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Travel and Tourism in Hong Kong
Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Hong Kong.
Practical Information
Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.
- Travel Alert Status
- Level 3: Reconsider Travel
- Currency
- Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
- Climate
- The area's varied climate is governed by the monsoons. Although Hong Kong lies within the Tropics, it enjoys a variety of weather because of these seasonal winds. The winter monsoon blows from the north or northeast from September to mid-March, and the summer wind blows from the south or southwest from mid-March to September. During the summer monsoon, the weather is hot and humid; during the winter monsoon it is cool. Average temperatures range from 58°F in February (with lows in the 40's) to 82°F in July (with highs in the 90's.) The mean relative humidity ranges from a low of 67% in November to 84% in May; many days the humidity approaches 100%, accompanied by heavy clouds. Late fall is the most pleasant time of year, generally with dry and sunny weather and high temperatures of 70° to 75°F. The average annual rainfall is 95 inches.
- Language(s) Spoken
- The official language of Hong Kong is Chinese. English is still the language of commerce, as it was the official language up until 1997. The official dialect is Yue (Cantonese) from Guangdong. Chinese written script has been standardized for centuries, but the simplified script from mainland China is beginning to become popular in Hong Kong.
- Ethnic Groups
- Chinese 95%, other 5%
- National Holiday
- National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July (1997) is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
- Geographic Coordinates
- 22 15 N, 114 10 E
- Location
- Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
- Airports
- 4
Destinations
Regions and cities, top sights, national parks, UNESCO sites, and festivals for visitors.
Les Festivals et les Célébrations
Le Nouvel An Chinois (??, Chun Jit) est la fête la plus importante de l'année à Hong Kong. La ville se transforme pour l'occasion : les marchés de fleurs du Nouvel An fleurissent dans tous les quartiers, des millions de residents se retrouvent en famille pour les dîners de réunion de la veille du Nouvel An, et des feux d'artifice spectaculaires illuminent le Victoria Harbour. Le défilé du Nouvel An Chinois à Tsim Sha Tsui, avec ses chars, ses troupes de danse du lion et du dragon, ses fanfares et ses troupes folkloriques, est l'un des plus grands défilés d'Asie.
La Fête des Bateaux-Dragons (???, Tuen Ng) est célébrée le cinquième jour du cinquième mois lunaire. Des courses de bateaux-dragons se déroulent dans plusieurs endroits à travers Hong Kong — notamment à Stanley, à Aberdeen et à Tai Po — avec des équipes qui pagaient frénétiquement au rythme de tambours pour célébrer la mémoire de Qu Yuan, le poète-statesman de l'antiquité chinoise dont la mort tragique est à l'origine de cette fête.
Health and Safety
Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.
Good medical facilities are available, and there are many Western-trained physicians in Hong Kong. Prescription drugs are widely available, although they may have different names from those in the United States. Hong Kong emergency service response times for police, fire, and ambulances are good. Air pollution is increasingly serious in Hong Kong. Congested vehicle traffic and mainland factories pump out ozone, sulfur, and nitrogen oxides, leading to a visible haze in the atmosphere on most days of the year.