Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong.
The island, known originally and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, has a land area of approximately 78.59 square kilometres (30.34 sq mi) and a population of 1,289,500 with a population density of 16,390 per square kilometre (42,400/sq mi), as of 2023. It is the second largest island in Hong Kong, with the largest being Lantau Island. Hong Kong Island forms one of the three areas of Hong Kong, with the other two being Kowloon and the New Territories.
Getting to Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong maintains a separate immigration system from that of Mainland China. Citizens of most Western countries do not need a visa to visit Hong Kong. The Hong Kong visa can be applied for at a Chinese diplomatic mission, but must be done so separately from the Mainland Chinese one; there is no single visa that serves both areas. A visa is required to enter Mainland China from Hong Kong and vice versa.
- 01West Kowloon Station
This station is huge, although most of its footprint is underground.
- 02Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal
202 Connaught Rd (Sheung Wan MTR exit D) in Central.
- 03Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal
33 Canton Rd (Tsim Sha Tsui MTR exit A1) in Kowloon.
Worth seeing
Hong Kong doesn't have street benches to sit down. Whilst "sitting out areas" are around, these are generally infrequent. Additionally, restaurants (especially cheap and quick ones) will prefer quick table turnover. All this adds up to spending a considerable amount of time on your feet in any given day.
Things to do
Hong Kong was one of the main centres of Chinese pop culture from the communist revolution in 1949 until the 2010s, having given rise to many famous singers and actors. Hong Kong action cinema is legendary among Chinese people around the world.
Where to eat
Cuisine plays an important part in many peoples' lives in Hong Kong. Not only is it a showcase of various regional Chinese cuisines, but there are also excellent Asian and Western options, and creative fusion between the various cuisines. Although Western food is often adapted to local tastes, Hong Kong is a good place for homesick travellers who have had enough of Chinese food.
Getting around Hong Kong Island the local way
- 西旺 公共小巴旺角至西環線 Public Light Bus Mong Kok – Kennedy Town (往西環 to Kennedy Town)
- 西旺 公共小巴旺角至西環線 Public Light Bus Mong Kok – Kennedy Town (往旺角 to Mong Kok)
- 香旺 公共小巴旺角至香港仔線 Public Light Bus Mong Kok – Aberdeen (往旺角 to Mong Kok)
- 香旺 公共小巴旺角至香港仔線 Public Light Bus Mong Kok – Aberdeen (往香港仔 to Aberdeen)
- 27M 九龍專綫小巴27M線 Kowloon Green Minibus 27M (樂民新邨 Lok Man Sun Chuen → 旺角站 Mong Kok Station (周末 Weekends)) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
- 27M 九龍專綫小巴27M線 Kowloon Green Minibus 27M (樂民新邨 Lok Man Sun Chuen → 旺角站 Mong Kok Station) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
- 27M 九龍專綫小巴27M線 Kowloon Green Minibus 27M (旺角站 Mong Kok Station → 樂民新邨 Lok Man Sun Chuen) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
- 27MS 九龍專綫小巴27MS線 Kowloon Green Minibus 27MS (旺角站 Mong Kok Station ↺ 何文田南邨 Ho Man Tin South Estate (周末 Weekends)) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
- 27MS 九龍專綫小巴27MS線 Kowloon Green Minibus 27MS (旺角站 Mong Kok Station ↺ 何文田南邨 Ho Man Tin South Estate) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
- 28M 九龍專綫小巴28M線 Kowloon Green Minibus 28M (旺角站 Mong Kok Station → 偉恒昌新邨 Wyler Garden) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
- 28M 九龍專綫小巴28M線 Kowloon Green Minibus 28M (偉恒昌新邨 Wyler Garden → 旺角站 Mong Kok Station) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
- 28MS 九龍專綫小巴28MS線 Kowloon Green Minibus 28MS (偉恒昌新邨 Wyler Garden ↺ 何文田站 Ho Man Tin Station) · 財記（旺角） Choi Kee (Mong Kok)
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- Get inThe Star Ferry arrives at Wan Chai Pier from Hung Hom and Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon.
From Wikivoyage: Hong Kong/Eastern District, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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