Hong Kong Visit or Tourist Visa? and Fees?

Hi,
I'm a Syrian residing in the United Arab Emirates, want to visit Hong Kong for shopping/leisure.
Would like to, the extent possible, avoid any potential points of rejection/decline in the application.
Would you recommend the entry permit request is attempted on Visit or Tourist basis?
I have NOT joined any tourist group(s) but managed to secure my itinerary details along with hotel confirmation.
The fees as per the IMMD.GOV.HK are $ 190 (does not mention whether this is denoted in US or HK dollars) and the Chinese embassy staff in UAE/Abu Dhabi gave me a totally different figure.
May you kindly confirm the fee?
Thank you.