Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
NEED TO KNOW
Tickets & Reservations
These main ticket providers have tickets to every major event in Hong Kong. You can
book through the website, by phone or purchase tickets at the performance venues.
TICKETING
Urbtix
( 2734 9009;
www.urbtix.hk
; 10am-8pm)
TICKETING
Cityline
( 2317 6666;
www.cityline.com.hk
)
TICKETING
Hong Kong Ticketing
( 3128 8288;
www.hkticketing.com
; 10am-8pm)
Prices
Expect to pay around HK$80 for a seat up the back for the Hong Kong Philharmonic
and from about HK$600 for a performance by big-name international acts or an interna-
tional musical such as
Chicago
.
Movie tickets cost between HK$65 and HK$100, but can be cheaper at matinees, at
the last screening of the day (usually 11.30pm), on weekends and on holidays, or on
certain days of the week. Almost all non-English-language films have both Chinese and
English subtitles.
What's On
Artmap
(
www.artmap.com.hk
)
Artslink
(
www.hkac.org.hk
)
HK Magazine
(
http://hk-magazine.com
)
Time Out
(
www.timeout.com.hk
)
The Arts
Local Western music ensembles and theatre troupes give weekly shows, while famous for-
eign groups are invited to perform often, particularly at the
Hong Kong Arts Festival
(
www.hk.artsfestival.org
)
in March. The annual event attracts world-class names in all
