The conference will be held at Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA), An Integrated Teaching Building (AIT), Cheng Yu Tung Building (CYT) and Wu Ho Man Yuen Building (WMY) in the campus of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).
Airport: Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
Hotels: Hyatt (Nearest, next to University station, group discount available), Royal Park (Shatin, 2 MTR stations away, ~8 minutes)
Local information:
Transportation: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/osp/pdf/SI_TransportationToCUHK.pdf, Bus services for tourists
Official languages of Hong Kong are Traditional Chinese and English. Over 95% of the residents speak Cantonese. English is the common language in international business. Most taxi drivers in Hong Kong know some English. Please have a few hundreds HK Dollars cash in handy when taking transportation. Octopus is widely deployed (not for taxi though).
Weather (current and 7-day forcast) can be checked from Hong Kong Observatory. The typical temperature range in winter is around 14-24°C.
Electric sockets in Hong Kong are of type British BS-1363 and operate at 220-240 volts.
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