http://gohongkong.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-04-30T17:19:05Z Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/04/30/the-silver-screen-shows-hong-kong.htm <p>Batman diving off the IFC tower and Gywneth Paltrow trying to sweat her way through Hong Kong Airport; the city's glamorous cityscape and world famous landmarks have made it a popular film location.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/04/30/the-silver-screen-shows-hong-kong.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/04/30/the-silver-screen-shows-hong-kong.htm Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:21:17 +0000 2013-04-30T17:21:17Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/04/30/rio-macau-class-and-character.htm <p>We're not in Vegas any more. As the arrival of Hollywood casinos, such as the Venetian, and the development of the Cotai Strip tries to turn Macau into an Asian version of Las Vegas there's a couple of casinos that continue to peddle local style. One of those casinos is the Rio.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/04/30/rio-macau-class-and-character.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/04/30/rio-macau-class-and-character.htm Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:19:05 +0000 2013-04-30T17:19:05Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/04/30/sheung-wan-the-grip-of-gentrification.htm <p>Currently living under the spectre of the dreaded 'gentrification' that has stripped the best neighbourhoods around the world of their character and replaced it with cocktail bars and coffee shops, Sheung Wan is still one of Hong Kong's best destinations.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/04/30/sheung-wan-the-grip-of-gentrification.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/04/30/sheung-wan-the-grip-of-gentrification.htm Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:16:24 +0000 2013-04-30T17:16:24Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/04/30/why-you-shouldnt-visit-ngong-ping-vilage.htm <p>We'd like you to read our review of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/od/whattoseeinhk/fr/Ngong-Ping-Village-Review.htm">Ngong Ping village</a> but if you don't have time we feel so stringly about this place we'll tell you right now - don't bother visiting.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/04/30/why-you-shouldnt-visit-ngong-ping-vilage.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/04/30/why-you-shouldnt-visit-ngong-ping-vilage.htm Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:14:00 +0000 2013-04-30T17:14:00Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/26/chinese-airlines-rated-and-reviewed.htm <p>Our article calling for recommendations for the best Hong Kong tailor has been getting people hot under their lapel. After filtering out the almost daily spam from tailors themselves we've had more than fifty submissions - many of them have been negative.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/26/chinese-airlines-rated-and-reviewed.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/26/chinese-airlines-rated-and-reviewed.htm Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:13:34 +0000 2013-03-26T19:13:34Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/26/china-eastern-airlines-report.htm <p>Chickens running around the plane and missing seat belts are just two of the more ridiculous statements I've heard about Chinese airlines. As China's airline industry booms and reaches further around the globe more people are flying with airlines they have never heard of - sometimes with trepidation.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/26/china-eastern-airlines-report.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/26/china-eastern-airlines-report.htm Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:11:39 +0000 2013-03-26T19:11:39Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/24/the-grand-old-sights-of-guangzhou.htm <p>Often overlooked in favour of Shanghai and Beijing, Guangzhou may not offer the glitz and the glamour of China's capital and capital of culture but it is the symbol of a new China. It was here that the economic boom started and it is Guangzhou that continues to set the pace. The shiny skyscrapers, freshly tarmacked roads spilling through countryside and suited inhabitants are everything China aspires to - the city also has some great sights.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/24/the-grand-old-sights-of-guangzhou.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/24/the-grand-old-sights-of-guangzhou.htm Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:25:29 +0000 2013-03-24T17:25:29Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/24/hong-kong-climate-what-you-need-to-know.htm <p>Hong Kong's weather is not something that many tourists worry about before booking their tickets; a quick look at the map suggests it's going to be somewhere between warm and hot - which is not far from the truth. What you do need to watch out for are the black rain storms and the flower wilting humidity, oh, and the typhoons.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/24/hong-kong-climate-what-you-need-to-know.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/24/hong-kong-climate-what-you-need-to-know.htm Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:23:03 +0000 2013-03-24T17:23:03Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/21/crouch-touch-pause-engage-hong-kong-sevens-2013-underway.htm <p>Hyped but not hyperbole; the Hong Kong Sevens live up to the many superlatives thrown at them. The best rugby sevens tournament on the planet is also this serious city's play time and expect as much to be written about the drinking and the costumes as the snaking side steps and explosive runs on the pitch.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/21/crouch-touch-pause-engage-hong-kong-sevens-2013-underway.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/03/21/crouch-touch-pause-engage-hong-kong-sevens-2013-underway.htm Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:28:42 +0000 2013-03-21T17:28:42Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/02/28/best-of-kowloon-series.htm <p>We've been trying to bring you the better and the best side of Kowloon for a while. No longer the ugly sister to Hong Kong Island's Cinderella, Kowloon is still often overlooked by tourists in the city for just a few days.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/02/28/best-of-kowloon-series.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2013/02/28/best-of-kowloon-series.htm Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:25:47 +0000 2013-02-28T21:25:47Z