May 14, 2014, 6:17 pm
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HKG DO 2014 | 8-9 November
HKG Arrival Transport Guide
Proposed Activities
Friday 7 Nov
During the day HongKongHikers (in the person of christep who manages that group) will be running a not particularly hard social hike anyway, which visiting FTers are welcome to join.
Information for this hike can be found in post 201. Please PM christep or comment in this thread if you wish to join to confirm details of where to meet etc.
5pm - Morton's in TST - Pre-pre-Do drinks, with complimentary filet mignon sandwiches
7pm - IC (Salisbury Road) Lobby Lounge - Pre-Do drinks with excellent views of the harbour
Saturday 8 Nov
Option 1:
Day trip on Hong Kong Island
Yum cha at 9am at Metropol (across the road from Conrad), followed by taking the Peak Tram up to The Peak and a walk around Lugard Road for excellent views of Hong Kong. Quick lunch while still at The Peak, then head down into town for a private tram tour for a maximum of 35 guests. Price of the tram tour will depend on the number of people signing-up but will not be more than HK$200 (around Ł15 or US$25) per person. Payment will be taken on the day. The tour will finish by 4pm, giving attendee time to prepare for the Do dinner on Lamma Island.
Option 2:
8.15am - meet at Admiralty or TST for day hike in the North East New Territories.
We will walk along the very picturesque shore of the marine geopark, visit the old (and now largely deserted) Hakka village of Lai Chi Wo, and finish around the edge of Starling Inlet, overlooking the border and the eastern end of Shenzhen. We'll take lunch at a local rice & noodles place at the end of the hike. The total distance is about 15km (a little under 10 miles) and there's only one significant bit of hill climbing of about 180m (60 floors of a building). It should be doable by anyone with the fitness to walk at a reasonable pace for about 4 hours. No specialist gear is needed - just lightweight clothing (no denim/heavy cotton please), strong trainers/sneakers, a hat to keep the sun off (if we're lucky), and a small backpack to carry enough water for the hike and any other essentials (which would include a change of clothing if it's warm or wet). Here are three albums of photos taken by HongKongHikers members on this route (the wild boar having just been killed by (I assume) village dogs is unlikely to be repeated!). And here's a Garmin GPS trace of the route.
4.45pm - back at Admiralty
All
6.45pm - Meet at Central for ferry to Rainbow Restaurant on Lamma Island for dinner. (Ferry departs 7.00pm). Please don't be late, as you'll have to swim to catch up.
Sunday 9 Nov
Option 1:
9am - Day trip to Lantau Island. It's close to the airport so anyone flying out can easily head off as necessary. Hiking option will be available for those who are not flying out today. Details here.
Option 2:
Champagne Brunch at the IC HK Enjoy a leisurely Champagne brunch from 11:30-15:00 at the IC's Harbourside $782 (inc service charge). Pay on the day. I'm currently holding reservations for 10 diners and will reserve places on a first come first served basis from expressions of interest through the registration form (links to registration form are found at the top and bottom of this wiki post!). Review found here
1. TEX277
2. Economy Seat
3. percysmith
4. KIXman
5. Itsalongwaydown
6. TravelKane
7.
8.
9.
10.
After some discussion, the third option of a serious hike on Lantau has been canned since it seems that Andy's day trip is serious enough for everyone in terms of walking...
Monday
Awesom Andy will be a makeshift tour-guide taking requests from anyone interested.
Attendance
(Username, arrival date/flight, departure date/flight, hotel)
Confirmed
Awesom Andy Completed registration
TEX277 Completed registration
Oreck Completed registration
NHH Completed registration
Itsalongwaydown Completed registration
cjwong88 Completed registration
christep Completed registration
Economy Seat Completed registration
kirkwoodj Completed registration
Getiton Completed registration
smitty06 Completed registration
SumGai88 Completed registration
freqflyercoll Completed registration
TravelKane Completed registration
percysmith Completed registration
ColoradoGal Completed registration
nomadic.relief Completed registration
lowjhg
pfbloom Completed registration
GrjApp Completed registration
slickalick Completed registration
sneezyalex (Now HGHUA) Completed registration
ckpeter Completed registration
kaka Completed registration
timid_trnchcoat Completed registration
Travelingsmithy Completed registration
Arcanum Completed registration
EZEDoesIt Completed registration
KIXman Completed registration
johnwmaher (NOV 7/CX 505, NOV 10/CX 520, Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui)Completed registration
ellyse Completed registration
JohnK Completed registration
JohnK+1 Completed registration
Interested
penegal
centxwx
Melville
chchkiwi
dedehans
belinik
rstruthe
garykung
Belinik
tuapekastar
yul36
intuition
danang
TravellerOnline
jozdemir
deathscar
WillTravel (+1)
GrizShel
SQ421
moondog
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HKG Arrival Transport Guide
Proposed Activities
Friday 7 Nov
During the day HongKongHikers (in the person of christep who manages that group) will be running a not particularly hard social hike anyway, which visiting FTers are welcome to join.
