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Practical stuff

Cellphone rental

Handy rents Android smartphones (Google Nexus or Samsung Galaxy Note) in Hong Kong for $48 - $68 HKD per day.

Clothing / dress

If you plan on going to luxury stores or fancy restaurants, bring a nice outfit. The Hong Kong elite tend to dress well.

Toiletries

If you venture outside the conference venues, there are some restaurants which don't provide napkins and some restrooms that don't provide toilet paper. If this concerns you, make sure to bring your own.

Attractions

Scenery

Temples

Food

Shopping

Markets

Electronics

Photography equipment

Jewelry

More expensive shops (but 100% reputable)

Pacific Mall, Admiralty
Prince Building, Central
The Landmark, Central
IFC, Central

Medium to high price range shops (but need to be careful)

Element, Jordan
Sogo, Hong Kong
iSQUARE, Tsim Sha Tsui
Miramar Shopping Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong

Language

Here are some links to pages with common Cantonese phrases (including audio samples):

Note that there are two ways of saying "thank you" in Cantonese. One is for thanking someone when they provide a service (e.g. waiter), the other is a more general thank you. See the "Thank You" section of the first link http://www.chinese-lessons.com/cantonese/skillsL1Greetings.htm for more details.

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 === Photography equipment ===
+=== Jewelry ===
+More expensive shops (but 100% reputable)
+* Pacific Mall, Admiralty
+* Prince Building, Central
+* The Landmark, Central
+* IFC, Central
+<br/>
+Medium to high price range shops (but need to be careful)
+* Element, Jordan
+* Sogo, Hong Kong
+* iSQUARE, Tsim Sha Tsui
+* Miramar Shopping Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
+* Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong
 == Language ==