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Useful contacts
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Emergency Calls ( Police/ Fire/
Ambulance): 999
Crime Hotline-also taxi complaints: 2527
7177
24 hours medical service:
Queen Mary Hospital : 2855
4111
Queen Elizabeth Hospital: 2958
8888
Visitor Travel Hotlines :
Hong Kong Hotel Association 2375
3838
Hong Kong Tourist Association 2508
1234
Hong Kong Int'l Airport English 2181
0000
Airbus Coach(airport-town) 2745
4466
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Credit Cards Lost or Stolen (24
hours) :
American Express 2885 9366
Bank of China 2544 2222
Free Ambulance Service:
Hong Kong Island 2516 6555
Kowloon & New Territories 2713
5555
Consumer Council: 2929 2222
Directory Enquiries 1081
Collect Calls: 10010
I DD& Cardphone Enquiries: 10013
AT&T Direct service: 800
96 1111
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Chambers of Commerce & Consulates
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American Chamber of Commerce
Tel: 2526 0165
British Chamber of Commerce Tel: 2824
2211
Canadian Chamber of Commerce Tel: 2111
8700
Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Tel: 2525
6385
Chinese Manufacturers Association Tel: 2545
6166
HK General Chamber of Commerce Tel: 2529
9229
Britain Tel: 28246111
Canada Tel: 28104321
Finland Tel: 2525 5385
France Tel: 2529 4351
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Germany Tel: 2529
8855
Indonesia Tel: 25772106
Italy Tel: 2522 0033
Japan Tel: 2526 1483
Korea Tel: 25294141
Malaysia Tel: 2527 2921
New Zealand Tel: 2525 5044
Singapore Tel: 2527 2211
Switzerland Tel: 2522 7147
Thailand Tel: 2521 6148
USA Tel: 2523 9011
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Currency Exchange
Most currencies and traveler's checks
can be easily changed into Hong Kong dollars (HK$) either in banks,
hotels or moneychangers(some moneychangers charge a commission).
Credit cardholders can obtain HKdollars from automated teller
machines. The HK$ is pegged to the US$ at the rate of HK$7.8=US$1.0
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Hong Kong Academy
for Performing Arts
The 1,600-seat auditorium, 200-seat
studio theatre and 500-seat outdoor arena host theatre presentations,
concerts and dance productions. Add: 1 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai,
Hong Kong Island Tel: 2584 8514 or 2824 2651
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Climate
Summer: late May to mid-September.
Temperature: 26°C(79°F) to 33°C (91°F).
Humidity: 80% plus. Normally sunny, but there can be heavy rain
during the typhoon season (July-September). Swimming is one of
the favorite recreational activities here, and there are a number
of nice beaches in the New Territories and on the Outlying Islands.
High season is April and October when temperatures average 26°C
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