Rizal took a trip to Hong Kong and Macao in February 1888, arriving in Hong Kong on February 8th after stopping briefly in Amoy due to rain. In Hong Kong, he was welcomed by Filipino residents and stayed at Victoria Hotel. He visited Macao on February 18th, accompanied by Jose Maria Basa, where they stayed with a Filipino man married to a Portuguese woman. Rizal observed the cities and cultures of Hong Kong and Macao during Chinese New Year celebrations and through visits to theaters, churches, and gardens before departing Hong Kong on February 22nd for his next destination of Japan.