Hong Kong

This is the main page for the Hong Kong Shatterdome's host city. 
== Quick Facts ==
* Official languages are Chinese and English; most widely-spoken language is Cantonesehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Hong_Kong
** English spelling is predominantly Oxford ('-our' ('honour'), '-ise' ('recognise'), especially in official circleshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_English#American.2FBritish_spelling_and_word_usage
** English words are predominately British synonyms ('bin' for 'garbage can', 'lift' for 'elevator', etc)
* Official system of measurement is metric, however a mix of metric, imperial, and traditional are in use. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_units_of_measurement
* 18 administrative districtshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts_of_Hong_Kong 
** The New Territories's Kwai Tsing and Tsuen Wan districts are home to the Shatterdome and Disney, respectively. 
* 7-11s are /everywherehttp://www.itseducation.asia/hong_kong.htm
* Universal "Octopus" convenience cards 
* Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
** 4 seasons: a cool and dry winter, unstable and wet spring, hot and humid summer, and warm and pleasant autumn
** cool northeast monsoons and warm maritime airstreams
** Rainy season is from May to September
== Climatehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Hong_Kong ==
 
The climate of Hong Kong is a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate( Köppen climate classification Cwa), just short of being a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). 
=== Seasons ===
Hong Kong has four seasons: a cool and dry winter, unstable and wet spring, hot and humid summer, and warm and pleasant autumn. Hong Kong is affected by both cool northeast monsoons and warm maritime airstreams. Most of the rainfall occurs from May to September, which is the rainy season.
==== Winter ====
Winter starts sunny in November and becomes cloudier towards February. The weather is generally cool, with temperatures hovering between 15-19 °C. However, northeast winter monsoons bring frequent cold spells, which can dip the temperature below 10 degrees in urban areas, despite Hong Kong's coastal location just below the Tropic of Cancer. The lowest temperature ever recorded was 0.0 °C in 1893, and subzero temperatures have been recorded in the northern New Territories and on high ground. Conversely, warm maritime airstreams also commonly raise the temperature above 20 °C. Temperatures as high as 28 °C have been recorded in February. The coldest months (December and January) is cool with temperatures ranging from about 14-18 degrees.
==== Spring ====
Spring brings warmer and more humid weather. It is cooler than autumn, but it is the most humid time of the year. There is a sharp increase in rainfall around April. Temperatures are also noticeably rising with an average temperature of 19 degrees in March to about 26 degrees in May, from mild to warm. Spring weather is very unstable; it could be very warm on one day, and cool on the next. The average minimum temperature of the whole season is 20 degrees. March starts off as cold as December, but gradually warms up to become mild at the end of the month. The average temperature range is about 17-21 degrees, but there are significant temperature variations throughout the month, ranging from below 10 degrees to above 25 degrees at times. April is warm with temperatures ranging from about 20-25 degrees. The average rainfall is about 175mm, about 90mm more than March. May is hot with temperatures ranging from about 24-28 degrees. Spring is the cloudiest time of the year, with March and April both averaging only around 100 hours of bright sunshine.
==== Summer ====
Summer weather is hot, humid and unstable. Thunderstorms and brief showers are common, as well as sunny conditions. June has the highest average rainfall of any month. Temperatures usually exceed 30 °C during the day, which, coupled with a high humidity, can result in an extreme heat index. Extreme heat indices are also caused by continuous sunshine and low breeze, usually last long around July and August, is a result in subtropical high pressure areas. This also occurs before typhoons hitting Hong Kong or nearby regions in the northeast, e.g. Taiwan or Eastern Coast of China, such outbound airstream bring even hotter weather, in addition to dirtier air. Nights are also warm with an average minimum temperature of 26 °C. Hong Kong is frequently hit by typhoons in summer.
==== Autumn ====
Autumn is generally considered as the most pleasant season. Temperatures are still high (22–27 °C) while humidity and rainfall are considerably lower. Moreover, autumn is the sunniest season in Hong Kong, with October and November both averaging close to 200 hours of bright sunshine. There is a big decrease in rainfall around October while temperatures are gradually decreasing from hot to warm, from about 28 degrees at September to a pleasant 21.8 degrees at November. Late October to early December is considered the best time to visit. September is hot with temperatures ranging from about 26-30 degrees. It is also slightly drier than August with an average humidity of 78%. October is warm with temperatures ranging from about 23-28 degrees. November is mild-warm with temperatures ranging from about 19-24 degrees.
== References ==
==Roses==
Light Rose Garden
Hong Kong is looking a little brighter these days with 25,000 LED roses "planted" along its waterfront. The art installation marks the first overseas stop of the Light Rose Garden by South Korean creative agency, Pancom. They spent six months preparing for this display and said they thought Hong Kong was the perfect location to kick off the world tour. Each rose is is equipped with a "blow-to-glow" device and seven layers of waterproof petals enclose the LED light. They were planted in the Central Waterfront Promenade and Tamar Park to celebrate Valentine’s Day and the Chinese Lantern Festival (22/02), with each holiday heralding the opening and close of the exhibition. The Hong Kong stop of the show partners with the Fair Trade Hong Kong Foundation to host a charity sale of 5000 light roses, and visitors can buy one of the remaining flowers for HK$100 each as a permanent souvenir from the garden, with part of the proceeds to be donated to the Hong Kong Fair Trade Alliance.
The curator also invited couples to share their love stories on social media. One "couple" featured by the project are Brother Cream and Sister Cream, star felines in Hong Kong who have garnered a large following on social media. 
First displayed at Seoul’s Dongdaemun Design Plaza in October 2014, the original Light Rose Garden became a local hotspot and featured in popular Korean TV dramas.
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HK tumblr mscz5d7z2b1rieeiwo2 1280.png|A blurb about Hong Kong from "Man, Machine, and Monsters (2013)".
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