I love cities that could swallow me in whole, and Hong Kong, is definitely one of them. 
The roads are bustlier,
the buildings are taller,
the lights brighter. (View from the Peak) 
With each step that I took, I was losing myself in the city's tempo and its cacophony of advertisements.
We stayed at JJ Hotel, Wan Chai, which is at the heart of wonderful eateries and morning markets, and a 5 minute walk away from the shopping outlets (e.g. Sogo and Times Square) at Causeway Bay. This place is considered a steal relative to the extortions you get in Hong Kong, at HKD600 p. night. I just love boutiques like this - take away the gym, breakfast and fancy restaurants, throw in free wireless and free water bottle refills each day and voila - everything that you really want and need in a hotel. Unbelievable but true, the beds are so hard that they are incredibly comfortable. You'd have to try it to understand.
Food is an endless discussion topic in Hong Kong. Even the roads are named after foodstuff! Skip the travel guides on this, it's the locals you'd have to speak to. They are the guides with the fussiest palates in the world so follow them and you're in safe hands.
My favourite Yum Cha (or Dim Sum) place was Hong Shing at the 9th floor of Times Square. Just get whatever that's recommended such as the Crab meat Xiao Long Bao dumplings, the tempura prawn Cheung Fun (broad rice noodles) and the Lau Sha custard buns (see picture), and you're in for a treat.
Tang Dynasty at Canton Street in Kowloon is famous for its variety of desserts especially its mango pudding. Nevertheless, its main dishes are very delectable and I was licking my cutleries clean by the end of it.
While Yung Kee at Wellington Street is considered one of the top restaurants in Asia widely recommended for its roasted goose, I thought I had a better roast meal at a non-descript diner called Hei Hei situated at the junction of Lockhart Road and Luard Road. If you do go there, their poached egg with mince beef claypot rice is to die for, I still dream of it every other day.
Nobody needs any directions for shopping in Hong Kong. Everything you see screams buy, buy, buy! And somehow the magic works. Within less than 24 hours, I was lugging 4 pairs of shoes and whatevernots, which is certainly my personal best. What can I say - Hong Kong really is a world-class port, where at the end of your stay, you would have definitely reloaded.
