A Google search for “Hong Kong” yields about 260 million sites, but no one’s bookmarks have enough space to log all the chaff about the city that’s floating around out there. So the HK Staff has reduced the list to only the most useful, entertaining, out there and overall bookmark-worthy local websites.
Need To Know Sites
Local sites that are always useful.
http://www.pccw.com/eng/CustomerSupport/Directories/1081DirectoryInquir…
Need to locate a shop, a service or a person? This phone book on the internet should help.
http://www.e-consulate.org/
Lost your passport or simply want to find out what your country’s passport is up to? Look no further.
www.info.gov.hk
Everything you need to know about the local government.
www.esd.gov.hk
The government’s “Electronic Service Delivery” site, where you can pay your parking tickets, register for a wedding, file your tax return, apply for a passport and dozens of other handy services that bypass government queues.
www.xe.com
Calculate the conversion rates for your yen, baht, remnibi, pounds, dollars or whatever you have faster than you ever could.
www.centamap.com
Need to find an obscure street in Sham Shui Po, Chai Wan, San Po Kong or somewhere else? This handy streetmap guide will show you the way, right down to the building number.
www.weather.org.hk
It’s 8am and there’s a typhoon hovering. This is the site that will tell you whether to hit the shower or just roll over.