Statue Square is Christmas magic overload! Hong Kong…read moreWinterFest turned it into an epic Christmas Town with a huge 20-meter tree, fun toy props (spaceships, trains, mini train ride), Santa meet-and-greets, carolers, workshops, and a cute market with food and gifts. The nightly 3D light show on the skyscrapers (HSBC, Prince's Building) is absolutely stunning with total photo heaven! Runs Nov 14, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026. Easy access: MTR Central Station, Exit K. Must-visit for holiday vibes in HK--already wanna go back!

There's a reason that Hong Kong is the financial capital of Asia, and the buildings that surround…read morestatue square really showcase the influence of money in HK. If you come here at night, the buildings come to life, lighting up the sky around you. You wouldn't imagine that a bank could be a tourist attraction, but something about all these buildings together really creates such an amazing atmosphere. (I think I spent 5 minutes just watching the HSBC building change colors.) Since it's Christmas time, the square itself has a bunch of decorations and a huge Christmas tree made of ornaments. After spending some time looking at the buildings, there is also alot of great shopping and food around central/admiralty to enjoy.

Getting through Hong Kong immigration is extremely fast and efficient for Hog King residents and…read morecitizens. A simple use of your is card and a scan of your thumb and you are through immigration. All flights out of Hong Kong are essentially international. I can get through check in to my gate typically in less than 30 minutes.

This is a fairly large size post office offering all the regular services you would expect. There…read moreis paythrupost, stamps, parcel mail, local mail, and plenty of space to fill out your forms and paperwork if you have not done so before you arrive. The customer service that I received was stellar. I was surprised, coming from the United States postal service. However, I needed to see 2 different people at 2 different windows because I was sending several large parcels as well as some smaller pieces of mail. Both were quite helpful and friendly, even though I had lots that I needed their help with. I visited during the busy Christmas and holiday season, but the lines were not that bad, and I got all of my business done in a relatively short amount of time. Also, nobody bothered me when I left the large suitcase but I brought all of my packages in on one side of the room underneath the counter. I think that if I was to do something similar in America, some security guard would've come up to hassle me immediately. Hahaha. If you are mailing several large parcels like I was, keep in mind that there is an escalator up to the second floor of this building, so you don't have to lug your burden up the stairs. Happy posting!

I have to love the efficiency of the HK Post office, compared to the likes of USPS, and Royal Mail…read more(but on par with Canada post, Japan and Deutsche Post). Cheap as chips to send air mail back to North America/Western Europe compared to the prices to ship this way and efficient despite the long queues (over 20 minutes at this location). Id'd recommend if you are heading to Kennedy Town to use that Post Office if you can or any place in the Southern District if you are heading that way since the queues are likely to be quite long here.

Have you ever walked past this building and wondered what it was? I have, and it wasn't until I had…read moreto look up the post office opening times that I realized there was an 'Old Wan Chai Post Office'. The current Wan Chai post office is actually located a few steps away, at the Wu Chung House. The Old Office is no longer used for postal services, but it's an Environmental Resource Centre since 1993. The building dates back to the 20s and was a proper post office for almost 80 years. The architecture is certainly distinctive and stands out from the rest of the buildings around, especially since it's located at a corner and looks more like a one floor 'house'. There are two features that I like about it: the roof and the stairs leading to the main entrance, which is a little above ground level. The details around the windows and door also add personality to it and it's a good example of the architecture of the time. Thankfully it has been very well preserved and in 1990 it was declared historical building. You can come in and see it with your own eyes. One of the things that will remind you of it being a post office is the red mailboxes. And now that you are there, check out the Environmental Centre, they have a library and a garden that are worth having a look at. The Old Post Office is also part of the Wan Chai Heritage Trail that goes across main historical and cultural sites of the district...more on that later. Gotta love Wan Chai!

The post office is conveniently located in TaiKoo Shing. Times I've been here it doesn't get too…read morecrowded. This branch offers standard services like registered mail, buying stamps and mailing packages. Won't get service with a smile but I have not been to a post office in any country where I have gotten that.

The post office is like a souvenir store, where you can send a postcard to friends, family or…read moreyourself here. The stamp costs about HKD 5 for international postage, and the four types of postcard each costs about HKD 3.

Well, it's been almost three years and I am finally being brave enough to get my Hong Kong drivers…read morelicense; it might take me another three before I'm brave enough to use it, but that's another story. The process is actually pretty simple. Print off a form and show up at the office in Queensway with your original license, passport and Hong Kong ID card. I made sure I was at the office by 10am (the opening hours stated online, but they actually open at 9) and the queues weren't bad - although there were audible sighs of relief when the lady crazy enough to bring a stroller to the queue whipped out an iPad and shamelessly used Frozen to keep the baby in it quiet. I did have to wait about half an hour, but that was partially due to standing in the wrong queue. Now, going back to collect the actual document, it makes sense, but the sign "first issue of HK licence" seemed completely applicable to the act of applying for one (I'd read and re-read it multiple times to make sure and I thought I had a reasonable grasp of the English language). So, tip for new players, ask at the information desk before joining a queue and save yourself some time.

Queues, queues and more queues. That's about the only way you could describe this place. On the…read moreoccasions that I have been here, whether you are trying to apply for a license, renew a license, transfer vehicle ownership papers or registration mark ; it has always involved an hour of heel killing and neck hurting (from spending too much time on my phone) wait. To the uninitiated you really don't know which queue to follow as well- almost all of them seem to do the same thing (blame the government for having so many similarly named forms). However, as much as you may like to hate this place- it is convenient. If you work on HK island then this is probably the only place that you could go to during working hours that could handle everything (notably the international driving license). Given that government offices rarely open outside of office hours this is the only choice you have and I'm afraid you just have to bear with it. The staff are not to blame in that sense, I can see that they try their best to accommodate the masses of people who come through. Language wise they have to deal with all sorts of nationalities hence you can't expect too much if you don't speak English. I would say that you will need to leave a good hour clear in your diary if you were to do anything there as it will almost always involve an application stage and a payment stage; both of which involving more lines. Its the government- what else do you expect?

Anyone who knows me for like a minute will figure out that I love mail. Hate the junk,…read moresolicitations and bills, but I love the hand written note and card. I am old school that way and believe in putting pen to paper with the written word. I was happy to find a post office in my hood when we recently moved to Sheung Wan. As an English speaking person, I was happy to find all individuals who are working at the post office speak English. They are quite nice really....dealing with those often long lines of people all day, I am glad they all seem quite nice. Avoid the long lines and absolutely do not go around the end or the beginning of the month, where it seems like every 8 out of 10 people in line are there to pay a bill. Horribly convenient if you want to pay a bill (versus on-line I suppose), but horribly inconvenient if like me that you are sending snail mails like birthday cards and postcards back to the US. There are moments when I am here and feel like this is really a bill paying facility that happens to do postage. There is an "express" line if you have 3 bills or less and it is hit or miss if that lane is busy. I also find the post office is the only place that I can spend the abundance of small coinage like 5, 10, 50 cent pieces where they do not look at me in horror when I whip out my change purse. Good way to get rid of the small change we accumulate all too often in Hong Kong.

I visited this location several times during December so I could send my extra AF Christmas cards…read moreall around the world. The lines were daunting at times during lunch, but because this office is bigger with more counters open, the line moved fast. At most, I waited about 15 minutes to get to the counter. Your other option in Central is to go to the Wyndham street post office, but I still prefer this Sheung Wan location for the multiple counters and faster service.