Chi Lin Nunnery
Large Buddhist nunnery built in Tang dynasty style, mostly of timber without nails. Next door, the Nan Lian Garden is a classical landscape of ponds, rockwork and pavilions.
Mong Kok
Budget shopping, local snacks and street markets (the Ladies' Market among them) fill this crowded, lively district.
Attractive locations
Wong Tai Sin Temple
Busy temple dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, a deity associated with healing and good fortune. Worshippers burn incense and shake fortune sticks in colourful halls and gardens.
Lion Rock
Rocky hill shaped like a crouching lion that looks over Kowloon from the north. Hiking trails lead to the summit, and the peak is a symbol of Hong Kong's determined spirit.
Ladies' Market (Tung Choi Street)
Street of stalls selling clothes, bags, souvenirs and gadgets, where bargaining is part of the fun. Evening crowds and neon signs show Mong Kok at its busiest.
Temple Street Night Market
Street in Yau Ma Tei known for its night market, with stalls of souvenirs and snacks and fortune tellers. It is busiest after dark.
Yuen Po Street Bird Garden
Landscaped courtyard hung with songbird cages, where stalls sell birds, cages and insects for feeding. Keepers come in the morning to show off their birds.
Kowloon Walled City Park
Chinese-style garden built on the site of the former Walled City, with pavilions, ponds and a small exhibition on its history. A quiet place away from the busy streets.
Airports
Hong Kong International Airport HKG
It is about 26 km in a straight line from Mong Kok.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Hong Kong page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan16.0 °C36 mm
- Feb17.8 °C29 mm
- Mar20.2 °C72 mm
- Apr23.3 °C104 mm
- May26.3 °C210 mm
- Jun27.9 °C282 mm
- Jul28.5 °C185 mm
- Aug28.4 °C218 mm
- Sep27.6 °C161 mm
- Oct25.1 °C49 mm
- Nov21.6 °C30 mm
- Dec17.1 °C25 mm
Driest months: Feb, Nov, Dec. Wettest months: May, Jun, Aug.
Costs
Prices here are about 71% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
999 for police, fire and ambulance (112 also works from a mobile phone).
local government
Hong Kong Police Force: emergency number 999 and visitor guidance
Helps with: Hong Kong Police page for visitors. It says to call 999 in an emergency and gives duty officer lines for the airport and Tsim Sha Tsui.
Who qualifies: Visitors to Hong Kong who need police help or want to report a crime.
Phone: 999
Email: crimeinformation@police.gov.hk
local government
Tourism Commission (Hong Kong Government)
Helps with: Hong Kong government's tourism policy office. It accepts comments, enquiries and complaints about tourism by phone, email or post during office hours.
Who qualifies: Anyone with a tourism enquiry or complaint about Hong Kong.
Phone: (852) 3848 4122
Email: tcenq@cstb.gov.hk
Address: 11/F, Hong Kong Li-Ning Building, 218 Electric Road, Fortress Hill, Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Red Cross
Helps with: The Red Cross in Hong Kong. Its website describes emergency relief and disaster preparedness, community health services and education, and blood donation.
Who qualifies: People in Hong Kong who need its emergency relief, health or blood services.
embassy
Consulates in Hong Kong (official list, Protocol Division)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's consulate. The Hong Kong Government's Protocol Division publishes the list of consulates-general, honorary consulates and officially recognised bodies.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own country's consulate.