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Singapore - Useful Info                                                                                                                                       

Singapore is an internatioal metropolis, but also
earned the name as a green city worldwide.
With the newly built and developed infrastructure,
the government is well-planned on urban
development and promotes environmental
protection policies vigorously.

The multicultural ethnic diversity of Singapore is
made up of most Chinese, followed by Malay,
Indian and Eurasian mixed.

Singapore is especiallly successful in preserving
the customs, culture, beliefs, diet and language
featuers of all the ethnicity.  

Climate:

Singapore belongs to a tropical marine climate, 
surronded by heat and humidity all year round. 
The average temperature is between 24 to 32 °C.

Language: 

English is the official langauge, but Malay, Mandarin
and Tamil are used in everyday life. 

Voltage:  

Same as Hong Kong, Singapore uses 230v with the
three-pin flat plug.  

Time Difference: 

Singapore and Hong Kong lie in the same time zone. 

Religion:

Various religion are welcomed in Singapore: Islam,
Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism etc.

Currency and exchange rate:

Singapore dollar (SGD) 100HKD = 17.4837SGD
www.bochk.com/tc/investment/rates/hkdrates.html

Visa:  

Holders of HKSAR passport or BNO passport
(with at least 6 months of validity) cen enter
Singapore without visa. Holders of SAR passport
can stay up to 30 days.

Interesting facts:

Tipping is not required in Singapore. Most hotels
and restaurants have already charged customers
a 10% service fees on the bill, thus tipping is uncommon.