Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
CHINESE VISAS
To enter China, you'll need a pre-arranged
visa
. The o
cial consular website states that all
visas are required to be processed in your home country, though travel agencies and hotels,
even the cheapest hostels, in Hong Kong offer this service. However, it's best to check before
you travel. A
single-entry visa
costs from HK$200 with a four-day wait, HK$400 if you want it
within three days (express) or HK$500 for the rush two-day service. You can also get more
expensive
multiple-entry visas
. Some passport-holders, including British and US, may have
to pay significantly more (HK$360 and HK$1100 respectively for the standard four-day service).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is on the 3th floor, China Resources Building, 26 Harbour Rd,
Wan Chai (Mon-Fri 9am-noon & 2-5pm;
T
3413 2300,
W
fmcoprc.gov.hk).
T
2577 3279; UK, 1 Supreme Court Rd, Admiralty
T
2901
3000; US, 26 Garden Rd, Central
T
2523 9011.
Hospitals
Emergency care is excellent. Private hospitals
include Hong Kong Central Hospital, 1 Lower Albert Rd,
Central
T
2522 3141, and Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, 222
Waterloo Rd, Kowloon Tong,
T
2339 8888. Ambulances
(dial
T
999) take you to a public hospital; foreign visitors
have to pay a hefty fee for the use of emergency services,
so make sure you have travel insurance.
Internet
Free wi-fi is available at the vast majority of
lodgings, as well as public libraries, parks, and numerous
cafés and bars. You can also get a free 60min PCCW wi-fi
pass at HKTB visitor centres.
Laundry
Various in Kowloon, including on the ground
floor of Golden Crown Court, Nathan Rd (one block north
of
Mirador Mansions
; red entrance). Sunshine Laundry on
Sharp St West, just under the flyover from Times Square in
Causeway Bay, is friendly, e
cient and open 24hr.
Left luggage
In the departure lounge at the airport
(daily 5.30am-1.30am), at major MTR stations and in the
China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui. Most lodgings will
store your luggage for a few days, though some may
charge for this.
Police
Call
T
999 in an emergency.
Post o
ce
The General Post O
ce is at 2 Connaught
Place, Central (Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 9am-5pm), just
west of the Star Ferry Pier. The Kowloon main post o
ce is
at 10 Middle Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui (Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun
9am-2pm).
Telephone services
Local phone codes are free. For
international calls, use Skype or buy phonecards, such as
PCCW's Hello card, from PCCW branches and 7-Eleven
stores and use a public payphone.
city in China where gambling is legal. his
melange of Portuguese and Chinese food,
winding historic lanes, Taoist temples and
modern skyscrapers gives it a character very
distinct from nearby Hong Kong.
Macau comprises three distinct parts: the
peninsula
, linked by bridge to the island
of
Taipa
, and beyond that the former
island of
Coloane
, now joined to Taipa by
an ever-widening strip of land reclamation
home to the majority of the casinos.
3
Zhuhai
MACAU
Qianshan
River
Portas
do Cerco
Ilha
Verde
Metres
1000
500
200
0
Lin Fong
Temple
Mong Ha
Fortress
Kun lam
Temple
MACAU
Porto
Interior
Reservoir
Guia Hill &
Guia Fortress
Macau Ferry
Terminal
Ruins of
St Paul's
Monte Fort
Fishermen's Wharf
Porto
Exterior
Hotel
Lisboa
Macau Cultural Centre
& Macau Museum of Art
Nam Van Lake
Macau Science Centre
& Planetarium
Kun Iam
Statue
A-Ma Temple
Sai Van Lake
Macau Tower
SOUTH CHINA
SEA
University
of Macau
Gate of
Understanding
Cheok Ka
village
Cemetery
Taipa Pequena
Macau
International
Airport
Taipa
Grande
Macau
Jockey
Club
TAIPA
The
Venetian
Taipa
MGM Casino
COTAI
STRIP
Zhuhai
Macau
Dome
Ká-Hó
Bay
GUANGDONG
(CHINA)
Cotai
Frontier
Post
Ká-Hó
COLOANE
N
Parque de Seac
Pai Van
Macau
Macau is a city with a split personality: its
UNESCO World Heritage Portuguese
fortresses and crumbling churches jostle for
space with ultramodern casinos in the only
A-Ma Temple
& Statue
Coloane
Village
Hác Sá Bay
Hác Sá
Alto de
Coloane
Cheoc Van
HIGHLIGHTS
Macau Tower
Macanese Food
0
1
Cheoc
Van
Bay
kilometre
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