HK PNET Living in HK - Links and information to make living in Hong Kong just that little bit easier!

Gardening + Handyman

Asian Earth
HK Gardening Society
Horticultural Course (LCSD), Apr-Jul

ACE Handyman
- Recommendation
Aircon:
- Cleaning:
      - ACExpress
      - Aircare Solutions
      - Recommendations: 1, 2
- Engineers
B Constructed
Callsifu: 1, 2
Clean Your Aircon
Frankie's Fixit
GoGo Van Driver
Man with a Drill
Other Recommendations
Papabo: 1, 2
Sunny-Decor

Government Services

Access to Government Information
Annual Digest of Statistics (Released Annually in Oct)
Autopay Bills (Gov Rent, Rates, Water)
Business Registration:
- Company Search
- Setting up a Charity
Change of Address (notify 15 Gov't depts)
Civil Service:
- Entry System
- Disciplined Services: Definition, Pay Scales: 1, 2
Commisoner of Oath
Death Record Search Application
District Councils:
- Kowloon City District Members
      - Hok Yuen LV
Driving License
e-Cert Digital Certificate
Email Alert Subscribe/Unsubscribe
Executive Council
(Meets Every Tuesday at 13:30 or 12:30)
- Financial Secretary
Government Departments - Full List
Government Services Website
Legal
LegCo:
- Budget Address: 2024 (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016)
- Calendar
- Council Meetings
    - Agendas and Minutes
      - Questions
      - Videos
- Elections
      - Elected Members
- Inland Revenue Annual Tax Committee
- Members
- Policy Address: 2023
       (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011-12, 2010-11, 2009-10, 2008-09,
        2007-08, 2006-07, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997)
- Reimbursement
- Search Papers

Leisure and Cultural Services Dept
Libraries:
- Book Donations
- Location
- Online: Search, Renewal
- Opening Times
MPF
Ombudsman
Press Releases
Public Holidays: 2025, 2024 (Previous)
Ratings and Valuations Dept
- eBill Request
- Property Market Statistics
- Change of Payers' Particulars
Scheme $6000
Society Registration
URBTIX

Health

AIDS: - AIDS Concern - HK AIDS Foundation - Virtual Aids Office Alcohol: - Calories - Calories in Wine - Review of UK Guidelines - Units - Unit Calculator Annual Checkups: - Evangel (Credit Card Discounts) - Gleneagles - Meditrina - Medtimes - OT&P Blood Donation: - Book Appointment - Donor Centers - Register Clean Your Aircon Counselling Services: - Cancer Support Group - St John's Cathedral - Children of Divorcees Covid-19 Coronavirus: - Boosting Immunity System Myth: 1, 2 - The Definitive Guide - Herd Immunity Fallacy: 1, 2, 3 - WHO Situation Reports - Worldwide Statistics Dentists: - AsiaExpat - Dental Council of HK - Malaysia: - BrightSmile Dental - HKPTU List - Thailand: - Dental Hospital - Dental Implant Centre - Thailand Dental Center	Doctors/Specialists: - Advice on 2nd/7th Opinions - Advice on Waiting Lists - Allergy Specialist - Dermatologist - Eye Specialist - Foot Podiatrist - Full Body Health Check - HSBC Year-round Offers - hkdoctors.org - HK School Wellbeing Networking Group - HK Sports Clinic - Psychiatrist - Psychotherapy Support Online in HK - Recommendations for Stress or Extended Leave: 1, 2, 3, 4 Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning Fire: How to Escape a House Fire First Aid Courses Flu: - An Explanation - Latest Vaccine Recommendation - Surgical Mask Protection Google Body Government Clinics Hospitals: - Accident & Emergency (A&E) - Community Nursing - Find a Hospital - Out-Patient Services - Thailand: - Bumrungrad Hospital Insurance Nutrition: - 6 Things Men Should Know - 10 Portions a Day - Calorie Counters: - alfitness.com.au - Caloriecounting.co.uk - Nutracheck - Detoxes: - Dishing the Dirt on Detox - Here's What You Need to Know - Eat for Health - Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Why Is It Good - FODMAPs: - 10 Foods High in FODMAPS - Starting a Low FODMAP Diet - What are They? - Weight Loss: - Diet Trends - The Science - Struggling to Lose Weight? - Supplements - What Science Says - Time of Meal Has No Effect	Organ Donation Personal Advice: - 7 Myths/Truths About Skin - Antioxidant Supplements - BCAA, The Truth - Boosting Your Immune System: 1, 2 - Coconut Oil - Treat With Caution - Divorce Not the Only Option - Mediation - Family Planning Ass'n of HK - Five Healthy Lifestyle Factors - Healthy Hong Kong - Men's Health - Merck Manuals - Mindfulness v Watching TV - NHS Direct Health Encyclopedia - One Hundred Pushups - Pee and Poo Colour - Probiotics - It's Complicated - Protein for Quick Recovery Myth - Symptom Checker - Techniques for Stress Relief - The Posture Myth - Vitamin Supplements More Harm Than Good - Water: Myth of 2 Litres per Day Pick's Disease Science That Makes the News Sleep: - Fixing Sleep - Sleep Hygiene Smoking: - Council On Smoking and Health - Smoke Free & Fresh - Tobacco Control Office
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Hiking

