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- <text id=93CT1720>
- <title>
- Hong Kong--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- East Asia
- Hong Kong
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Immigration and customs: Visas are not required of Americans
- visiting Hong Kong for up to 1 month. Goods may be imported
- duty-free into Hong Kong except alcohol and tobacco products,
- motor fuels, cosmetics, and soft drinks.
- </p>
- <p> Currency and banking: Hong Kong has an open-market exchange
- and it is easy to change money. A full range of banking services
- is offered.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Good medical facilities are available, and there are
- many Western-trained doctors and dentists.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Taxis are inexpensive and plentiful. Buses
- and streetcars provide inexpensive, if sometimes crowded,
- transportation around the colony. The Star Ferry is a convenient
- way to travel between Kowloon and Victoria Island. Recently,
- Hong Kong has constructed a modern subway system.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Hong Kong has efficient domestic and
- international telephone and telegraph service.
- </p>
- <p> Hotels: Hong Kong's hotels cover a range of styles and costs.
- Make reservations well in advance, as hotel space can be tight
- at certain times of the year, especially in the first-class,
- luxury hotels.
- </p>
- <p> Shopping: Hong Kong is no longer as inexpensive as in the
- past, hut Hong Kong merchants can supply almost anything. A wide
- range of Chinese handicrafts is available, and some tailors will
- make a suit within 24 hours, though the quality can vary.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- November 1988.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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