Hi w00lvie,

For scenery, Repulse Bay will be better, but there isn't much thing to see indeed. If you would like to have a bit shopping as well, I think Stanley is a better choice! Though you shouldn't expect there is a lot of thing to buy in the flea market there, 'coz most items are tourist-oriented, like Chinese handcraft, HK t-shirts...etc. But it's nice to have a tea/coffee break at one of the alfresco cafes along the main street there/or those restaurants in the Murray House.

Yes, sunset is really around 5:45pm in this season. It will get even earlier as time closer to Dec, 'coz Day time is shorter in Winter.

I can't find any notice about closure of Giant Buddha & Wisdom Path from NP360 website, but last time when I visited Ngong Ping & Po Lin Monastery in Feb this year, there was some construction work but all the attractions were still accessible. If you like scenery & sightseeing, this place is somewhere you MUST NOT MISS!!

Wow you wanna cover Cheung Chau + Stanley + Sunset at Golden Bauhinia Square? That's quite rush indeed... Unless you are like "touch'n go" type of tourist.. Actually travelling should be a kind of relaxation, shouldn't push yourself too much... My suggestion is, watching sunset at Stanley or somewhere else in any day during your trip would be fine too.. Say, maybe you can arrange another day to match the sunset time when you're walking along the Tsim Sha Tsui Harbourfront/Ocean Terminal, or taking ferry to/from Central & Tsim Sha Tsui...etc. Viewing from Tsim Sha Tsui or the ferry is nice too, I love the view from the ferry

I think Singapore xmas deco much better than HK...I was there last year Dec...not much xmas deco..however the area I visited only limited to Areana of stars, Mongkok, & the peak....not sure elsewhere.

Not yet... it's still early ma... now only in early-Nov, I think the "mood" will be ready by end of this month!

Oh I've to correct my info... My sis told me that x'mas decoration is ALREADY ON at the Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui!!! But the weather is still hot enough... looking forward to the colder days coming end of this week!!! Yeah~~! 

  the new crystal cabin.. wow wow.. awaiting your photo on it..

  i would have been crying if i were in the cabin

IT IS SO SCARY! The base is transparent!

  even Genting or the Ocean Park Cable car is scary enough for me..

thanks for the photo!

fu... scary.  I think i will skip the crystal cabin when i go to NP next year...

The crystal cabin is so cool.

Here's one tip to overcome fear of taking cable car:
once in the cable car, take out your camera and start snapping.  I bet once you are busy taking pictures, sure "forget" to be scared.

there's this chairlift in China, go across the valley, with legs half hanging in the air, once reach the other side, must get ready to jump off the seats..  more scary ah..

Same like the one in Guilin (I took that too), that's the chair lift.  Although it says Cable Car Station.  Basically, just a chair, and you need to standby in position, wait till the chair arrives then sit on it (more like the chair scoop you up, lol) and the staff then swing the bar down to block you in front.  Later, upon reaching, there's a signboard asking you to lift up the bar.  Then get ready to jump off the seat.  The chairs just move continuosly without stopping.  The one over the valley, is at Kunming.  Kena hiked up many steps to see the cliffs/caves then the return trip is to take the chairlift.

Btw, if want to compare, though I'm not scare, I'd say Ocean Park Cable Car is scarier than the NP360.  I felt that the Ocean Park Cable Car swings more, coz of the strong wind from the open sea at one side.  The NP360, only the first part is to get across the sea, after that it goes gradually up the hill.  And if look down, seems quite close to the ground and can see the hiking path.

Is the chairlift you all talking about like those ski lift? Just a 2-seater chair hanging on the cable?

Ocean Park Cable Car is much older than NP360, that's why it swings more, and maybe becoz it's lighter in weight...