Visiting Hong Kong: Winter Festivals

The Hong Kong Tourism Board has been updated to include festive events during December, 2017.

http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/see-do/events-festivals/highlight-events/winter-fest.jsp

Hong Kong #LocalGuides, if you know any special events, please help post as a reply here.

@JosephZhan @TonyChu

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Thanks for the info Sampson, has directed the info to my wife and will post some relate info if any.

Should be Winter Festival

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Provided by @TonyChu :

第15屆香港冬日美食節 15th Hong Kong Food Festival’s

Date :

24-28 December 2017 (Sunday to Thursday)

Opening Hours :

24-27 December – 10:00am to 09:00pm;
28 December – 10:00am to 07:00pm

Venue :

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hall 3

Admission Fee :

HK$20 per person
Morning Admission Ticket (Valid on December 24 only): HK$10 per person (Tickets sales: 10:00am – 12:00pm)
(Free for children aged 3 or below and seniors aged 65 or above)

*Admission stops 15 minutes prior to daily closing time

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Provided by @TonyChu:

POI: https://goo.gl/maps/fD4jHrBPPY62

POI Opening Hours: 07:00 to 24:00 daily.

香港最新旅遊景點 —「海運觀點」觀景台正式對外開放

Hong Kong’s Newest Tourist Attraction — “Ocean Terminal Deck” is Open to the Public

Special Attraction:

A huge Google Map Pin for photo.

Special Event:

We upload photos to FB or IG, Ocean Terminal will donote HK$10 to 奧比斯香港| Orbis for each verified uploads with matching hashtags.

Donation Period: Dec 1 - 26

News report in Chinese

Another report include below:

海港城「打卡即捐」 為奧比斯籌善款

15米高巨型「Google Map Pin」坐落在海港城頂層觀景台,由即日起至本月26日舉辦「打卡即捐」活動,只需在個人Fb或IG帳號上載於「海運觀點」的照片及加上標籤,海港城即會捐出港幣10元予奧比斯。

@TraciC will the Business need to pay licensee fee to use the Google Maps Pin in promotional events?

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Thank you very much to @JosephZhan to bring this news to us.

News in Chinese:

http://hd.stheadline.com/news/realtime/hk/1079558/

The HK Observatory Wheel near Central Pier is schedule to be re-opened on Dec 20, 2017, just ahead of the Xmas holiday season.

It has been closed since Sep 1, 2017 due to change of operators.

Entrance fees are greatly reduced.

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@YK1001 , con ese tamaño del pin de Google, estoy seguro que se podrá ver desde los mapas satelitales de Google, luego comparte más fotos de la marina parece muy lindo el lugar.

Saludos Farid

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Only if the aerial pictures are being captured during this period of time.

Do you know how often the satellite pictures will got updated, @FaridTDF ?

We should be have a meetup to see that Maps Pin next week.

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No @YK1001 , lamentablemente no sé cuál es la frecuencia, creo que es diferente en cada país, en función del que le provee las imágenes a Google

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Hi @YK1001 . Many map pins are similar so I don’t know that this is the Google Maps pin and not just any map pin. This would be a question for Google Maps. :slight_smile:

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YouTube video showing how the Map Pin is setting up.

https://www.oceanpark.com.hk/tc/park-information/notices/following-attractions-will-stay-open-700pm-to-1100pm-with-free-admission

由2017年12月23日至2018年1月1日,下列景點設施將於晚上7:00至晚上11:00免費開放。

由2017年12月23日至2018年1月1日,海洋公園將於晚上7:00至晚上11:00免費開放海濱樂園廣場及食尚水都,包括海洋公園 x Pinkoi聖誕市集、冬日浪漫花園、食尚水都、海龍王餐廳、水都餅店、海濱禮品廊及水都儷影(快趣拍)。

其他動物展館、機動遊戲及高峰樂園則不包括在內。

為確保遊人於公園內有一個愉快的遊園體驗,如園內遊客人數已達公園之最高容客量,海洋公園將會實施人流管制措施,不便之處,敬請原諒。

The following attractions will stay open from 7:00pm to 11:00pm with free admission from 23 December 2017 to 1 January 2018.

From 23 December 2017 to 1 January 2018, only Waterfront Plaza and Lakeside Chill will stay open from 7:00pm to 11:00pm with free admission including Ocean Park x Pinkoi Festive Marketplace, Garden of Romance, Lakeside Chill, Neptune’s Restaurant, Aqua City Bakery, Waterfront Gifts Shop and Shutters.

Animal exhibits, rides and The Summit will not be included.

To ensure optimal service quality and guest experience, if Ocean Park has reached its maximum in-park capacity, the Park will implement its crowd management measures. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience caused.