New Urban Taxi Fare (since 30 Nov 2008)

New taxi fare scheme applied to all Urban Taxi (red color) started 30 Nov 2008. In addition to an increase in base fares, there is an incremental increase from HK$1.40 to HK$1.50 up to nine kilometers. After that the increment drops to HK$1, meaning a trip that used to cost HK$100 will now cost HK$95.50 and a ride that cost HK$300 will now be 20 percent cheaper.

First 2 kilometres or any part thereof HK$18

Every subsequent 200 metres or part thereof / Every period of 1 minute waiting time or part thereof

• For meter fare below $70.5 HK$ 1.50
• For meter fare of $70.5 and above HK$ 1

Since most taxi have not changed their fare meter, so, please make sure they charge you a correct fare according to the fare table (paper form convertion table).

For more details, click here.

Free WiFi HotSpots in Hong Kong

Enjoy free surfing at government Wi-Fi locations. This is for the general public, people can surf the web freely for business, study, leisure or accessing government services whenever they visit the designated Government premises. Foreign visitors can enjoy Internet access at the designated tourist spots.

You may go to GovWiFi Locator for more details about the GovWiFi locations.

Causeway Bay
- World Trade Centre (shopping and restaurant area)
- KFC - G/F, 40 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay

Central
- International Finance Centre
- Kosmo Coffee, corner of D'Aguilar and Wellington Streets, Lan Kwai Fong
- Island Shangri-La Hotel (lobby and function rooms), Pacific Place
- Honolulu Coffee Shop, No. 33 Stanley Street
- Central Fortress shop underground (near the entertaiment exit)
- stand outside the Central estalator (near Central Market)

Sheung Wan / Western District
- Shun Tak Centre
- on the street near to Wing On Department Store

Wan Chai
- Zambra Coffee, 239 Jaffe Road
- G/F & 1/F, Wan Chai Computer Centre
- outside M722 bus stop in Lockart Road

Kowloon Tong
- Festival Walk Shopping Center

Tsim Sha Tsui
- Crema Coffee, G36 Peninsula Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui East
- The Kowloon Hotel Hong Kong (all guest rooms, retaurants and bar)
- Kowloon Shangri-La (lobby), Tsim Sha Tsui East
- China Ferry Terminal & Shopping Centre

Discovery Bay
- Discovery Bay Resident Club
- Discovery Bay Office Centre (business centre)
- Club Siena (reading room)
- Discovery Bay Piers (waiting area)
- Discovery Bay Piazza (all outdoor sitting area)

Local SIM card for your mobile

Hong Kong is using GSM/PCS system. So, if your mobile support either of this system and haven't on lock, you can buy a prepaid card and use it with your phone. It only cost you around HK$0.3/min. Much cheaper than roaming.

If you wanna to buy it at HK International Airport, just go to 7-Eleven to buy it. Same price.

Free Internet Access

Free broadband internet terminals are available at the following MTR stations.
You can access the world-wide-web, check and send web-based e-mails and surf the Internet for free.


1. Central Station Platform 3
2. Prince Edward Station Concourse
3. Wan Chai Station Platform 1
4. Tsuen Wan Station Concourse
5. Kowloon Tong Station Concourse
6. Kowloon Bay Station Concourse
7. Causeway Bay Station Concourse Exit B, C

Man gets stuck having sex with park bench

A man in Hong Kong had to be cut free from a steel park bench after he placed his male sex organ in a 1-inch-diameter hole and got stuck.

Le Xing, 41, on a typhoon #3 night, told police he was doing push up exercise on the Lam Tin Park bench and his pant fell down. He became stuck and called police. He was wearing shorts and T-shirt when found, with his pants lowed to knee level.

When the rescue team gave him an injection to clam down and tried to get his penis out. After one hour, they still couldn't get it out and the man was in pain. They decided to cut the board and sent him and the board together to hospital.

The iron incline bench was approximately 6 feet long, 2 foot width. The board was bought 5 year ago with about HK$14,000 (US$1,900). The man was charged with the damage.

MOREL OF THE STORY: DO NOT DAMAGE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY IN THE PARK, OR ELSE YOU'LL BE CHARGED! ;)

Getting Chinese Visa in Hong Kong

The easiest way to get there is to take the Star Ferry from TST to Wanchai. When you get of the ferry, and cross over the footbridge, the China Resources Building is behind the first set of buildings in front of you. When you see the Chinese Arts & Crafts Centre, you need to go to the right of that building and go down to the ground floor.

A Chinese Visa takes two days to process. IE Put the application in on Monday and you can pick it up Wednesday. You need one passport photo. The costs for overseas tourists are as follows:

HK$150 - single visa
HK$220 - double visa

But, and there's always a but, the following nationals have to pay more because of reciprocal fees:

HK$450 - single visa - UK
HK$410 - ditto - Netherlands
HK$390 - ditto - USA

or

HK$670 - double visa - UK
HK$630 - ditto - Netherlands
HK$390 - ditto - USA

The Visa Office is at 7/F Lower, China Resources Building, 26 Harbour Road Wanchai. [MAP]