Supporting Programme
The Post Congress Tours have been cancelled due to low rate of participation.
Tours will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. We ask you to make your reservation in advance before arriving in Hong Kong. All tours will start and end at the Hong Kong Congress and Exhibition Centre if not mentioned otherwise. All tours will be conducted by English speaking guides.
Onlie registration is now closed. Please register on-site
HALF DAY Hong Kong Island Tour
Sunday, 6 June 2010, 14.00 – 18.00 h
Monday, 7 June 2010, 09.00 – 13.00 h
Tuesday, 8 June 2010, 14.00 – 18.00 h - TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED
The tour begins with a tram ride to Victoria Peak for a 360-degree view of the city, the harbour and islands that has mesmerized visitors and inspired photographers since the tramway
opened in 1888. Your transport awaits you at the top and takes you to your next destination, Aberdeen. Here the contrast in Hong Kong lifestyles is never more evident. Sampans zip around the harbour, their size dwarfed by huge multi-million dollar yachts and fishing boats in the marina. A sampan cruise around the docked boats provides a glimpse of everyday life as people go about their business repairing nets, cooking, and sorting the catch on their fishing boat. Next stop is at the popular outdoor shopping market known as Stanley Market. Good bargains are designer goods and factory outlet clothing, brassware, porcelains, leather goods and souvenirs such as chops, silk shorts, and jade trinkets. En route to Stanley you will pass the lovely Repulse Bay. In Repulse Bay, one building of particular interest is a glistening new glass high-rise that features a cut out in the middle. In keeping with good Feng Shui, the cut out allows the dragon an unobstructed journey from the hill should he need to drink from the bay.
Price per person: EUR 30 including Peak Tram ride to Victoria Peak and Sampan Ride in Aberdeen.
For registered accompanying persons the Hong Kong Island Tour on Sunday or Monday is complimentary and necessary to reserve prior to the congress. Please use the enclosed registration form to book this tour.
HALF DAY ‘Off The Beaten Track’ Tour (Old Kowloon)
Monday, 7 June 2009, 14.00 – 18.00 h
Explore the following Kowloon highlights:
Wong Tai Sin Taoist Temple
Wong Tai Sin is one of Kowloon’s most colorful and popular temples. As Wong Tai Sin is also the god of good fortune, worshippers come here not only to pray but also to have their futures foretold. Participants can have their face or hand read during their visit to Wong Tai Sin.
Bird Garden
The Bird Garden is a fascinating open-air area of stalls selling and trading all types of pet birds. Beautiful bamboo cages, seeds, and bags of grasshoppers and worms are also sold here. Birds, particularly songbirds and birds that can speak, fascinate the Chinese.
The Jade Market
Jade Market is packed with dealers selling all manner of carved jade including bangles, earrings, and intricately detailed pendants. Be aware that not all of the jade is genuine.
Price per person: EUR 23
HALF DAY Lantau Buddha Tour
with Vegetarian Lunch
Tuesday, 8 June 2010, 09.00 – 14.00 h
Twice the size of Hong Kong Island, Lantau is the largest among some 260 outlying islands within the territory. Lantau Link, a combined road and rail transport connection between
Tsing Yi Island and Lantau Island, forms an essential part of the transport network that has been built to serve the new airport at Chek Lap Kok and Tung Chung New Town. The deluxe air-conditioned coach will proceed to Tung Chung New Town, the gateway to South Lantau Island where the Ngong Ping Cable Car will take you to the top of Lantau Island. After arrival at the top, the tour continues to the Big Buddha and then the Po Lin Monastery, where a deluxe vegetarian lunch will be served. In 1993, the largest outdoor Buddha Statue (cast in bronze) was completed and opened to the public. Po Lin Monastery is ancient Buddhist Temple which was founded in 1907. In Chinese, “Po Lin” literally means “Precious Lotus” – the floral emblem of the Buddhist faith. The name “Po Lin” was given to the Monastery
in 1924 and it was officially inaugurated in 1927. Until the late 1960s, Po Lin consisted of the modest temple and collection of simple old buildings. Take Ngong Ping Cable Car back to Tung Chung. This is a visually spectacular 20-25 minute cable car journey, traveling between Tung Chung and Ngong Ping Terminals.
Price per person EUR 55
including vegetarian lunch at Po Lin Monastery
Harbour Cruise & Dinner on the Bauhinia
(Non-Private)
Tuesday, 8 June 2010, 18.30 – 22.00 h
The Harbour Cruise Bauhinia operates a 2 hour nightly cruise with international style buffet dinner and live band. The cruise aboard the luxurious tour boat includes unobstructed views
of the “Symphony of Lights” multimedia show. The boat is equipped with a bar, lounge, main hall and dance floor. The tour starts at North Point Ferry Pier on Hong Kong Island and then follows a circular route round the harbour via Tai Koo, Shau Kei Wan, Chai Wan, Lei Yue Mun, Cha Kwo Ling, Kai Tak, Hung Hom, Tsim Sha Tsui, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay.
Price per person, from EUR 55
including dinner buffet, excluding beverages
FULL DAY Excursion to Macau – the former Portuguese Colony
Wednesday, 9 June 2010, 09.00 – 18.00 h
This tour will guide you to the following places of interest:
Ruins of St. Paul Church
The symbol of Macau, the St. Paul church was built by the Jesuit group in 1602, the stone facade was carved in 1620’s by Japanese Christian and local craftsmen. A fire in 1835 burnt
down the church; all that remained was the magnificent stone facade. The restoration work between 1990 and 1995 added a museum and a crypt to the site.
Leal Senada Square
Leal Senade Square is the focal point and shopping centre of Macau. The streets are paved with cobblestone in traditional Portuguese pattern and surrounded by colonial style buildings. Continuous waves of events are held here throughout the year.
Gaming at Venetian Casino…
Lose yourself as you play games in the high-stakes excitement of The Venetian Hotel Casino Las Vegas. Classic opulence, stateof-the-art video poker and slot games, and pulsing energy blend seamlessly in this casino – a 112,000-square-foot poker room and more, lavishly detailed with marble floors, hand-painted frescoed ceilings, and plush furnishings. Macau Tower for views of the Pearl River Delta by day or the city lights by night, nothing surpasses the Macau Tower. Having ascended to the Tower’s upper limits in high-speed glass-fronted lifts, an unforgettable vista awaits you.
Price per person: EUR 110
Meeting point at pier of the Turbojet Ferry including lunch in a typical Portuguese restaurant