The same people that do this web site, Hont Kong Tourism Board, will be supplying apps for easy access. They will also be at a booth at the JCA Auditorium to help people on site with their travel plans for siteseeing, etc on August 7, 8 and 9.
Ellie On Jul 29, 2013, at 12:39 AM, Teemeah . <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys, thanks for the tips. > > Besides those given here and on the Wikimania page, I strongly advise to > visit discoverhongkong.com, it's the official tourism website of HK, > multilingual, with lots of up-to-date and useful info + discount vouchers to > certain paid sights (like Madame Tussaud's for the Chinese movie and music > nerds like myself, or Disneyland and the like). They also have mobile > applications with walk routes, maps etc. I was amazed at the amount of > information they provide, it really makes the impression that HK is a tourist > friendly city. (thumbs up) > > Kind regards > Timea > > > 2013/7/29 Jeromy-Yu Maximilian Chan <[email protected]> > http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Must-read_tips > > the local team had written these tips > and put it on the wiki for while > > Jeromy-Yu "Jerry" Chan, ARAD > User:Yuyu | zh.wikipedia > > Coordinator-in-Chief, Wikimania 2013 > also Jeromyu on twitter, plurk and most of places > http://plasticnews.wf| http://about.me/jeromyu > > Tel (Mobile): +852 9279 1601 > Οὔτε τι τῶν ἀνθρωπίνων ἄξιον ὂν μεγάλης σπουδῆς. > No human thing is of serious importance (Plato, Republic 604c) > > > On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Andrew Lih <[email protected]> wrote: > Great to send some tips. I'm helping to assemble more but here's the brief > version: > > 1. Bring shorts and sandals. It's hot, humid and rainy. Bring one set of nice > clothes for the opening party and going to bars, but make it light slacks and > soled shoes. As Jon said: jeans are not useful. > > 2. Bring a light jacket and umbrella (or purchase on here for HKD 60). It can > get cold indoors where it's super-air-conditioned. You can go from 35 C to 20 > C in a matter of a few meters, as you go from outdoors to indoors. > > 3. Get an Octopus card right away for mass transit and cash payments around > the city. > > 4. Mobile data users: CSL/one2free Power Prepaid SIM card for will get you a > phone number and unlimited 3G data for one week at HKD 78. That's a pretty > good deal. > See: > http://one2free.hkcsl.com/jsp/prepaid_sim_card/power_prepaid_sim/card_features/card_features.jsp > > 5. 7-11 shops are 24 hours here, for those jetlagged midnight cravings. > > 6. Exchange rate here is roughly 8 HKD for 1 USD, or 10 HKD for 1 euro. Big > banks like Citibank, HSBC and Standard Chartered all have ATMs hooked up to > global networks. > > See you in HK. > > > > > > -Andrew Lih > Associate professor of journalism > USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism > Email: [email protected] > WEB: http://www.andrewlih.com > BOOK: The Wikipedia Revolution: http:/www.wikipediarevolution.com > PROJECT: Wiki Makes Video > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wiki_Makes_Video > > > On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 7:10 AM, Sumana Harihareswara <[email protected]> > wrote: > I happened to get this and thought others might like it. > -Sumana > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 18:22:09 +0900 > From: Jon Robson <[email protected]> > > I just arrived so thought I'd share a few of my findings so far in > case they are useful. > > Hong Kong express train is 100HKD and takes you directly to Kowloon or > Hong Kong Station. I'm staying in Hong Kong island at the moment and > grabbed a taxi from the HK station. 3 mile taxi cost me about HKD40. > > I'm guessing the airport has them but I arrived jetlagged and late so > I delayed getting one and Des Voeux Road near Central/Hong Kong > station has lots of sim cards with data plans [1] for all you data > nerds.. I got a data prepaid sim card there from the 3Shop for > HKD$198. It was a little confusing but I'm pretty sure it will cover > me for my whole trip (see if you can decipher the plan - they all look > like this [2]) It's worth getting one as the mobile Wikipedia Nearby > page shows a few places in need of photos - I already sorted one of > them out :-) [3]. > > It's very hot and wearing jeans is the worst idea ever. I just spent a > day in them and from now on I will be wearing 3/4 length cargo pants. > The shopping malls are the best refuges ever in this heat, when > walking make sure one is always nearby. > > I already found an awesome Michelin starred dim sum place for all you > dim sum lovers. I'd recommend a visit whilst here [4]. > > See you all soon! > > [1] > https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%09Shop+1,+G%2FF,+Unicorn+Trade+Centre,+127+Des+Voeux+Road,+Central&hl=en&ll=22.285101,114.155371&spn=0.00135,0.002637&sll=22.284848,114.155138&sspn=0.010801,0.021093&hq=Shop+1,+G%2FF,+Unicorn+Trade+Centre,+127+Des+Voeux+Road,+Central&radius=15000&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=22.285229,114.155164&panoid=XxjtTqdmd4h86ukbTRRJiw&cbp=12,82.91,,0,-8.79 > [2] > http://www.three.com.hk/website/appmanager/three/home?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=P200470391219567710594&pageid=651001&lang=eng > [3] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/566116338 > [4] http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=7204 > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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