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Hong Kong Island:
Things to do:
-Victoria Peak (tram),
-Ngong Ping 360 Glass bottom cable car (big Buddha),
-Downtown area
-Pink dolphin watching
-Ozone  Bar
-Tailors (Jantzen, tai panin admiraltyi cntr)
-Big Bus Tour
-Star ferry to Kowloon

Kosher Grocery Stores:
KosherMart On Hong Kong Island in the JCC
Kosher Original in Kowloon

Where to eat:
JCC Sunday night buffet can't be missed.
JCC Pizza - (Not open in the Summer)
Seven Zero - Dairy Resturant in the JCC
JCC Chinese
Shalom grill restaurant reported permanently closed by Mech
Shalom grill kosher market

Places to stay:
Grand Hyatt hotel
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Four Seasons

Kowloon:
Things to do:
-8:00pm Laser show
-Ladies market
-Ave. of stars- pier
-Museums (science, space)
-Diamond hill- nan lian garden/chi Lin nunnery
-Big Bus Tour
-Star ferry to Hong Kong Island
-Drinks at Felix (Peninsula Hotel)
-Drinks in the Lobby (Intercontinental Hotel)


Only place to eat:
Mul Hayam Restaurant at Kehilat Zion (Breakfast is now $100 HKD)

Places to stay:
The W Hotel - Great Hotel but far from Synagogues
Grand Stamford Intercontinental Hotel - next to Chabad (for Shabbos),
Intercontinental Hong Kong, Sheraton, Shangri la , Peninsula, Hyatt regency. (All these hotels are in great locations if you would like to be near KZ. You can also walk through the TST subway station to KZ from all these except IC Grand Stamford and Shangri La which is next door) 

Shuls
Kehilat Zion -Location: Unit 105, 1/F Wing On Plaza 62 Mody Road East Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon kzionhk@yahoo.com, or call: (852) 2366 6364 (office) or (852) 2368 0061
Chabad - Location:  67-71 Chatham Road, Oriental Centre 1/F Unit D, Tsim Sha Tsui  Telephone:  (852) 2366 5770  Mobile Tel.: (852) 9674 4450  Email: kowloon@chabadhk.org

Macau: (Ferry from hkg)
-Casinos (las Vegas style hotels),
-Curque like water show
-aj hachet tower (bungi)

-Disney

Lhasa:
Lake, pilgrims , culture

Airline Checkin Counters: Kowloon Station (below the W Hotel) to check your bags in. You then take the MRT straight to the airport (with just a couple of stops). It's super convenient and quick. You don't have to stay at the W to check in at Kowloon station though (and FWIW you can check in at Hong Kong station on HKI, too).


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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1160 on: August 30, 2015, 12:26:23 AM »
Personally i really liked Shabbat in SIN over HKG. I don't think you should make yourself crazy to move around flights. You will have a good time in HKG.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1161 on: August 30, 2015, 12:30:04 AM »
Personally i really liked Shabbat in SIN over HKG.
Where were you in HKG and what didn't you like? And what did you like about SIN for shabbos?
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1162 on: August 30, 2015, 12:30:57 AM »
Where were you in HKG and what didn't you like?
Stayed at TST and went to KZ. I know i need to try it out on the other side. I didn't have any issues and actually enjoyed it, but i did think SIN was nicer.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1163 on: August 30, 2015, 03:15:57 AM »
im on the hkg>sin side as far as shabbos

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1164 on: September 03, 2015, 12:15:56 PM »
I know some guys who stayed at the IC GS as they are supposedly a shabbos friendly hotel.
How about the other IC in Kowloon, has anyone stayed there on shabbos? Is it doable? I haven't found anyone report on that here.

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1165 on: September 03, 2015, 12:21:24 PM »
I know some guys who stayed at the IC GS as they are supposedly a shabbos friendly hotel.
How about the other IC in Kowloon, has anyone stayed there on shabbos? Is it doable? I haven't found anyone report on that here.

I am at the IC GS now. Very shabbs friendly. Manual doors and right near KZ. A friend of mine stayed in the other IC a few weeks ago and he walked there through the train station to KZ. Said it took about 10 min.


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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1166 on: September 03, 2015, 12:25:49 PM »
I am at the IC GS now. Very shabbs friendly. Manual doors and right near KZ. A friend of mine stayed in the other IC a few weeks ago and he walked there through the train station to KZ. Said it took about 10 min.
What's the main difference between the 2 ICs besides the location? How come IC GS is a lot cheaper?

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1167 on: September 03, 2015, 12:45:12 PM »
I am at the IC GS now. Very shabbs friendly. Manual doors and right near KZ. A friend of mine stayed in the other IC a few weeks ago and he walked there through the train station to KZ. Said it took about 10 min.
Is that friend on DDF? I would really like to hear about a shabbos experience there.
What's the main difference between the 2 ICs besides the location? How come IC GS is a lot cheaper?
The IC HK has better views and nicer rooms than the IC GS. I'm just wondering about staying there shabbos. Do the rooms and staircases have motion sensors, etc.?
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1168 on: September 03, 2015, 12:48:59 PM »
What's the main difference between the 2 ICs besides the location? How come IC GS is a lot cheaper?

I've been to the IC HKG for Shabbos and there were no issues (3 years ago)

Def worth paying extra for a room with a view as the views there are breathtaking

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1169 on: September 03, 2015, 12:50:40 PM »
Are the stairs accessible? How about hard keys (not a deal breaker)?

