Hong Kong
Location
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China.
The incidence of violent crime is very low but pickpocketing and other street crime can occur in urban areas. Vehicle security, personal security, general travel, navigation, off road driving, hot weather injuries, personal hygiene, sanitation / sterilisation, clothing & equipment, emergency first aid, cultures / customs, communications, emergency shelters.
Local water is pretty safe nearly everywhere. If in doubt, use bottled water only.
Hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north.
Tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in autumn.
Occasional typhoons, flooding and landslides. Typhoon season April to October.
Avian influenza, hepatitis A, polio, SARS, typhoid, may have malaria in rural areas.
Hospital: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gasgoigne Road, Kowloon. Tel: 2958 8888
Air and water pollution from rapid urbanisation.
No major issues.
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