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Traffic is often bumper to bumper, so walk or take another form of transport.

Filipino and Indonesian domestic workers crowd Central’s sidewalks and squares on a Sunday, so don’t expect anything other than slow progress. Watching these low-paid workers enjoying their only day off makes for a contrast, or perhaps rebuke, to the bustle and conspicuous consumption usually on display.

Long queues form for the Peak Tram and the whole Peak area is much busier at weekends and particularly on Sundays. Turn round and come back another day if it’s cloudy, too, as you’ll miss those spectacular views.

Hong Kongers may blithely litter their streets, countryside and harbour, but no-one eats or drinks on the spotless subway.

That is unless you want to pay steep surprise cover charges on top of your already expensive drinks. These may still be popular destinations for US sailors on shore leave, but don’t expect to recapture the world of Suzy Wong.

Expect to be arrested if you are found in possession of illegal drugs of any kind. Hong Kong law officially makes no distinction between the types of drug found. Spot checks and raids are sometimes carried out in areas such as Lan Kwai Fong.

There’s no doubt Hong Kong is a relatively safe city, but don’t tempt fate by wandering through quiet streets and heavily built-up housing areas in the dead of night. Take a taxi instead.

On smoggy days you can see, smell and taste the pollution in places such as Causeway Bay and Central. When the pollution index heads above 100, escape the smog by taking a trip out to the countryside or the outlying islands.

No change is offered on buses, so take the right money, use an Octopus Card or be prepared to lose the change owed to you.

Backpackers staying in such places as the Chungking Mansions should take particular care with rucksacks. Theft by unscrupulous fellow travellers is a possibility.