Yep, you can get the Tourist Octopus card at HKIA, the MTR counter in Arrival Hall.

Of coz not include other transportation rides than MTR. You can read thru the info in this website : http://www.octopuscards.com/consumer/help/...ts/en/index.jsp
It stated "Three days of unlimited rides on the MTR* (except on the Airport Express Line), starting on the day of your first MTR journey."

As it already said it's a 3-day limit of unlimited MTR rides, of coz after 3 days, your octopus card will be on "pay as you go" basis. So if you'd like to visit Macau, I'd suggest you go after the first 3 days of your trip.

Also, the tourist octopus card includes Airport Express Line (AEL) rides, so you should take AEL from HKIA to downtown so you won't waste the value...

p.s. forgot to remind you that ferry rides from HK to Macau v.v. cannot use octopus card to pay, you have to purchase ticket by cash (or credit card, not sure) at the ferry counter at the pier.

No, there is no ferry service from Macau to Disneyland Hongkong.

Yes, you have to take ferry to HK Island or Kowloon (Tsim Sha Tsui) then take taxi (if you can afford) or MTR to Disneyland.

This post has been edited by northasian: Nov 12 2007, 02:56 PM

northasian, i juz returned from HK this morning.

I had a chance to eat at "sek sun's" restaurant. I think he's also known as tou tou or something like that. Anyway will update the info and pics later tonight.

Oh and whoever wanna buy octopus card, i have 9 pieces with me. forgot to return and take my deposit. Lucky my HK friends say anytime also can mail back to them. But just so u know, if u wan a octopus card, i still have 9 pieces with me. think i'll mail em back before christmas.

Hi sharkteef welcome back. The restaurant you mentioned is in Yuen Long, named "Dai Wing Wah", right?

Oh I don't know if Octopus card can be mailed back... then how do they refund the deposit to you?

mail the octopus card to my hongkee friends.

wing wah is right but where is it i'm not sure. its the new branch at some ulu place. lucky my friend booked 3 weeks ahead.

ate the pou chai fan -aka claypot rice. damn cool. like our ngar pou kai fan, cept there is pork and alot more stuff hahaha. had so much good food there. none of my meals came cheap also.

My bill at wing wah is HKD 6400. 12ppl. Damn cool ! money is never an issue for me when it comes to food. So long as good , can already.

hm.. I don't know much M'sian language... does ulu place mean rural area? Yuen Long can be regarded to be a rural area as well..

I haven't been Dai Wing Wah yet, 'coz I'm not quite interested in Tou Tou's favourite food in his show...

Did you eat seafood in Sai Kung or Lei Yue Moon or Lau Fau Shan? I tried seafood in Lei Yue Moon, damn nice too~~

We did talk about this issue earlier. Perhaps I have to put in #1 post...

Malaysian Passport Holders do not need visa to enter Hong Kong AND Macau.

Thank You northasian

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Added on November 14, 2007, 2:23 pmHi anybody here can help me..
i plan to go HK next week on 21th..
May i know how much the hotel in Disneyland?
any tour agent can recommand?
cos i check all is fully booked

This post has been edited by MOMOchacha: Nov 14 2007, 02:23 PM

northasian :-

my first night dinner is at http://www.tanyutou.com.hk/
steamboat is great ! never ever tasted stuff like that before. got alot of types of soup so i ordered 2 diff pots. 9 ppl total bill came to about HKD 900+
damn worth my money ! never eat the char siew pau in the shape of mochi before. never had custard bun in the shape of mochi before also. and the friend fish skin......hmmm simply delicious !

my second night's dinner was at kowloon bay's wing wah. Mr tou tou's restaurant. Not the one in yuen long but in kowloon bay. have to que up damn early just to get place. lucky friend made booking. HKD 6k was the dinner bill for 11 ppl. Not really worth the money but good experience.

My 3rd night's dinner was pou chai fan at miu kai/temple street. Fabulous as well. 9ppl eat 9 claypot , 1 lala and some funky stuff i dun even know what. HKD 400 for all. Damn worth my money. further down there is shop sell snake soup with all the snake parts. Cool man !

my 4th night i ate mc'ds coz was chasing for time to eat at some funky char chan teng. Damn it was good. Had siew ngor pei ! The food really funky man. i gotto ask my friend the name of the rest and the place. I only know its near miramar shopping mall @ tsim tsa tsui.

5th day we had a go at some funky london chau tim @ mongkok area for timsum before we departed. fuah amazing siu lung pau. bill also amazing. HKD 800 for 9ppl. Had so many diff types of siu lung pau. Loved the one with sharksfin and crab's roe inside. Funky man !


All in all, i had the best tour guide there is in HK. She's been great ! thank god i went uni abroad.

if anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact me. if u need octopus card, i still got 9 freaking cards with me unreturned. i can only return them when my friend from HK arrives in KL in february. so if u wanna purchase 1, i still have 9.

@momochacha - go Chan's world leisurelink in KL plaza 1st floor. highly recommeded. look for jackie. she's my personal travel agent.

Welcome..

