It really is. Actually go to the 3 Shop in HK Airport Depaure area you'll have to back track upstairs to the deapture mall prior to the immigration area. The friendly staff speak english and have plenty of this specific card available. They configed...
3G data is easy Danny. Get a 3 sim. The data is unlimited for like $28 hong kong a day.
http://www.three.com.hk/website/appmanager/three/home?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=P200470391219567710594&lang=eng&pageid=615001
That's what i used on my unlocked Ipho...
How is it odd?
Danny grew up in the UK, there's alot of us Chinese who've grown up in other countries that haven't had a need to learn Chinese. Myself included.
Also nothing wrong with Canto :P