Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, Hong Kong

Useful Numbers

Government Departments Phone Remarks
HK Government Information Centre 1823 Hong Kong Government
Emergency Call 999 Emergency call to police, ambulance or fire service
Consumer Council 2929 2222 To protect the interest of consumers
Transport Department 2804 2600 To plan and regulate Hong Kong's transport systems
Leisure and Cultural Services Department 2414 5555 To provide quality leisure and cultural services, such as sport centers, museums and libraries etc 
Hong Kong Tourism Board 2508 1234 To promote Hong Kong as a tourism destination
Hong Kong International Airport 2188 7111 Airport Authority Hong Kong
Hongkong Post 2921 2222 24-hour Automated Enquiry System
Immigration Department 2824 6111 Facilitating the visit of travellers and exercising immigration control
Hong Kong Observatory 187 8066 To provide weather forecasting, services in climate, radiation, time standard, seismology, oceanography, astronomy and others
Check the time and weather 18501 English version for checking time and weather
Check the time and weather 18508 Mandarin version for checking time and weather
watsons Pharmacy 3169 3333 Pharmacist Hotline
Telecommunications Phone Remarks
Telephone Directory Inquiries 1081 English version for Telephone Directory Inquiries
Telephone Directory Inquiries 1088 Mandarin version for Telephone Directory Inquiries
Public Transportation Phone Remarks
Transport Department 2804 2600 To plan and regulate Hong Kong's transport systems
Hong Kong International Airport 2188 7111 Airport Authority Hong Kong
Octopus 2266 2266 Smart Card service that can be used on almost all public transport services
MTR 2881 8888 Mass Transit Railway, Hong Kong's subway/underground
KCR 2929 3399 Kowloon-Canton Railway, Railway service in Kowloon and New Territories, and to China as well
Peak Tram 2849 7654 Peak Tram from Central To Victoria Peak
Tramways 2548 7102 Tram service on Hong Kong Island
KMB 2745 4466 Mostly on Kowloon and New Territories
CityBus 2873 0818 Mostly on Hong Kong Island, and airport to urban districts
New World First Bus 2136 8888 Mostly on Hong Kong Island
Long Win 2261 2791 Provide services from airport to New Territories 
New Lantao Bus 2984 9848 Mostly on Lantau Island
Star Ferry 2367 7065 The most popular ferry services between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon
New World First Ferry 2131 8181 Provide services between Hong Kong Island and Outlying Islands, and Kowloon to Macau
Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry 2815 6063 Provide services between Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island
HKR International Ltd 2987 7351 Provide services between Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Lantau's Discovery Bay
Lost Card Phone Remarks
AEON Credit Service (Asia) Company Limited 2895 6262
AIG Credit Card 2161 3999
American Express Bank Limited 2811 6122
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited 2853 8828
Citibank Hong Kong 2860 0333
CITIC Ka Wah Bank 2280 1299
Dah Sing Banking Group Limited 2828 8188
DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited 2832 6603
Diners Club 2860 1888
Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited 2512 1131
Hang Seng Bank Limited 2836 0838
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited 8106 0123
MANHATTAN Credit Card 2881 0888
Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited 2855 2433
Standard Chartered Bank 2886 4111
The Bank of East Asia, Limited 3608 2000
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited 2748 4848
Wing Hang Bank Limited 2543 2223
Wing Lung Bank Limited 2770 2112

Hong Kong Photos

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    Eat-the-Cantonese-way

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    Flower Market

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    HKIA-Long-Escalators

  • Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas

    Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas

  • Studios Fratelly Club

    Studios Fratelly Club

  • Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum

    Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum

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Norman

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