Here are the numbers and websites that will be your go-to list when you live in Hong Kong. We’ve included emergency numbers, transport phone numbers and other key sites and organisations to help you make the most of living in Hong Kong. Network, join associations, volunteer, make like-minded friends. Bookmark this page!
Emergency
Police departments | police.gov.hk
- Emergency service (police, ambulance, fire) 999
- Police hotline (enquiries) 2527 7177
- Police FAX for hearing impaired (registered users only) 992
Fire & Rescue
Hong Kong St John Ambulance
Directory Assistance
- English 1081
- Chinese 1083
- Overseas IDD Inquiries 10010 Department of Health 2961 8989
- Hong Kong Tourism Board (visitor hotline) 2508 1234
- RTHK (Radio Television HK) (service hotline) 2272 0000
- Hong Kong International Airport (general enquiries) 2181 8888 | hongkongairport.com
- Hong Kong Post (enquiry hotline) 2921 2222
- MTR Train Service & Airport Express (24-hr passenger hotline) 2881 8888 | mtr.com.hk
- 24hr HK Electric Company Ltd (HK Island & Lamma) 2555 4000 | hec.com.hk
- 24hr China Light & Power Co Ltd (NT & outlying islands) 2728 8333 | clponline.com.hk
Local Weather Hong Kong | observatoryhko.gov.hk
- General Enquiries 2926 8200
- Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal Enquiries 1878 200
- Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (No 3 & above) 2835 1473
Taxis | td.gov.hk
- Hong Kong Island 2574 7311
- Hong Kong Island 2527 6324
- Kowloon 2760 0411
- New Territories 2457 2266
- New Territories 2383 0168
- Lantau 2984 1328
- Road Co-op Taxi Lost and Found (Government) 187 2920
Public Hospitals Hong Kong
- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (Chai Wan) 2595 6111
- Queen Mary Hospital (Pok Fu Lam) 2255 3111
Kowloon
- Kowloon Hospital (Mong Kok) 3129 6033
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Jordan) 2958 8888
- Princess Margaret Hospital (Cheung Sha Wan) 2990 1210
- Tseung Kwan O Hospital (Tseung Kwan O) 2208 0111
New Territories
Private Hospitals
- The Canossa Hospital (The Peak) 2522 2181
- Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital (Wong Chuk Hang) 3153 9000
- Hong Kong Adventist Hospital (Stubbs Road) 3651 8888
- Hong Kong Baptist Hospital (Kowloon Tong) 2339 8888
- Hong Kong Sanitorium & Hospital (Happy Valley) 2572 0211
- Matilda International Hospital (The Peak) 2849 1500
- OT&P Healthcare Medical Clinics (Central, Wan Chai, Repulse Bay, Clearwater Bay, Discovery Bay) 2155 9055 | otandp.com
- St Paul’s Hospital (Causeway Bay) 2890 6008
- St Teresa’s Hospital (Kowloon City) 2200 3434
Supermarkets
- Aeon 2565 3600 | aeonstores.com.hk
- CitySuper 2956 2668 | citysuper.com.hk
- Market Place by Jasons 2299 1133 | marketplacebyjasons.com
- Marks and Spencer global.marksandspencer.com/hk/en/
- Oliver’s The Delicatessen 2810 7710 | oliversthedeli.com.hk
- PARKnSHOP 2606 8658 | parknshop.com
- Three Sixty 2111 4480 | threesixtyhk.com
- U Select 2586 3686 | uselect.com.hk
- Wellcome 2299 1133 | wellcome.com.hk
Travel Agents
- Country Holidays 2525 9199 | countryholidays.com.hk
- Flight Centre 2830 2866 | flightcentre.com.hk
- Jacada Travel 2110 0537 | jacadatravel.com
- Jebsen Holidays 3180 6799 | jebsenholidays.com | enquiries@ jebsenholidays.com
- Lightfoot Travel 2815 0068 | lightfoottravel.com
- New Holidays 3118 1688 | newholidays.com.hk
- Silk Road Travel 2736 8828 | the-silk-road.com
- Scott Dunn 5808 3118 | scottdunn.com
Associations, Community & Volunteer Organisations
- American Women’s Association of Hong Kong 2527 2961 | awa.org.hk
- Animals Asia animalsasia.org
- The Australian Association 2530 4461| ozhongkong.com
- Christina Noble Children’s Foundation (CNCF) 2832 2186 | cncf.org.hk
- Crossroads International 2984 9309 | crossroads.org.hk
- Dyslexia Association Hong Kong 2872 5489 | dyslexia.org.hk
- The Friends of the Art Museum (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) cuhk.edu.hk/ics/friends/
- HelperChoice helperchoice.com
- The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association 2332 5523 | hkgga.org.hk
- India Association 2311 6358 | indiaassociationhk.com
- Ladies’ Circle ladiescirclehk.com
- Mozaic mozaiclub.com.hk/
- Riding for the Disabled Association of Hong Kong 2875 7711 | rda.org.hk
- Scout Association of Hong Kong 2377 3300 | scout.org.hk
- YWCA 3476 1340 | esmdywca.org.hk
Pets
- Creature Comforts 2915 3999 | creaturecomforts.com.hk
- Ferndale Kennels & Cattery 2792 4642 | ferndalekennels.com
- Home Vet 9860 5522 | homevet.com.hk
- Hong Kong Dog Rescue 9448 1128 | hongkongdogrescue.com
- Tai Wai Small Animal and Exotic Hospital 2687 1030 | taiwaiexotic.com
Moving & Relocation
- AGS Four Winds International Movers 2885 9666 | agsfourwinds.com
- Allied Pickfords 2736 6032 | alliedpickfords.com.hk
- Asian Express International Movers Ltd (AE Movers) 2893 1000 | aemovers.com.hk
- Asian Tigers K. C. Dat Ltd 2528 1384 | asiantigers-hongkong.com
- BALtrans International Moving Ltd. 2756 2882 | bim.com.hk
- Crown Relocations 2636 8388 | crownrelo.com
- Dwellworks 3890 6000 | hongkong.dwellworks.com/
- Links Relocations 2366 6700 | linksmoving.asia
- Orientations Hong Kong 2899 0759 | orientations.asia
See more in our Living in Hong Kong section
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Where to live in Hong Kong
This article first appeared in the City Guide 2019 issue of Expat Living magazine. Subscribe now so you never miss an issue.
