Are shorts ok to wear during the day ? We are going to Hong Kong next month and I don't want to look out of place. to be honest, I just don't know what to take with me and would appreciate some tips!!!

It will be HOT! So anything cool will be good to bring! Hong Kong is a very westernized place, and people, especially younger generations, are very up to the latest trends. You can wear you normal summer clothes- shorts, skirt, tank tops, etc.

I agree with Ada. Just suggest to bring a large light scarve or something to cover up when you enter a building like a dept. store, hotel, restaurant, etc. I found the difference between the outside temp and the inside temp when with A/C extreme. After being hot you can catch a cold very easily.<BR>Have fun, Wendy. Hongkong is a great place.

thanks Ada and Ursula! I feel reassured now!!

I think the above poster is absolutely correct: "You can wear your normal summer clothes" - with the caveat added "that you would normally wear in a very cosmopolitan city." Wear what you would wear in New York or Paris, whether that's shorts and tank tops or a linen suit. The "wear shorts or not" issue is the same in HK as it is in other cities - some people do, many people don't (this debate rages endlessly on the Europe board). It just depends what you're comfortable wearing in a sophisticated city - you'll have plenty of company either way.<BR><BR>Have a great time!

Andrea<BR>I know what you mean about the European board debate! thats why I was a little hesitant about posting my question. However, I have had good replies. Thank you!

Use your own discression when it comes to getting dress for very hot weather. When visiting temples and other religious sites, check before hand. Most important, wear the proper undergarments (i.e. bras) and look in the mirror first before leaving your hotel room.

Hi Wendy -- I have been in HK many times on business and have always found it a very casual place. For one thing it is very hot and humid much of the time. For another, a lot of Western clothes are made there and the young people seem to dress ultra-trendy. It's not the sort of place where it's possible to look out of place unless you get pretty weird. <BR><BR>So I don't really agree with the poster who said you should dress for a cosmopolitan city like NY or Paris. HK is certainly a cosmopolitan city, but it has a very free-wheeling atmosphere (well, maybe less so since China took over). <BR><BR>As a tourist I think you can wear shorts no problem. Visiting a temple might require being more covered up, however. <BR><BR>And DO take a sweater or jacket because dinner in a HK restaurant can be an Arctic experience. They really crank up the AC.

It depends on who you want to blend in with. If you want to blend in with the tourists, shorts are OK. If you go to Stanley Market, fine. <BR><BR>If you want to walk around the nice shopping areas in Central and SoHo, go to the museums, galleries, restaurants, antique shops, the people will be dressed very nicely. I also go to Hong Kong several times a year on business, and I pack the same things I do when I go on any other business trip (leaning towards Big City Black). There are casually dressed people in any city, but Hong Kong has just as many people dressed well downtown of most major cities I've visited. <BR><BR>Please post back when you come home and let us know what you thought.

Hi - I am from the States and just returned from a 2 week stay in Hong Kong for the 1st time. <BR>What I found interesting is that no one in Hong Kong wears shorts. Mainly tourists did. Although the weather was very hot and humid- most everyone wore jeans and pants. When I went shopping at the mall, not a pair of shorts to be found. Weird.