Five groups running Hong Kong walking tours for visitors and locals

Hong Kong Foodie’s mission is to lead hungry souls to some of the city’s best food spots. It recently launched the Tai Po Market Foodie Tour, which is ideal for those game to try less familiar local fare. You get to taste seafood dishes, roast goose, snake soup and, for those with a sweet tooth, handmade Chinese sweets. “Tai Po Market is the perfect destination for our latest foodie tour,” says Cecilia Leung, founder of Hong Kong Foodie. “Most importantly, it is home to some of Hong Kong’s favourite foodie haunts.” Leung says: “We will  help participants navigate this less visited neighbourhood and make local eateries more accessible, especially to non-Cantonese speakers.” Those who sign up will also get to explore historical and cultural sites in the back streets around Tai Po Market, learning about its agricultural past and its transformation into the highly developed new town we see today. For more information, visit http://www.hongkongfoodietours.com/tours/tai-po-market-foodie-tour/

Many people in Hong Kong, visitors and residents alike, are surprised to learn that the territory was the scene of a short (18 days) but bloody battle at the end of 1941 between Britain (and its allies) and the invading Japanese. The subsequent Japanese occupation lasted three years and eight months until that nation's surrender at the end of the second world war. Gabi Baumgartner of Walk Hong Kong says many who join its walks are also surprised  so many wartime relics and defensive works across Hong Kong survived the 1941 battle, the Japanese occupation and post-war development. “Anyone taking part in our WW2 walks will be surprised at how much, and what, happened in Hong Kong during that time. There are enough visible reminders to make the stories come back to life on these tours. WW2 enthusiasts and those with general knowledge of WW2 will find it interesting to complement their knowledge with that of our expert guide,” says Baumgartner. “We have designed a number of walks which cover in detail aspects of this fascinating period of Hong Kong’s history.” Battlefield tours include areas around the Wong Nai Chung Gap Trail,  Pinewood Battery on Victoria Peak, and the  Stanley Heritage Trail - all on Hong Kong Island -  the Shing Mun Redoubt and Devil's Peak in Kowloon, and the Museum of Coastal Defence. For more information see http://www.walkhongkong.com/ww2hongkong.html