Hotels in Disneyland normally over HKD1000 per nite... if you've asked some travel agents and they said it's full, I'm afraid you have to try contact the hotel directly... Hotel may hold some rooms for their direct selling but rate would be higher.

Thanks for sharing. I think the meal in Tou Tou's one seems not that worth... You ate a lot of seafood in that meal?

northasian

Next week wednesday i will be at HK and stay at this Dorsett Seaview hotel.
May i know near by this hotel got any nice food?
May i know near this place got any special?
please intro me all nice place and nice food..
thank you

Dorsett Seaview hotel is located in Yau Ma Tei, very close to Temple Street (can say just next to it). So you won't need to worry about food. Can't say nice food la, but those are very "localised" food (i.e. Genuine HK style). I rarely visit there, so sorry that I can't recommend any nice food around there. I think you won't stick to your hotel all the time, so just try to eat in other areas as recommended in my #1 post or recommended by other forumers.

Near your hotel, special place is Temple Street la, it's like Ladies street, and there are a lot of fortune-tellers stall too, can try~ Once I took my Japanese friends there and had the Chinese fortune-telling, it's quite accurate, haha... there got Tarot fortune-teller too.

From your hotel can walk to Mongkok and Jordan. In Jordan, opposite Yue Hua Chinese Department Store, there is a very famous cha charn teng called "Australia Dairy Company" (澳洲牛奶公司). I like their Steamed egg custard. Details can check this site: http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=90 (in Chinese only) Address: 47 Parkes Street, Jordan

This post has been edited by northasian: Nov 15 2007, 11:44 AM

yo northasian, rmb me last time saying im comnig to hk to work? ppl here r like so hardworking = =" been here in hk already for a week from msia. havent hv the chance eat the famous wantan noodles n congee im reading about. argh...mayb nid to check them out this coming weekend.

hi maddog,

hm.. are you the one asking about the living expenses in HK and your company sent you to work here in Central?

Haha.. many ppl work overtime here.. you already get use to the life here yet? How long you gonna work here? Just take the time la, you will definitely have chance to try the famous food here, haha~

yau ma tei boring

i was supposed to stay in dorsett, 3 star hotel. changed my mind stay at newton better. there's a new one at ngau tau kok near APM mall. i stayed in that. this is what my room looks like.




a pic of me and my friends near the convention centre.



here's repulse bay, nearby got temple.





This post has been edited by sharkteef: Nov 15 2007, 12:23 PM

Thanks for sharing~!

The hotel looks nice, but ngau tau kok seems nothing much other than the APM, and you gotta take MTR quite a few stations to downtown... Dorsett is less nice but location quite convenient indeed.

yea that's me. im already like more than 12 hours in the office everyday now = =" dono why but dont feel like going out to explore hk. btw, MX food kinda sucks

northasian
Thx for your info.Regarding the MRT charges.
i will be at HK 4 days.So, how much normally three days of unlimited rides on the MTR?

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Added on November 15, 2007, 8:23 pmnorthasian
i have change my hotel to Metropark in HK island.
may i know near by here got any nice food?
may i know normally HK MRT what time will be close?

This post has been edited by MOMOchacha: Nov 15 2007, 08:23 PM

There is 2 hotel there. HK disney hollywood hotel is around 1200-1600 HKD depend on view. Disneyland hotel is more expensive. Can call to book directly from their site and price is not much different, very friendly staff.

wow... so long working hour....

MX you means Maxim's? Not that bad gwa with that price...?

HK one is MTR not MRT. MRT is the one in Singapore.

Prices of the 3 days unlimited tourist octopus card you can check from that website I posted earlier. I post out the website is for you guys to check for your own and find the most suitable info according to your needs.

Metropark on HK island I'm not that familiar, actually I am a "Kowloon people", so I am more familiar with Kowloon side places. I've said, when you travel, you won't stick to the area around your hotel all the time, you won't eat your 3 meals there, you can refer to our forumers' recommendations and try the nice food all around Hong Kong, rather than just find the nice food near your hotel.

MTR normally closed around 1am, please check the MTR website I posted on #1 for the exact time of last train for each station, thank you!

i only eat good food so cannot recommend. what i eat is pricey coz i dont have a budget when it comes to food.
and if u really want an octopus card, u can buy from me. i still got 9 of it. my 50 buck deposit still inside all 9 and still got remainder 30+ HKD unused inside. dont trust me, go to MTR buy lor. got plastic wrapper given wan.

northasian is right btw. u will not eat 3 meals at the same area. it'll be really weird if u do so. he/she is a kowloon person, i am more of a mongkok/tsim tsa tsui person. been so many times liao i still like those areas.

kowloon tong got one nice mall, i dunno whats the name. really huge. northasian u know whats it called ?

yea i come at 8am go back at 7-8pm but my boss is always there. i doubt if he ever goes home. is he the odd one out or is everyone in hk working this hard?

yea MX...the red sign. i suggest everyone to avoid MX. for HKD30-40 can get something better. but hell, i'm too lazy to go search for food during lunch n besides, i eat alone ><"