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Hong Kong is
all set to seal its position as premier family tourism
destination in Asia. With all its festive feasting, lion and
dragon dancers, incense burning and parades coming together
in a variety of combinations to create a uniquely festive
atmosphere seen nowhere else in the world, Hong Kong is an
all-year-round destination which offers visitors a multitude
of fantastic entertainment, dining and shopping options. We
invite you to browse our following Hong Kong Tour Packages
... these packages are designed in order to suit all budgets
and tastes.
Hong Kong's Seasons
Hong Kong has a sub-tropical climate, being temperate for
nearly half the year, with cool, dry winters and hot, humid
summers.
Winter lasts from January to March with January and February
more cloudy, with occasional cold fronts followed by dry
northerly winds. It is not uncommon for temperatures to drop
below 10 °C in urban areas. February is the coldest month in
Hong Kong, when the temperature averages 16°C. March and
April are very pleasant however, there are occasional spells
of high humidity, fog and drizzle can be particularly
troublesome. May to August are hot and humid with occasional
showers and thunderstorms, and the highest temperatures
often exceed 31°C. July to September are the months during
which Hong Kong is most likely to be affected by tropical
cyclones.
The annual rainfall ranges from around 1300 millimeters to
more than 3000 millimeters. About 80 percent of the rain
falls between May and September. The wettest month is
August, when rain occurs about four days out of seven and
the average monthly rainfall at the Observatory is 391.4
millimeters. The driest month is January, when the monthly
average is only 23.4 millimeters and rain falls only about
six days a month..
Best Time to Visit:
The most popular time to visit is from the middle of
September to the end of February, when the weather is
cooler. At its coolest (mid-December to February), the
temperature may fall to 10oC (50oF); at its warmest (late
May to mid-September), it averages 28oC (82oF) but may reach
33oC (91oF)..
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Some Facts
about Honk Kong
Population: 6.94
million
Overall density
6 420 people per square kilometre
Area: 1 104 square kilometres
Hong Kong Island (81 square km)
Kowloon (47 square km)
New Territories (748 square km)
Outlying Islands (228 square km)
Housing
30.5% of people lived in 720 300 public rental housing flats
Transport
Roads
1 955 kilometres of roads carried 544 089 licensed vehicles,
or 276 vehicles per kilometre
Bridges
Tsing Ma Bridge (main span 1 377 metres) — the world's
longest road-rail suspension bridge
Kap Shui Mun Bridge (main span 430 metres) — road-rail
cable-stayed bridge
Ting Kau Bridge (two main spans totalling 923 metres) —
cable-stayed road bridge
Air movements
263 506 flights; 39.8 million passengers;
3.40 million tonnes of freight
Shipping movements
39 140 ocean vessel arrivals; 39 240 departures;
port cargo throughput 230.1 million tonnes
Container throughput
22.60 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units)
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