Hong Kong is the most expensive tourist destination in the world, according to a survey by a British travel company.
Only a taxi ride and 24-exposure camera film were cheaper than in Europe, said the survey by the holiday company Lunn Poly.
Using an exchange rate of GBP1 to HK$12.50, it found the average price to enter a nightclub was GBP20 ($250) - compared to the next most expensive of GBP9 in Italy. A bottle of wine at GBP5.15 was more expensive than anywhere else and five times more expensive than in Spain.
A tourist meal for two with wine was averaged at GBP34, nearly GBP5 more than its nearest rival, Australia. The survey found half a pint of beer in Hong Kong cost GBP1.70 compared to GBP1.36 in France and 51 pence in Portugal.
Travel industry representative for the provisional legislature Howard Young said it was necessary to look at the bigger picture. 'To compare tourist destination prices, you need to go beyond the price of a bottle of wine - you have to compare the package, for example, air fare and hotel and what you get for it,' he said.