Great, thanks everyone! I looked at http://www.discoverhongkong.com and
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Hong_Kong and
https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Must-read_tips and searched the
web, and feel well-prepared.
I plan on following these suggestions and wearing light trousers and
knee-length skirts and shorts. Are local Hong Kong people ("Hong
Kongers" I think?) going to be horrified to see visible leg hair on a
woman? I'd love to get answers *from women who have spent time in Hong
Kong*, and it's fine to email me offlist with answers.
Thanks!
--
Sumana Harihareswara
On 07/29/2013 01:03 AM, Jeromy-Yu Maximilian Chan wrote:
> 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
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>
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> 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
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>> 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
>>>
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