Camping
Country Parks
Dogs
Feeding Wild Animals
Guided Historical Walks
Hike Hong Kong
Hong Kong Adventurer
HK Hiking Meeting Group
Hong Kong Trampers
Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail
Maps
Roz's Hiking Page
- HK's Major Trails
Trail Tales
Walk Hong Kong

Immigration

China Visas:
*** Health Declaration Still Needed On Entry ***
- 3 Year Multi-entry: Info, Discussion
- 5 Year Multi-entry, 90 Days
      For Non-Chinese Permanent ID
      - Announcement (June 2024)
      - Application and Info
          - Wait For Letter From Immigration After Application
      - Can Use Fast Channel Instead of Passport Queue (Q5)
          - Need to Register First Time Through
      - Things You Need to Take
      - Things You Should Know
- 10 Year Multi-entry: Info, USA and Canada only
- Australia, NZ and Poland are visa-free for 15 days
      from 1 July 2024.
- Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain,
     Malaysia, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary,
     Austria, Belgium and Luxmbourg
     are visa free for 15 days from 14 March 2024.

- Agents:
      - China Foreign Ministry
          - 2023 Application Info:
              - Application Service
              - FAQ
              - Online Application
                  - Costs
                  - Photo Requirements
              - Step-By-Step Guide
              - Visa Checklists + Types
          - Previous Info:
              - Application Form (2013) Alternate Download
                (Use 'Other' for Permanent ID 3 Year Multi Entry)
              (The 2011 version on CFM website is out of date)
              - Document Requirements
              - Photo Requirements
    - China Travel Service (CTS) (Not recommended)
      - Evergreen Travel
      - Forever Bright
    - Golden Yacht Travel
    - Japan Travel Services
    - Lo Wu Border Crossing (Probably now out of date)
    - Sunshine Int'l Travel
- Application Guide

- Apps To Take to China

- F Visa for Business Visit
- General Information
- Greater Bay Area for HK Permanent Resident
- Lo Wu Border Crossing
- Shenzhen 5 Day Visa
Do I Need a Visa?
- Aus Passports
- HK Passports
- IATA Country Check
- UK Passports
- US Passports
HK Identity Cards
- Smart Card Replacement Exercise
      - Appointment Booking (24 working Days)
      - Pre Dec 2018 Only
      - Schedule
      - Summary
HK Passports: (Chinese Citizens)
- Application
      - Application Status Enquiry
- Discussion

HK Residents:
- Help Whilst Abroad
HK Visas:
- Dependency Visa:
      - Same-sex and Civil Partners (2018)
- Immigration
      - Contact Info
- Permanent Residency:
      - 1. Information:
          - Children Born in HK
          - Dependent Children
          - Dependent Parents: 1, 2
          - Guide to Right of Abode
      - 2. Application:
          - Documents Needed
          - Eligibility Verification
        - Online Application
          - Six Months Left of Contract
    - 3. ID Card Application
      - 4. Loss of PR Status:
           - 3 Year Renewal Rule
           - Right to Work/Live Retained
- Quotas Per Day
- Volunteering Needs Visa Too
- Working Visa:
    - Visa Extension:
        - Application Form (ID91).pdf
          - Book Appointment Online
        - Example Employer Letter.doc
          - Example School Letters:
              - Contract Renewal.doc
            - Mid Contract.doc
Taiwan Visas:
- Application Form Online
- Detailed Info
UK Passport Renewal in HK
US Passport for Child Born in HK

