Hong Kong taxis are plentiful and relatively cheap and drivers are fairly honest. You can hail them from the street in most areas (though there are some restricted areas, especially in Central), but probably the easiest places to pick up a taxi are on side streets, at taxi stands and at hotels. You’re required by law to wear a seatbelt.

Taxis on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon are red. Fares start at HK$24 for the first 1.25 miles/2km and then increase HK$1.70 for each additional 656 ft/200m. Waiting time, incorporated in the meter, is HK$1.70 per minute. Taxis in the New Territories are green and slightly cheaper; they are not allowed to take you back to Kowloon.

Note that you’ll pay extra for luggage, trips that require one of the cross-harbor tunnels between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, and for any bird or animal you might contemplate taking with you (!).