Information for this hike can be found in post 201. Please PM christep or comment in this thread if you wish to join to confirm details of where to meet etc.
5pm - Morton's in TST - Pre-pre-Do drinks, with complimentary filet mignon sandwiches
7pm - IC (Salisbury Road) Lobby Lounge - Pre-Do drinks with excellent views of the harbour
Saturday 8 Nov
Option 1:
Day trip on Hong Kong Island
Yum cha at 9am at Metropol (across the road from Conrad), followed by taking the Peak Tram up to The Peak and a walk around Lugard Road for excellent views of Hong Kong. Quick lunch while still at The Peak, then head down into town for a private tram tour for a maximum of 35 guests. Price of the tram tour will depend on the number of people signing-up but will not be more than HK$200 (around Ł15 or US$25) per person. Payment will be taken on the day. The tour will finish by 4pm, giving attendee time to prepare for the Do dinner on Lamma Island.
Option 2:
8.15am - meet at Admiralty or TST for day hike in the North East New Territories.
We will walk along the very picturesque shore of the marine geopark, visit the old (and now largely deserted) Hakka village of Lai Chi Wo, and finish around the edge of Starling Inlet, overlooking the border and the eastern end of Shenzhen. We'll take lunch at a local rice & noodles place at the end of the hike. The total distance is about 15km (a little under 10 miles) and there's only one significant bit of hill climbing of about 180m (60 floors of a building). It should be doable by anyone with the fitness to walk at a reasonable pace for about 4 hours. No specialist gear is needed - just lightweight clothing (no denim/heavy cotton please), strong trainers/sneakers, a hat to keep the sun off (if we're lucky), and a small backpack to carry enough water for the hike and any other essentials (which would include a change of clothing if it's warm or wet). Here are three albums of photos taken by HongKongHikers members on this route (the wild boar having just been killed by (I assume) village dogs is unlikely to be repeated!). And here's a Garmin GPS trace of the route.
4.45pm - back at Admiralty
All
6.45pm - Meet at Central for ferry to Rainbow Restaurant on Lamma Island for dinner. (Ferry departs 7.00pm). Please don't be late, as you'll have to swim to catch up.
Sunday 9 Nov
Option 1:
9am - Day trip to Lantau Island. It's close to the airport so anyone flying out can easily head off as necessary. Hiking option will be available for those who are not flying out today. Details here.
Option 2:
Champagne Brunch at the IC HK Enjoy a leisurely Champagne brunch from 11:30-15:00 at the IC's Harbourside $782 (inc service charge). Pay on the day. I'm currently holding reservations for 10 diners and will reserve places on a first come first served basis from expressions of interest through the registration form (links to registration form are found at the top and bottom of this wiki post!). Review found here
1. TEX277
2. Economy Seat
3. percysmith
4. KIXman
5. Itsalongwaydown
6. TravelKane
7.
8.
9.
10.
After some discussion, the third option of a serious hike on Lantau has been canned since it seems that Andy's day trip is serious enough for everyone in terms of walking...
Monday
Awesom Andy will be a makeshift tour-guide taking requests from anyone interested.
Attendance
(Username, arrival date/flight, departure date/flight, hotel)
Confirmed
Awesom Andy Completed registration
TEX277 Completed registration
Oreck Completed registration
NHH Completed registration
Itsalongwaydown Completed registration
cjwong88 Completed registration
christep Completed registration
Economy Seat Completed registration
kirkwoodj Completed registration
Getiton Completed registration
smitty06 Completed registration
SumGai88 Completed registration
freqflyercoll Completed registration
TravelKane Completed registration
percysmith Completed registration
ColoradoGal Completed registration
nomadic.relief Completed registration
lowjhg
pfbloom Completed registration
GrjApp Completed registration
slickalick Completed registration
sneezyalex (Now HGHUA) Completed registration
ckpeter Completed registration
kaka Completed registration
timid_trnchcoat Completed registration
Travelingsmithy Completed registration
Arcanum Completed registration
EZEDoesIt Completed registration
KIXman Completed registration
johnwmaher (NOV 7/CX 505, NOV 10/CX 520, Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui)Completed registration
ellyse Completed registration
JohnK Completed registration
JohnK+1 Completed registration
Interested
penegal
centxwx
Melville
chchkiwi
dedehans
belinik
rstruthe
garykung
Belinik
tuapekastar
yul36
intuition
danang
TravellerOnline
jozdemir
deathscar
WillTravel (+1)
GrizShel
SQ421
moondog
***NEW*** Registration now open!
HKG DO 2014 | 8-9 November
Oct 22, 2014, 12:00 pm
#168
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Out of curiosity, is there anything planned for dinner on Friday? Was just thinking of having something localish in a government food center if nothing was particularly planned. Cheap good local food, loads of beer, free corkage for wines, and not needing to act like a black tie event. Otherwise there's gotta be a few restaurants that serves "western" food in the IC/Sheraton area.
