In downtown Hong Kong and the Kowloon Peninsula, taxis are easy to flag down from the street. In other areas, you should call the taxi dispatch to request one. Bus: ...

Glance up while strolling through parts of downtown Hong Kong and, chances are, you’ll notice the glassy black lens of a surveillance camera trained on the city’s crowded streets.

And the fishermen, around whom life on this car-free island still revolves, unload catches or swap gossip. The cityscape of downtown Hong Kong may be just six miles away, but it feels a century apart.

Hong Kong to reopen downtown airport check-in service next month. After being cordoned off for more than three years, check-in counters at Hong Kong Station are expected to open on July 5.