Jobs

Job Search:
- AsiaXPAT
- Career Times
- Careerjet.hk
- Classified Post (SCMP)
- HeadlineJobs.hk
- JobsDB.com
- Ming Pao
- NET Agencies/Tutorial Centres

- Search Associates
- TES

Junk / Spam

Email:
- FAQ
- Tips for Users
- Tips for Companies
Faxes:
- OFTA Advice
- Stop junk:
      - Check phone has been registered
      - Dial 1835000, select option 3,2
Telephones:
- Report Nuisance Caller
- Stop recorded messages:
      - Dial 1835000, select option 3,1
SMS:
- Stop Junk:
      - Check phone has been registered
      - Dial 1835000, select option 3,3

Legal

Advice (Free):
- Community Legal Information Centre
- Duty Lawyer Service
- PTU
Basic Law Full Text
Code on Access to Govt Information
Commisoner of Oath
Court Services
Crime Report to report:
- unsafe product, Short weights,
fakes, smuggling
Declaration Service
e-Legislation Home
Employment Clearances:
- Sexual Conviction Record Check
- Certificate of No Criminal Conviction
Flag Display

HK Judiciary
Judiciary Forms
Jury Guide

Lost Property Report
Notary Public: 1, 2
Police:
- Common Assault Sentencing
- Common Con Tricks
- How to Report a Crime
- Report Online
- Stop, Search and Arrest Powers
Restaurants:
- Dogs Banned
- Outside Seating
Small Claims Court
Smoking:
- Complain
- Waterpipe Operators Convicted
Solicitor: 1
Toilet Seat Installation

Wills:
- Getting a Will in HK
- Lutea
- Professional Wills

Ordinances
- Buddhist Monks:
      - Begging Alms, Threatening Behaviour
- Discrimination: A Guide
- Education Ordinance
- Employment Ordinance:
      - A Concise Guide
      - Lodging a Claim for Unpaid Wages:
        - Contact Labour Dept
          - Contact Labour Tribunal
          - Summary
    - Detailed Provisions
    - FAQ
      - Guide to Employment Law (Summary)
    - Payment of Wages (Part 5)
          - Definition of Wages
          - "Without any Reasonable Excuse"
      - Working on Rest Days
      - Working on Statutory Holiday

- MPF
- National Flag
- National Law
      - English Translation
      - Summary
- Noise Control
- Personal Data (Privacy)
      - Data Access Request Form:
          - Can be Used for Appointment Circular Memo
                Reply Proforma Form A: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
          - Procedure Notes
      - Privacy Statement
      - Unsubscribing:
          - Anti-Spam
          - Commercial Email
          - Guide to
          - Reporting
- Race Discrimination
- Road Traffic
      - Jaywalking
      - Using Zebra Crossings
- Special Education Needs (Proposed 5/2019)
    (Proposed by Dennis KWOK and Fernando CHEUNG)
      - Policy Recommendations
      - Proposed SEN Ordinance

Local History

1967 Leftists Riots and Regime Legitimacy
A Lady's Impressions of [Old] HK
Batgung Local History
China:
- 14 Million People Lost in WWII
- A Global Perspective
- As History is My Witness
- Chabudou! Close Enough
- China is HK's Future - Not Its Enemy
- Guide to the Communist Party
- Hukou: What Birthplace Means in China
- Social Credit: The Messy Truth
- Social Credit: ChinaThrough a Glass

- The Dougong: Nailless Construction
- Understanding Contemporary China
- What Does Xi Jinping Want?

Haunted Houses
HK in The 70s
HK in WWII:
- HK Volunteer Defence Corps
- Hong Kong War Diary
- POW Diary of W Sprague
- The Battle of HK
- The Battle for Hong Kong Facebook
- The Defence of HK
- The Sloan Family Memories of WW2
- Witness to Horror

