Travel: China - Hong Kong

[corneyAmber]

Hifive:

Hi


My family is planning to have a trip to Hong Kong during Chinese New Year period.

Can anyone pls advise:

1. during Chinese New Year, will the streets in Hong Kong be as quiet as Singapore ?

2. will the shopping mall be closed like for the first two days of the CNY?

We have only got a few days for the trip so can't go far away destination.

Thanks in advance.

Sorry did not see these questions earlier.
1. No, never quiet
2. No, 50% of the shops in the malls are open on day 1 and 90% on day 2......they don't need rest......even if they declare to rest longer, I have seen them open for business before the declared date....must be bored to death at home!! :lol:

Can drop by Macau and also Zhu Hai.

[starlight1968sg]

I was in HK during the CNY years ago. I recalled many eateries were closed and those opened, charged extra on top of the normal listed prices on food.

[chixchix]

where are the best places to go shopping ? I dont want those places that sell aunty like clothes.. also which are the best hotels to go for to catch a good display of the laser lights and victoria harbour ?

[chixchix]

HIi all , hope to get a reply here… I will be taking kiddos there next weekend and since the temperature is different than Singapore now… should I bring along jackets for them or is it not neccessary ?


Also, how can I connect from Kowloon to Hongkong ? Thanks … i am very confused .

[tankee]

jacket … yes


Kowloon to Hong Kong … MTR

[rains]

Hi chix chix,


You can get the MTR map of Hong Kong below:

http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/train/system_map.html

[fussyMummy]

Hi,


For those expert, when is the best period to visit HK.. mean the weather not too hot but not too cold... very fussy right? Must bring my kids go together mah.. so must fussy..

[Piggymum]

Hi fussyMummy,


My HK friend told me best period is around May-June and Oct-Nov. However, nowadays the weather has gone crazy so need to monitor the weather forecast before departure. I just came back from HK. It’s spring now but the temperature was between 8 - 12 degree. Dinsyeland area was only 5 degree! It was freezing.

[tankee]

my last trip to HK was in late april. The weather was great, nice and cool, yet not too cold. Apart from 1 rainy day, the rest were either cloudy while occassional burst of sunshine.


best of all - NO CROWD!!! especially at Disneyland and Ocean Park. No queue … we ran straight from exit to entrance of same ride over and over again until we got sick of it then moved on to next ride.

[tankee]

ya .... those were the days. My trip to gold coast was off-peak too.


From now on, must fight and queue ... since my DS is P1.