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1170 on: September 03, 2015, 01:04:45 PM »
I've been to the IC HKG for Shabbos and there were no issues (3 years ago)

Def worth paying extra for a room with a view as the views there are breathtaking
Can't you just use a free night cert from opening the CC?

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1171 on: September 03, 2015, 08:52:33 PM »
Could someone give me a bit of a explanation what's so special Shabbos in HKG.
Is it worth doing kz show season when 200 people fill that tiny place?
Debating on Guangzhou or hkg for Shabbos.

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1172 on: September 03, 2015, 09:04:02 PM »
Could someone give me a bit of a explanation what's so special Shabbos in HKG.
Is it worth doing kz show season when 200 people fill that tiny place?
Debating on Guangzhou or hkg for Shabbos.
When is that "Show Season" you're referring too?

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1173 on: September 03, 2015, 09:07:39 PM »
When is that "Show Season" you're referring too?
There are lot of shows but I'm referring to October and April

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1174 on: September 04, 2015, 01:10:04 AM »
There are lot of shows but I'm referring to October and April
If you're going to the mega, lighting or electronics shows,  kz is not just good for the food, it's good  for networking. I was there several times with 200 people,  it's still amazing.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1175 on: September 04, 2015, 02:16:01 AM »
If you're going to the mega, lighting or electronics shows,  kz is not just good for the food, it's good  for networking. I was there several times with 200 people,  it's still amazing.

I'm here for shabbos. Looking forward!

What's the main difference between the 2 ICs besides the location? How come IC GS is a lot cheaper?

Regular IC is nicer. I have a harbor view in the GS and it's fine for me and about  $100 a nite cheaper or so 

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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1176 on: September 18, 2015, 01:17:12 PM »
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I booked on Etihad during the glitch last December. That’s 9 months ago! We flew JFK-AUH-HKG. I parked at the Radisson hotel near JFK for $92 for 8 days. We landed in HKG at 9 am after a full day stop in AUH. Took a taxi straight to the Intercontinental Grand Stanford Hotel. As an ambassador member I got an upgrade to a Harbor View room which was great. The room itself was not so big but was decent enough for $178 a night. The hotel checked us in at 11. At around 1 we headed to the star ferry to Hong Kong Island. After 10 minutes we docked and took a taxi to the mid levels to the JCC for lunch. The JCC takes security VERY seriously and they held us for about 10-15 minutes, asking us questions on who we know, where we daven in the states, and going over our ID’s multiple times. There is also a metal detector that you need to go through. The food at the JCC was simply amazing. I posted some pictures below.
Next stop was the ladies market. If you want some decent knockoffs, you need to look harder than just browsing. Once people saw we were interested in buying, belts, handbags and watches started appearing from all sides. In the end we didn’t buy anything at that time because we wanted to check out other markets. Friday we took a tour from Greyline tours to the peak, Aberdeen fishing village, stanly market, and the jewelry factory. http://www.grayline.com.hk/hk/101AI-SK.html The cost was around $60 a person and we felt it was worth it. The tour guide had a lot of interesting facts about all the places we visited and it was a really hot day so that air conditioned bus was really needed. At stanly market we got a few handbags. Channel, Louis Viton, for about $30 each.
After the tour we headed to sams tailor. Sam’s is one of the more well known tailors in hong kong. I rebuffed about a dozen guys asking me in the street if I wanted to ‘make suit’. Sam immediately  knew I was Jewish and asked me what time candle lighting was. I made 2 shirts for $60 each. Here was the issue. I got these on Friday and I was leaving on Monday morning. Therefore he said he would send it to my hotel and if there was an issue in size I should come back Monday and he could mail it back to the US. There was an issue in the end and I did not have the time to go back. Furthermore, on their site it says they ARE open on Sunday (only for 2 hours). Had I known I would have for sure went back. Instead I just used my amex. ;)

For Shabbos we davened and ate at KZ. It was good food and good company. One good thing about the hotels in hong kong is they don’t have automatic doors but rather people opening the door for you. We checked out the Shangri La and the other Intercontinental. Both are really really nice and if you can swing the price I would recommend both those.

Spent most of sunday taking care of some business that needed attending to. Sunday nite we went back to the JCC for the BBQ. There was more then an abundance of food and i will post pictures when I can. Deff worth going to. We also stopped at the kosher market for some items. The market had a decent selection of sliced meats, cheese, and other goodies. Prices were what can be expected for mid Asia but not outrageous.
Next up, Macua.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1177 on: September 18, 2015, 01:20:58 PM »
I really enjoyed Stanley and Arberdeen when i was there my first time. Wish i had more time to actually go around those areas. Completely different than what you usually see in Hong Kong.
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Re: Hong Kong Master Thread
« Reply #1178 on: September 18, 2015, 01:31:14 PM »
Good to know about Stanley and Arberdeen. I'll have to check them out when I go.

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« Reply #1179 on: September 18, 2015, 01:39:21 PM »
I really enjoyed Stanley and Arberdeen when i was there my first time. Wish i had more time to actually go around those areas. Completely different than what you usually see in Hong Kong.

agreed. Interesting to see other parts of hong kong then the usual.
Good to know about Stanley and Arberdeen. I'll have to check them out when I go.

although you can take a taxi to all these places, I found it VERY beneficial to take a tour. they take you door to door and its really interesting.