Hotel and Travel
Travel Arrangements:
Westminster Travel Ltd. is the exclusive Travel Partner for the Asian Seafood Exposition and Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong.
They have arranged exclusive extended stay travel packages for your business trip, and offer numerous tours and excursions for your extended stay or leisure trip to Hong Kong before, during and after the Fair. They offer exclusive airport and limousine transportation services, and have secured exclusive rates with many hotels close to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre during the period of the Fair. To secure travel accomodations, contact Westminster Travel Ltd. HERE.
The Grand Hyatt Hong Kong is the official hotel of the Asian Seafood Exposition and Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong. The 553-room hotel is directly connected to Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, offers stylish accommodations eight world-class restaurants and bars, the award-winning residential spa, Plateau, and a variety of recreational facilities including a 50-metre outdoor heated pool. Special rates are valid during 6-9 September 2010 inclusive. You must book direct with the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong to receive these exclusive rates. Contact the reservations office directly at telephone: (852) 2584 7038 to make reservations, kindly quote the group code “0SEA” (first digit is ‘zero’) and your arrival/departure dates to ensure that the appropriate rates are provided.
The Harbour Grand Hong Kong Hotel is offered as a Preferred Hotel, featuring 828 rooms and serviced suites with unobstructed views of the world renowned Victoria Harbour. This hotel is a 10-15 minute taxi ride to the Exhibition Centre, and offers very competetive room rates. Nestled amongst the fashionable shopping areas and commercial offices of Causeway Bay, Wanchai and Central, Harbour Grand Hong Kong is conveniently situated within walking distance of Hong Kong's extensive Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system. You must book direct with the Harbour Grand Hong Kong Hotel to receive these exclusive rates. Please contact reservation office at 852 2121 2688 or email: rsvn.hghk@harbourgrand.com to make a reservation. Visit their website here or download the reservation form.
Special Airfares:
As a part of the 'Business Right Here!' campaign, Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair are pleased to offer exclusive Business and Economy Class airfares for registered visitors and up to 3 of their travel companions attending the Asian Seafood Exposition.
What's more? An extra offer of up to 1000 Bonus Asia Miles* plus 10% online discount on a wide spectrum of over 60 hotels in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China.
CLICK HERE to book these airfares.
How to get to the show:
Transport around Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre:
• MTR - Wanchai MTR Station Exit A5
• Public Buses Kowloon Motor Bus First Bus
• Taxis
From Hong Kong International Airport to Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre:
• Airport Express
• Public Buses
• Taxis
• Hotel Coaches & Limousines
Map Around HKCEC:
http://www.restaurantandbarhk.com/downloads/hkcec_location_map_master.pdf
Hong Kong
Whether you’re interested in doing some last-minute shopping, seeing the sights, finding a great restaurant or indulging in a little culture and heritage, Hong Kong has it all for you! Explore the Hong Kong Tourism Board's leisure travel for business professionals website.
Hong Kong offers a host of memorable tourist attractions and diverse dining and shopping opportunities within its compact area including:
• Museums of history and culture
• Monuments to modern architecture
• Tours of living culture, heritage, and outlying islands
• More than 11,000 restaurants, in what is often referred to as the Culinary Capital of Asia.
Dining - If there is one food visitors must sample in Hong Kong, it’s the Seafood.
Huge tanks of live fish and bubbling containers of prawns, crabs, scallops, clams, oysters and other seafood vie for attention. Preparing fresh, live seafood is a culinary art in Hong Kong, where skilled Cantonese chefs will have you salivating over the distinctive flavors and textures of their fishy dishes.
General Information
HEALTH & VISAS
Visitors from most countries can enter Hong Kong without a visa for periods varying from seven days to six months. There are currently no immunization requirements.
FOREIGN CONSULATES
More than 100 countries and territories have representative offices in Hong Kong in recognition of its position as a world city and international trade and financial centre. To find contact details of any of these offices, please click here.
MONEY & CREDIT CARDS
Legal tender is the Hong Kong Dollar (HKD). The HKD is pegged by the government at HKD7.8 to the American Dollar. Major credit cards are widely accepted.
BUSINESS HOURS
Banks : 09:00 - 17:00 (Mon - Fri) / 09:00 - 13:00 (Sat)
Private Offices : 09:00 - 18:00 (Mon - Fri) / 09:00 - 13:00 (Sat)
Shops : 10:00 - 21:00 (Daily)
CUSTOMS ALLOWANCE
Visitors may bring in 200 cigarettes (or 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco) and a one liter bottle of alcohol.
TIME ZONE
The time in Hong Kong is GMT plus 8 hours
WATER
All tap water should be boiled before drink
ELECTRICITY
220 Volts 50 cycles AC
CLIMATE
Hong Kong is a sub-tropical, monsoonal city with four distinct seasons.
Spring: March to mid-May has temperatures from 19C – 26C and bring occasional mist and rain showers.
Summer: late May to mid-September has temperatures from 26C – 33C and is normally sunny but during the typhoon season (July – September) there can be heavy rains.
Autumn: September to early December, temperatures can range from 18C - 28C and is sunny and clear.
Winter: late December to February, the temperatures ranges from 12C – 18C and is sunny, bright and occasionally quit chilly
LANGUAGE
Cantonese is the main dialect, and to a lesser extent Mandarin. However, English is widely understood in most shops, restaurants and hotels.