What can I do in Hong Kong to learn more about the city? [closed]

If I have a few days in Hong Kong, what can I do there beyond the normal tourist activities to learn more about the city? I am particularly interested in learning more about HK's economy and socio-economic structures. To be fair, I don't know exactly what I'm looking for; examples (which I'm just making up here and don't know if they exist) could be (a) a tour through different neighborhoods with someone who knows about real estate and can talk about house prices, mortgages, buy-to-let business models etc., (b) tours through production or logistics facilities of companies doing business in HK, (c) paying a visit to the HK Monetary Authority to learn more about economic growth, credit growth and monetary policy...

To clarify, I wouldn't mind paying something for the right offer. Also important, I do not speak any Chinese.

Best Answer

If you're interested in real estate, take a walk through some of the neighbourhoods. There are many real estate offices and I am sure the agents can talk you through some of the details around purchasing and letting in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong's real estate is mostly apartments in buildings ranging from less than 10 to over 50 stories. Houses do exist. Mostly these are in the New Territories, for example areas between Tuen Mun and Yuen Long. Also around Kam Sheung Road station and Sai Kung.

The real estate agent offices only focus on their immediate area, approximately 1KM. You'll probably want to visit a number of areas to get a feel for the properties in each location.

Don't worry about speaking Chinese, you'll be able to converse in English with most agents and normally the legal agreements are in both Chinese and English.