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The best public transport in Hong Kong: from double-decker ferries to funiculars

Sure, you can drop £1,000 on a private helicopter tour of Hong Kong Island – or you could jump on one of the city’s famous double-decker trams for just 21p

The best sights and bites in Hong Kong: readers’ travel tips

This cinematic city offers iconic views, stunning rooftop bars and, a little further afield, pretty beaches and great hiking.

How to ace your Hong Kong flight stopover

The airport express train takes less than 25 minutes to the city centre, so with hours before your next flight there is time for a flying visit to cafes and sights – and maybe even some shopping. Julian Worker has written a number of travel books including Travels through History : France Travels through HistoryContinue reading “How to ace your Hong Kong flight stopover”

Ghost villages and feral cows: island-hopping adventures in Hong Kong

The lesser-visited islands of Hong Kong’s archipelago offer an escape from the city, with everything from rock-hard climbs to ancient forts – and the occasional wild bovine

Controversy and cutting-edge art in Hong Kong’s artist village

In Kowloon’s former Cattle Depot, artists defy the Beijing crackdown with alternative artworks of all kinds: there’s something provocative to look at, for free, every day

Mr Fu’s fabulous Hong Kong pudding shop

Venerable sweet shop Kwan Kee makes cakes and puddings from scratch every day, winning the Kowloon takeaway recognition from Michelin

The 10 most unaffordable cities for housing … and the most affordable city – in pictures

The 13th annual Demographia international housing affordability survey ranks the affordability of ‘middle-income’ housing in 406 cities – and for the seventh year running, one stood above the rest