CHI Residences 279
4 Stars - 65 Opinions
No.279 Shanghai Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloo, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Region, China
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needle and thread
by Co2laser
Help, In a city that you can buy everything I am unable to find needle and thread. No joy in the Hotel, Park and Shop, Wellcome or Watsons. Please help!!!!!
Re: needle and thread
by xymmot
Go around the side streets and alleys and there is bound to bea seamstress in the street or a tailor shop around. Ask them for needle and thread or give it to them to sew. Cheers Tommy x
Re: needle and thread
by Co2laser
Hi, Thank you I will give it a try.
Re: needle and thread
by sheherezad
Great idea, Tommy!
I ALWAYS carry a sewing kit (saved from previous hotel stays) in my toile bag (even in MY!). LOL!
Re: needle and thread
by JohntheFinn
Look around your hotel room for a sewing kit. They are standard issue in that part of the world, but sometimes they hide them. If it's not in the bathroom along with the complimentary shampoo and stuff, it might just be in the folder on the desk or bedside table.
Re: needle and thread
by sheherezad
> They are standard issue in that part of the world, but sometimes they hide them.
Really?? Wow! I must look in all those places next time! ;-) LOL! Thanks for the tip!:-D
What I've experienced is that sometimes they don't dish it out (even MAS doesn't place complimentary toothbrush/toothpaste in the plane's toilet drawers anymore) - you just have to call housekeeping for it, like I did in Santiago.. Did you try that? ;-)
Travel Tips for Hong Kong
Weather in May
by John6868
Below is the weather report for last May.
This should give you an idea what to expect.
"The Weather of May 2007
May 2007 was warmer and sunnier than usual. The mean temperature of 26.4 degrees was 0.5 degree above normal. The total bright sunshine duration of 183.4 hours was about 19 percent above normal. It was also slightly drier with a monthly rainfall amount of 288.3 millimetres, about 9 percent below normal. The accumulated rainfall since the beginning of the year was 477.9 millimetres, about 22 percent below normal for the same period.
The weather in Hong Kong was generally fine under the influence of a ridge of high pressure on the first three days of the month. The weather turned cloudy with some rain on 4 and 5 May when a trough of low pressure over southern China moved cross the coastal areas.
The weather became fine and dry on 6 and 7 May as another ridge of high pressure established over southern China. The relative humidity dropped below 40 % during the day. In the following ten days, it was generally fine and hot apart from a few brief showers on 16 and 17 May. It was also hazy on 13 and 14 May.
The weather deteriorated later on 18 May when a trough of low pressure developed over inland Guangdong and moved across the south China coast. A squall line swept across Hong Kong from northwest to southeast that evening, bringing heavy showers and severe gusts to the territory. Peak gust over 100 kilometres per hour was recorded at Waglan Island. In Tin Shui Wai, four persons were injured when more than 20 stacked containers collapsed in gusty winds. With the tough of low pressure lingering along the south China coast, there were heavy showers and thunderstorms between 19 and 22 May. During the heavy downpour on 20 May, two landslips and 15 cases of flooding were reported.
Sunshine returned on 23 May when the trough of low pressure weakened. Under the influence of a southerly airstream, it was hot with sunny periods in the next three days.
The weather became unstable with heavy showers and squally thunderstorms on 27 May, but improved with some sunny periods in the following day. Under the influence of a ridge of high pressure over the coastal areas of Guangdong, it was fine, clear and hot on 29 and 30 May. Apart from a few showers in the morning, the weather stayed mainly fine and hot on the last day of the month."
Enjoy your stay.
Po Lin Monastery.
by Guantanamera
Po Lin Monastery is a famous Buddhist pilgirmage point on Hong Kong's Lantau Island... It's main attraction is the gigantic bronze Buddha that sits atop a mountain which is the largest outdoor bronze Buddha in the entire world... I made the visit with VT member ttstella....
Population: 7,116,302 (July...
by ankx
Population: 7,116,302 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18% (male 676,756; female 602,434)
15-64 years: 71% (male 2,520,473; female 2,563,355)
65 years and over: 11% (male 342,942; female 410,342) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.35% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 11.29 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.93 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 8.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.12 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Symphony of Light
by picek
Not sure if it's my favourite thing in HK, it is indeed eye catching experience. It starts 8 pm every day and it's best to view it from waterfront promenade (Avenue of Stars) in Kowloon towards HK Island. It involves altogether 44 building at both side of Victoria harbour, though.
Looks like if laser light had just penetrated into the atmosphere and the show takes one hour or so if I remember right. It's also good view from star ferry but not if you want to take pics there... shaking too much for a camera.
No need to tell that it's free of charge...
More stories, techincal data and stuff here:
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/events/harbour-light-show.html
or
http://www.tourism.gov.hk/symphony/
Rock hard.
by Princess_Emily
Your sitting in your seat, seatbelt fastened, patting yourself on the back for not spending any extra money on food when a meal will be served in flight, the Captain is announcing the flight will only take 10 hours today due to a fast moving jet stream, your getting excited, and then you notice it, it's rock hard, what do you do? Play with it until it gets soft? NO! Put it under your main course tray before opening your meal, the main course tray is hot enough that after just 2 minutes the frozen rock hard butter tab will be soft enough to spread on the roll that is included with the meal.
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CHI Residences 279
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