also to take this OMNI/PR, the yum cha place on Saturday is right at the boarder of where the student protests are. If the protest last till the DO, I would strongly recommend to have a walk around in the area to actually have a feel of what's going on in town.
otherwise, there seems to be sufficient drinking time and basing around admiralty is perfect for me as i live very close by.
also to take this OMNI/PR, the yum cha place on Saturday is right at the boarder of where the student protests are. If the protest last till the DO, I would strongly recommend to have a walk around in the area to actually have a feel of what's going on in town.
otherwise, there seems to be sufficient drinking time and basing around admiralty is perfect for me as i live very close by.
Oct 23, 2014, 7:22 pm
#171
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Out of curiosity, is there anything planned for dinner on Friday? Was just thinking of having something localish in a government food center if nothing was particularly planned. Cheap good local food, loads of beer, free corkage for wines, and not needing to act like a black tie event. Otherwise there's gotta be a few restaurants that serves "western" food in the IC/Sheraton area.
also to take this OMNI/PR, the yum cha place on Saturday is right at the boarder of where the student protests are. If the protest last till the DO, I would strongly recommend to have a walk around in the area to actually have a feel of what's going on in town.
otherwise, there seems to be sufficient drinking time and basing around admiralty is perfect for me as i live very close by.
also to take this OMNI/PR, the yum cha place on Saturday is right at the boarder of where the student protests are. If the protest last till the DO, I would strongly recommend to have a walk around in the area to actually have a feel of what's going on in town.
otherwise, there seems to be sufficient drinking time and basing around admiralty is perfect for me as i live very close by.
However, I'll be catching up with lowjhg this weekend, I'm sure he has some lavish dining plans in place.As for the protests, the FT Do is a politically neutral event.
If the protesters are still around, or if you are in HKG at any time, they are pursuing some serious issues so while it is ok to wander around (taking care of your own personal safety, of course) please don't treat this as a "tourist attraction" as some have done. And while I am happy to discuss on some of the details and issues, I will not be conveying my personal views on this occasion. Having said that, you are welcome to approach me privately to discuss such matters.That's all sorted. Thanks.
And I owed you a drink or two.
Oct 23, 2014, 8:47 pm
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Oct 25, 2014, 3:06 am
#175
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Oct 25, 2014, 11:57 pm
#176
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Some of us have to eat you know Put me down as interested in the friday night pre-drink, won't be able to finalize times until the day of.
Will be flying out on the OZ 388 to ICN that night so won't be in HKG that weekend.
Oct 26, 2014, 11:11 pm
#177
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Thank you for organizing this.
NHH is my partner, so please register her for the Saturday tour and dinner. Son of Oreck ( recently ex NYC through firm transfer ) also wishes to come to the Saturday dinner.
Being an ex-pat Canadian, but now being able to acquire US denominated cc's, he will be chasing the mythical, long-ball hitter in that " game ", Mr. Getiton.
See you soon and thanks for everything
NHH is my partner, so please register her for the Saturday tour and dinner. Son of Oreck ( recently ex NYC through firm transfer ) also wishes to come to the Saturday dinner.
Being an ex-pat Canadian, but now being able to acquire US denominated cc's, he will be chasing the mythical, long-ball hitter in that " game ", Mr. Getiton.
See you soon and thanks for everything
Oct 28, 2014, 11:39 am
#178
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Need to change my plans a bit.
Can't make the Sat hike but can make the dinner. Where in central are we meeting? (ferry pier i assume?)
Also, I guess I'll go with the Sunday hike. Has the plan been finalized?
See you all then.
Can't make the Sat hike but can make the dinner. Where in central are we meeting? (ferry pier i assume?)
Also, I guess I'll go with the Sunday hike. Has the plan been finalized?
See you all then.
Oct 28, 2014, 12:16 pm
#179
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So wish we could make this... we will be in Hong Kong a week later as part of our Anniversary trip. Do have a great time!
Oct 30, 2014, 3:52 am
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Not yet - I will PM those (few) who expressed an interest shortly to work out what would be suitable. If you are interested in a hike on Sunday and haven't already indicated so in the registration or in this thread or by PM, then please PM me!