HK Shifts - One Story at a Time

In the Eye of the Storm - Typhoons in HK
Kai Tak:
- Checkerboard Approach
- In 1955
Life Inside Kowlooon Walled City
Neonsigns.hk
New Territories Development
Photos:
- Before Beijing - China's Last Dynasty
- Gwulo: Old HK
- Historical Photographs of China
- HKU Photo Gallery
- Panoramas: AirPano, BigPixel
- Old Hong Kong
- Seen By My Eyes - HK Time Lapse
- Then and Now
- Urban Jungle
Stories Behind HK: Pok Fu Lam Village
Stories Behind HK: Tsim Sha Tsui
The History of HK
The History of HK II (RTHK)
The HK Story
The Hui Boys - Graft, Greed and Imported Carrots
Triads and Organised Crime
What HK Looked Like 150 Years Ago
UK Defeated by Brexit: Parts 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Maps

Full Map of all HK Territories
Online HK Street Map:
- 3D Map of Kowloon & Island
- Centamap
- GeoInfo Map (HK Govt)
- Google Maps
- Moovitapp.com

- ypmap.com
Macau Online Street Map
Hiking Maps
- Series Info
- Where To Buy
The True Size of Countries
Wanshan Islands
(and other remote islands)

MPF

Contact
Contributions
Details of Scheme
Exemption:
- Guide to Applying for Exemption
- Guidelines IV.15
      - Dependency Visa Not Exempt (Item 7)
- No Longer Applies if Permanent Resident
    (See MPFA Guidelines IV.15 Para. 6)
- Ordinance Refs: 485 s4, 485A s203
FAQ
Fee Comparison
Fund Performance
Guidelines
Offset Against Severence/Long Service Payment:
- Ordinace Chap 57, Section 31I
- Overview
- LegCo Explanation: 1, 2, 3
- Proposal for Abolition:
      - Does not affect Gratuity Offset
      - June 2017 LegCo Paper
      - LegCo MPF Subcommittee
Withdrawal

News / Newspapers

Night Sky

Hubble Advent Calendar
Planets Visible in HK

Online Shopping

Battery Sizes in China
Beerhound
Carousell
Coupon Superstore
Digital Printing
Electronic Price Guides:
- Built-in Pro
- Fortress
- price.com.hk
- Sham Shui Po Golden Computer Centre
- Wilson Communications
Faraday Science Shop
Fishpond
Food:
- Argyle Butchers
- Bayern Gourmet Food
- Eat the Kiwi
- FoodPanda
- Foodwise
- Meatmarket.hk
- ParknShop
- South Stream Seafoods
- Tenderloin Fine Food
- Wellcome
Glasses:
- Replacement Lenses
- Sunglasses: 1, 2

HKBay.com
HKTVMall
Ind't Wine Centre
Marks and Spencer HK
- Delivery
Outdoor Clothing
Paddyfield.com
PCCW Shop
Project Gutenburg eBooks
Red Source Gifts
Sasa
Shoes:
- Herring Shoes
- ASOS
ShopinHK.com
Shops that Deliver to HK
Swindon Books
T-Shirt Printing
Tailors
TaoBao.com
The Book Depository
Winerack
WingOn Net
Wireless Earbuds
WowHD
YesAsia.com
Ying Kee Tea House
Zalora

Pets

AFCD Quarantine Animal Welfare Boarding: - Dog Dayz HK Cat Fanciers' Club HK Cat Lovers' Society HK Kennel Club HK Parrot Club Parks For Pets Spray & Neuter Assistance Programme Vets: - HK Veterinary Association - Vetinary List	Rescue Centres: - Animal Friends - Companion Animal Federation - HK Alleycat Watch - HK Animal Adoption Centre - HK Cat Salvation Army - HK Cats - HK Dog Rescue - HK Reptile & Amphibian Soc'y - Kirsten's Zoo - Lamma Animal Protection - Lamma Animal Welfare Centre - Protection of Animals Lamma South - SPCA: Advisory Note
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Post

Easy PreCustoms Declaration
HK Post
HK Post ID (Access all Services)
Postage Calculator
Xmas Last Posting Dates

Shenzhen Visa

It is possible to purchase a China visa at the Lo Wu border crossing.
The visa is only valid for 5 days and for travel within the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.

The visa is obtained from a branch of China Travel Service (CTS) that is located on the right hand
side of the KCR arrivals hall just after you go through the KCR ticket booths, before HK immigration.

Opening hours are 07:30 - 19:00 inc. public holidays.

For most nationalities, the visa costs $150 but payment must be in RMB or by visa.
For UK, USA and some South American and Russian countries it costs about RMB300.

Visa processing usually takes about 30 mins.

For further details contact the Lo Wu Border CTS Office on 2673 9070 or 2673 9028.

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