HongKong

1. Feel upbeat- that's the most essential tip, be prudent enough to take these instructions as ways to feel good rather than do's and don'ts.

2. Check Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice before traveling.

3. Leave details of your travel plans, your passport and your credit cards with friends or relatives at home.

4. Carry a copy of the data page of your passport with you, separate from your actual passport, in case it becomes necessary to replace a stolen/lost passport.

5. Make sure you are adequately covered by both medical and travel insurance.

6. Ensure that you have enough funds for your stay and return flight. Prices in Hong Kong can be considerably high.

7. Keep all your belongings, cash, and cards in a safe place. Crowded areas such as the Mass Transit Railway system and the tourist areas of Hong Kong are known to contain pickpockets. Robberies have occurred in the main nighttime entertainment centres.

8. Legal cases could take some months to come to trial.

9. Persons using prescribed drugs should carry an explanatory note from their doctor or hospital.

10. Don't carry anything through customs for someone else unless you know exactly what it contains.

11. Don't overstay beyond the limit of your visa. The Hong Kong authorities consider overstaying a serious matter and you may be held in detention, fined and deported, or removed at your own expense.

12. Photography- As a general precaution don't take photographs of military installations in Hong Kong.

13. Do not get involved in illicit drugs of any kind. Possession of these drugs can lead to imprisonment.

14. Although Hong Kong is now part of the People's Republic of China, it remains a Special Administrative Region with its own immigration controls. Visitors to Hong Kong can stay for up to six months without a visa.

15. Consult your physician before traveling.

Now, aren't you geared to travel?