chinese Lunar New Year 8 Feb
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Spring Lantern Festival 21 Feb
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Good Friday 21 Mar
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Kwun Yum's Birthday 26 Mar
Ching Ming 4 Apr
Birthday of Tin Hau 28 Apr
May day / Labour Day 1 May
Buddha’s Birthday and Cheung Chau Bun Festival 12 May
Tuen Ng /  Dragon Boat Festival 8 June
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 1 July
The day following Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 2 July
Kwan Tai / Kwan Gon's Birthday  
Seventh Goddess' Day / Tsat-je 7 Aug
Chinese Ghosts Festival / Yue Laan 15 Aug
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival 14 Sep
The day following Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival 19 Sep
Confucius' Birthday 26 Sep
National Day 1 Oct
Chung Yeung Festival 7 Oct
Christmas Day 25 Dec
Boxing Day 26 Dec

   

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Shopping in Hong Kong   

Attention:  It's against the law if the shop charges differently from what's on the price tag.  Call the Consumer Council 2929 2222 if negotiation with the shop fails. 

 

Markets Chinese Souvenir Electrical Applicance Pure Gold Silk/Chinese embroidery Computer Shops Everyday Shopping Furniture Factory Outlets

Shops that locals go to for their everyday shopping:

  • Fast food shops
  • 24-hour convenient shops
  • Department stores
  • Book shops
  • Toy shops

Market Browsing:

  • Flower Market
  • Bird Market
  • Aquariums Market
  • Local food and goods market
  • Ladies' Lane
  • old Western Market
  • Fair - before Chinese new year (biggest one in Victoria Park in Causeway Bay)

 

Other shopping:

 

 

It's always safer to have an extra credit card around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not coming to Hong Kong yourself but want to go shopping in Hong Kong anyway?  There is a way!  Go to this site -- http://www.hkshop.com/ -- they will shop for you, and send the goods to wherever you are.  It's a great idea isn't it?

If you can't even do that then get a flavour of what HK is like by watching some HK movies.  The film industry in Hong Kong is very well developed considering how small the place is and puts out some high quality films that are watched by the Chinese community around the world, as well as occasionally breaking out into US or European markets.  One currently in production which is getting some great buzz is the Banquet kung Fu movie starring Ziyi Zhang, Daniel Wu and Ge.  Said to be based on a loose adaptation of Hamlet it is set in ancient china and of course features some serious martial arts scenes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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