CSL, SmarTone, 3HK and China Mobile HK cover the territory on 4G and 5G; country-park ridges and outlying island ferries can thin out briefly. MTR tunnels have widespread underground coverage. Check the network list above for Hong Kong before you fly; it shows what is available right now, including options such as H3G, SmarTone, China Mobile, CSL-TC.
Prepaid SIMs are sold at airport arrivals and 7-Eleven with passport registration. Tourist data packs are sized for short city breaks. That still makes sense if you will live in Hong Kong Island for months and need local calls. For a holiday or short work trip, most people only need data — and NXTL gives you that without the desk stop: install at home, keep your usual number for calls and bank texts, pay only for the gigabytes you use.
There is no complicated Hong Kong-only product to learn. NXTL is one global eSIM: the same profile you might use elsewhere works here on H3G, SmarTone, China Mobile, CSL-TC when listed. Land, turn data on, and go — rates for Hong Kong are shown live on this page because they can change.
If Hong Kong is one stop on a longer route, NXTL is built for that. Use data around Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, then keep the same balance wherever NXTL has coverage next. You are not locked into a single-country tourist pack.
Hourly ferries to Macau cross waters where your phone may roam onto Macau networks before you dock. NXTL is built for that kind of Hong Kong trip: data when you need it, without buying a new pack for every change of plan.