Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a city with multiple personalities. The population is mainly Chinese, but British influence is still quite visible. Wikivoyage
Population 7,413,070 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in China
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Police Museum Museum · 270 m -
Stubbs Road Lookout Viewpoint · 600 m -
Lover's Rock Attraction · 680 m - South Meridian Mark Ruins · 450 m
- Asia Society Gallery Gallery · 720 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Hong Kong Arts Festival
February – March
Hong Kong Arts Festival a month-long festival of international performances, is held in February and March
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Hong Kong International Film Festival
March – April
Hong Kong International Film Festival a three-week event, is held in late March to early April
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Hong Kong Rugby Sevens
March – April
This annual event brings many visitors from around the world to celebrate the most entertaining installment in the IRB Sevens Series.
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Man Literary Festival
March
Man Literary Festival a two-week English language festival with international writers as guests, is held in March
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Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
September
The Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (HKLGFF; Chinese: 香港同志影展) is a dynamic annual international celebration of LGBTQIA+ cinema, held each September in Hong Kong.
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Remembrance Day
November
Remembrance Day (Chinese: 和平紀念日; Cantonese Yale: wòh pìhng géi nihm yaht; lit. 'Peace remembering day') is an anniversary in Hong Kong initially celebrating the end of World War I, and was later expanded to commemorate the lives lost in the Battle of Hong…
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Hong Kong); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Luard Road 740 m
- Swatow Street 750 m
- Gresson Street 790 m
- O'Brien Road 800 m
- Fenwick Street 810 m
- Arsenal Street 880 m
Train stations: Kennedy Road 1.4 km, MacDonnell Road 1.4 km, May Road 1.5 km, Barker Road 1.9 km, Waterfront 2.8 km, Hong Kong West Kowloon 3.8 km, Austin 3.8 km, Hung Hom 3.9 km, Summit 3.9 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.