WEATHER
Hong Kong in June is hot with high humidity. The average low and high temperatures are 23 °C (73 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F). There are occasional downpours of rain and there are more typhoons. You need some luck to have a sunny day during June. Due to the rain and being part of the typhoon season, you may need more preparation when visiting Hong Kong in June.
CURRENCIES
Legal tender is the Hong Kong dollar (HKD). There are 100 cents in a dollar. Since the mid-1980s, the value of the Hong Kong dollar has been pegged at HKD7.8 to the US dollar, and consequent rates of exchange to other currencies. However, the market rate exchange to the US dollar fluctuates marginally. Notes come in denominations of HKD10, HKD20, HKD50, HKD100, HKD500, and HKD1,000; and coins are 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, HKD1, HKD2, and HKD5, and HKD10.
COMMUNICATIONS
Telephones
As a global communications hub and one of the highest per capita users of cellular phones, Hong Kong thrives on efficient telecommunications. Local private landline calls are free and cost only HKD1 for five minutes from public telephones. Hotels usually make a charge.
Mobile Services
Using your mobile phone in Hong Kong is convenient as most of the telephone systems used around the globe - like GSM 900, PCS 1800, CDMA and WCDMA - operate in Hong Kong. Mobile operators in Hong Kong also have roaming agreements with most overseas operators enabling visitors to use their own mobile phone when they come to Hong Kong.
ELECTRICAL CURRENT
The standard electricity supply is 220volts AC. Outlets use the 3-pin system. Visitors may require a transformer and a plug adaptor. A plug adaptor is necessary to convert 2-pin plugs to the standard 3-pin plugs and these can be bought at any airport or electrical supplier.
HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has been recognised as the world's best airport for the sixth time in seven years in the annual Skytrax survey and named Asia-Pacific's Most Efficient Airport in 2007 by Air Transport Research Society. Over 95 airlines operate flights to over 160 destinations worldwide, including about 45 Mainland Chinese cities. http://www.hongkongairport.com/
Passenger Guide: http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/passenger/index.html
TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT
Getting to and from the Hong Kong International Airport is easy, convenient and relatively inexpensive.
Rail
The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) high-speed Airport Express is the fastest way between the downtown areas and the airport. The line whisks passengers from Hong Kong Station adjacent to the Central MTR Station on Hong Kong Island via Kowloon and Tsing Yi stations to the airport in about 23 minutes, trains run every 12 minutes. A free Airport Express shuttle bus service from Hong Kong and Kowloon stations serves major hotels. Both these stations provide free in-town check-in services. Details of train fares and operating hours >>
Taxis
Taxis are readily available from the taxi pick-up area in front of the Arrivals Hall. All taxis can go to and from the airport. All fares are metered and there are fare details inside each cab.
Buses
There are eleven convenient Airbus routes called "A" routes that can take you to and from the airport with fewer stops than an ordinary city bus. Fares range between HKD15 and HKD48. When you exit the Arrivals Hall, turn right for Airbuses and ordinary city buses ("E" route buses).
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