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winguy

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Hi, need advice as never been to Hong Kong.
What are the things which can be paid by credit card?
What are the things which must be paid by cash?

E.g. top up octopus card using? HK cafe using?

Thanks.

Any bros can help? To estimate how much HKD to exchange. Thanks.
 

chengyu

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Any bros can help? To estimate how much HKD to exchange. Thanks.
I exchanged HKD 6000 when I went for 9 days HK / Macau in November last year. Did shopping and borrowed HKD 1300 from family member. Prefer to use cash whenever possible, credit card for hotel payments.
 

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yesterday went to a money changer at the marina link (raffles city to marina square).. rate was 6.15 there. arcade most around 6.145. fountain 6.14
 

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Sian the Singapore govt keep depreciating our currency. Last year or so it was still 6.5 .
 

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Sian the Singapore govt keep depreciating our currency. Last year or so it was still 6.5 .

I am surprise how did you arrive at the 6.5 exchange rate, base on past 2 years reference, the highest rate offered is around 6.36 :s8:
 

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I am surprise how did you arrive at the 6.5 exchange rate, base on past 2 years reference, the highest rate offered is around 6.36 :s8:

Last year highest changed at 6.35. Maybe online rates wrote 6.5 is it ? But actual rates is never so high.
 

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SGD/HKD Currency Conversion Chart - Yahoo! Singapore Finance

Sorry my bad its the year 2011. Base on above graph, I think it was during the 3rd quarter of 2011 where the rate peaked near 6.48 and I got a slightly more favourable rate from the raffles place money changer. I recall changing at 6.5 though.

Apologies for the mix up as I travel there almost yearly for the past decade that I cant recall the exact rate each time I changed money.
 
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