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Here's your essential Hong Kong Travel Guide - our host Giselle Lam tours us around the best places to eat, drink, shop, and play in Hong Kong. What to do in Hong Kong in the month of April 2015:

Hong Kong was born when China’s Qing dynasty government was defeated in the First Opium War in 1842, when it ceded Hong Kong Island to Britain. Starting out as a fishing village, salt production site and trading ground, Hong Kong later evolved into an international financial centre and eventually to a prime tourist destination.

Hop on the double-decker tram or the 'ding ding' for a fun way to get around Hong Kong. Grab your own Octopus Card at the nearest 7-11 and China Travel Service Outlets to get a ride on this unique mode of transportation plus get to enjoy huge discounts and other freebies while on tour.

Know more about the Sold Octopus Tourist Card, click this link: http://youtu.be/qTf_7htaLCM

One of Hong Kong's most essential tourist attractions and one that should be on top of every itinerary is a ride on the iconic Star Ferry. The Aqua Luna has been carrying passengers from Hong Kong to Kowloon since 1888 and transports more than 26 million people every year.

While in Hong Kong, make sure you check out these attractions and places:

* Ngong Ping 360: https://youtu.be/gO3_KVfCrHE
* Tsim Sha Tsui: https://youtu.be/Ke-_snXBXfE
* Lupa: https://youtu.be/r42GhTFftRY
* Apsley Tailors / Punjab House: https://youtu.be/HSKp_NEONNE
* Oi Ling Chinese Antiques: https://youtu.be/19qT1KE1WWg

If you're in town this month, check miss the following events:

* Hong Kong Cultural Celebration: Birthday of Tin Hau Fa Pau Parade at Shap Pat Heung — 11 May
* Hong Kong Cultural Celebration: Cheung Chau Festival The Piu Sik (Floating Colours) Parade — 25 May
* Hong Kong Cultural Celebration: Cheung Chau Festival The Bun Scrambling Competition — 25 May
* Celebration of the Lord Buddha's Birthday in the Year of the Buddhist Calendar 2559 (2015) — 23 - 25 May
* Celebrations in Tam King's Oldest Temple — 25 May
* Birthday of Buddha (Buddha Bathing Ritual) — 19 - 25 May
* Cavalia — 31 March - onward
* Le French May 2015 — 1 May - 30 June
* The Sound of Music — 15 May to 21 June
* Affordable Art Fair (3rd Edition) — 22 - 24 May
* Bruce Lee: Kung Fr. Art. Life Exhibition — till July 2018

For tickets and more information, visit http://www.discoverhongkong.com/seasia/index.jsp, http://www.hkbuddhist.org, http://www.cavalia.com.hk, http://www.frenchmay.com, http://www.soundofmusic.com.hk, http://www.affordableartfair.com, and http://hk.heritage.museum

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