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Vaccinated travelers can travel between both countries without undergoing quarantine after coming to and going from Hong Kong and vice versa. However, you do need to conduct a COVID-19 test using the COVID-19 self-test kit before and after traveling.

Prior to travel, if you have done the test and the results are positive, you need to adjust your travel plans to accommodate ten days of quarantine and the subsequent testing to see if you are still infected.

If you are tested positive after traveling to Hong Kong, similarly, you need to self-quarantine at home for ten days. After ten days, you need to get tested again to see if you have recovered.

Hong Kong can be accessed by direct flights, specifically from Manila, Cebu, Davao, and Angeles.

There is pretty much one airport in Hong Kong that typically serves both local and international travelers coming from Manila and other places within the Philippines, which is the Hong Kong International Airport, also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or just Chek Lap Kok Airport.

Among the handful of airlines operating in Hong Kong, in general, including All Nippon Airways, Cebu Pacific, Cathay Pacific, Philippine Airlines, AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines.

Some of these airlines may offer nonstop or direct flights to Hong Kong, with possible one or two stops.

Typically, the one-way ticket price from Manila to Hong Kong would cost anywhere from PHP5,250 to PHP40,000 if you choose to book at the Traveloka website using airlines such as Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines.

Similar flights from Cebu would be PHP2,000 more expensive with airlines such as Philippine Airlines.

These would typically come with cabin baggage about 7 kilograms for economy class.

The pricier fare in the same class would also include allowances for 30 kilograms of baggage, as well as a free meal and in-flight entertainment.

Note that prices may increase substantially during festive seasons.

Wong Tai Sin Temple is one of the well-known shrines and tourist attractions that can be easily found in the vicinity of the downtown area of Hong Kong.

The 18,000 square meters Taoist temple is dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, or the Great Immortal Wong, a renowned Chinese Taoist deity.

The architecture is of traditional Chinese with red pillars, a gold roof with blue friezes, yellow latticework and multi-coloured carvings.

Other main features include the Nine-Dragon wall, Great Hall, Three-Saint Hall dedicated to Lü Dongbin, Guan Yin, and Lord Guan and three memorial archways.

Annually from 1^st to 15^th of January, the temple would receive numerous visitors that return to thank the gods for the answered prayers.

Other busy times would be Wong Tai Sin's birthday on the 23^rd day of the 8^th lunar month and the Chinese New Year holidays.

Hong Kong Ladies’ Market is easily found within the vicinity of the town alongside Tung Choi Street in Mong Kok, Kowloon.

With almost 100 stalls operating here, it is one of the most famous markets you can find in Hong Kong.

It is a roadside stall style of the market that operates along the 1.24 kilometer stretch of the street constructed in 1924 and legally recognised by the government since the mid-70s.

For better deals, do not forget to haggle and perhaps bring a local along too!

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Also known as Ian Tan Buddha Statue, the Big Buddha is a large bronze statue of Budha that was completed in 1993 sited near Po Lin Monastery.

The statue itself symbolizes the harmonious relationship between man and nature, people and faith, being the center of Buddhism in the entirety of Hong Kong.

The base is a model of the Altar of Heaven / Earthly Mount of Tian Tan, taken from the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

It is one of the five large Buddha statues in China, 34 meters tall and weighing over 250 metric tonnes.

Due to its size, the statue can be seen as far away as Macau on a good weather day.

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