Call Hong Kong

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To call a landline in Hong Kong from the United States, simply follow these easy to follow dialing tips:

• first dial 011, the U.S. exit code;
• next dial 852, the country code for Hong Kong;
• then dial the area code (1-2 digits. See a sample calling code list below);
• and finally, dial the phone number (5–7 digits).

If dialing Hong Kong from on the globe, you just need to perform the following:

• type the exit code: It’s also referred to as the IDD code (International Direct Dialing) or ISD code (International Subscriber Dialing). For most countries, it’s 00 or +. For the USA and Canada, it’s 011;
• phone code: Each country is assigned a unique dialing code;
• area code: This is the code for a part of Hong Kong. It’s usually a simple area or a city. Hong Kong only has one area code, which is 852;
• local number: The local number you would like to call.

You’ve now learned how to dial Hong Kong. With Talk360, you only have to buy call credit and enter the mobile number you want you want to reach.

• Hong Kong is famous for towering skyscrapers . Did you know 40 percent of the territory is made up of country park and nature reserves? Hiking the green trails is a favourite weekend pastime.
• You probably know that Hong Kong means “fragrant harbour” in Chinese . What about Kowloon? Every time you utter the word “Kowloon” you are saying “nine dragons”. Folklore tells us that a young emperor noticed the area’s eight hills, and named the land “eight dragons”. Later, a servant reminded the emperor he too is a dragon. This made nine. Kow sounds like “gau” or nine in Cantonese, and Loon is like “lung” or dragon.
• Hong Kong boasts the world’s longest covered escalator . The Mid-Levels Escalator runs for a half-mile.
• Hong Kong’s beloved Star Ferry began running in 1880 . At that time the service from Victoria Harbour to Tsim Sha Tsui took up to one hour. Thanks to the city’s reclamation, the same journey today takes just 10 minutes.
• Hong Kong has had two moments of Olympic gold-medal glory. The first came in 1996 at Atlanta, when Lee Lai-Shan won a windsurfing event; the second was at the most recent Tokyo Games, when Cheung Ka Long won a fencing gold medal. Swimmer Siobhan Haughey won two silvers at Toyko, too, making it HK’s most successful Olympic Games to date.
• Hong Kongers have a long-established entrepreneurial spirit and desire to make money . In a 2020 global billionaires list, Hong Kong ranked seventh; 96 residents are said to hold personal fortunes of US$1 billion or over.
• Dim sum originated here in southern China and means “touch the heart” . These tiny bites of goodness were created as snack food for travellers and today are an essential part of local culture.
• Don’t worry if you find your apartment building is without a fourth floor. Here are two numerical facts to keep in mind! Omitting the number four is common in HK because “four” sounds like the word “death” in Chinese, so it’s considered unlucky. If that doesn’t sound like much of a “fun fact”, then the flip side is that eight is a very lucky number (it represents wealth).
• The mystical art of feng shui remains common practice in Hong Kong . The rooftop of Central’s HSBC Hong Kong building includes two rods to deflect bad energy. They face the Bank of China building, built with sharp edges believed to cut and dilute good energy.

Source:

expatliving.hk/25-fun-facts-about-hong-kong/