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Hong Kong: City of skyscrapers, green hills and big crowds. The city destination is popular with travellers from all over the world, as well as with business people staying only for a stopover and expats temporalily living here. Especially because the metropolis is so different from other big cities. So diverse regarding the mixture of urban development and nature. And because Hong Kong is so international, some visitors might even wonder whether Hong Kong belongs to China at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its proximity to mainland China, the history as former British Crown Colony and the current status as special administrative region with its variety of influences make Hong Kong unique in all respects. Despite all the popularity some visitors describe Hong Kong as a very busy and packed city, where people always seem to be in a hurry, pushing through the streets and into full subways without a smile on their faces or even give attention to others. Our impression of Hong Kong is a completely different one. As we get into a taxi at the airport, the driver welcomes us in impeccable English. On the street locals stop and ask whether we need any help with directions, as we obviously seemed confused when navigating with Google Maps. We haven\u00b4t encountered such a situation for quite a while. Not only the fact that apps like Google Maps actually work perfectly is unusual for us when travelling within China. Also fun fact of being approached in crystal-clear English is a bit irritating for us at first, in a completely positive way of course. And for sure there is a big difference between travelling to Hong Kong from a Chinese megacity like Shanghai, or from another part of the world. The pure dimensions, the density of skyscrapers and the crowds can be overwhelming when visiting for the first time. But it seems we got used to quite a few circumstances by now\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hong Kong\u00b4s size and diversity are overwhelming! Hong Kong is one of the most densly populated cities in the world. Nearly 7.5 mn people live on 1.105 km\u00b2, which results in a population density of 6.500 people per km\u00b2. (in Germany only 230 people live on 1 km\u00b2). Furthermore the city of Hong Kong is not only a concentration of living- and business compounds, but consists of several islands. That\u00b4s why the cityscape is not only dominated by highrise buildings, but disrupted by green hills, which makes the metropolis so unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All these facts combined make it quite clear: There are countless to do\u00b4s and opportunities to explore the city and the surrounding islands. Also it explains Hong Kong\u00b4s popularity with fans of big city lights as well as naturelovers and of course all the people who love the miture of both. So what to do in Hong Kong? Here are my personal tips for Hong Kong:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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