At only 1,078 square kilometres, it is a place where you can see ancient ancestral halls with over 500 years history, sandy white beaches and mountainous green trails mixed together with the dense urban jungle of a modern financial and economic city. The City University is located at the heart of the city, and if you take a walk around the campus, you will get an excellent view of the Hong Kong skyline. Hong Kong Weather Hong Kong has a subtropical climate that brings sunny yet cool and reasonably dry weather during the winter. Suitable clothing are suits, light woollens and sometimes overcoats, although it has been known that people from the cooler climates still prefer to wear shorts and T-shirts, and can even be found swimming in the sea. The electric trams with its 70 year history can still be caught, if travelling along Hong Kong island, and its new counterpart, the highly efficient Light Rail Transit can be caught, if travelling along New Territories West.
Buses are plentiful and taxis can be hailed almost everywhere.
Under the principle of one country two systems, visa requirements for Hong Kong remains unchanged after July 1, 1997. For visa inquiry, please contact your nearest Chinese Consulate.