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I'm going to HK for New Years! Anything I need to know??

 
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mayorgc



Joined: 19 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:05 pm    Post subject: I'm going to HK for New Years! Anything I need to know?? Reply with quote

I havne't travelled outside of Korea yet.

I know I gotta get the multi-entry visa. But are there any other details that I need to know? can i possibly be denied boarding? could i be denied re-entry?

I checked, but I don't think I need to get any shots.
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afsjesse



Joined: 23 Sep 2007
Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, they're are two vital things for you to remember.

1) Pack me into your luggage, make it extra large, I'm a heavy fellow! Laughing

2) Lose your return ticket and make the big bucks there, and have a better experience doing it! Wink

Enjoy,
Jesse
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Frankly Mr Shankly



Joined: 13 Feb 2008

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ummm, Chinese girls' naughty bits go sideways?
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Yu_Bum_suk



Joined: 25 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I went there for New Year's two years ago. It will be BUSY. HK won't be so bad for hotels, but don't got to Macau unless you book a hotel in advance. There will be a lot of mainland Chinese tourists.

Go to any immigration office and pay the W60,000 for the multiple re-entry stamp during a weekday. Then you're set til your visa expires.
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mayorgc



Joined: 19 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

question

is it cold in hong kong?

I'm from canada, so the cold doesn't bother me. but it's like freezing in korea right now. what's it gonna be like in hong kong?

and I really doubt they're sideways. maybe slanted, but not sideways
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victorology



Joined: 10 Sep 2007

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mayorgc wrote:
question

is it cold in hong kong?

I'm from canada, so the cold doesn't bother me. but it's like freezing in korea right now. what's it gonna be like in hong kong?

and I really doubt they're sideways. maybe slanted, but not sideways


It will be a lot warmer in Hong Kong. In the 50's.
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Yu_Bum_suk



Joined: 25 Dec 2004

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mayorgc wrote:
question

is it cold in hong kong?

I'm from canada, so the cold doesn't bother me. but it's like freezing in korea right now. what's it gonna be like in hong kong?

and I really doubt they're sideways. maybe slanted, but not sideways


When I was there two years ago it went from about 12C at night to 22C during the day, but was often overcast and foggy, with occasional random showers.
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dean_burrito



Joined: 12 Jun 2007

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

do your sight seeing early. happy hour starts at 4 and ends at 8 in most places. my girl made me go to disney land. i suggest you do not go there. ride the star ferry.
oh, and all the opium dens have closed.
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sobriquet



Joined: 16 Feb 2007
Location: Nakatomi Plaza

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Be careful not to eat any meat you find lying around on the street or the HK dog poisoner might get you.
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victorology



Joined: 10 Sep 2007

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah, the star ferry is one of the best and cheapest parts of the hong kong experience. they also have the light/laser show. catch it from the kowloon side. a bar called the felix at the top of the peninsula hotel would be a great place to catch it with a date. lkf for after hours fun.
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Mochi



Joined: 20 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought all E-2 visas were multiple entry by default. Am I wrong on that?
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mayorgc



Joined: 19 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i'm guessing the multi-entry visa depends on country

i know my canadian passport/e2 visa has an S on it.

by the way, does anyone have any suggestions for sights to see or things to do while in HK? i haven't been there in a long long long long time.
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GoldMember



Joined: 24 Oct 2006

PostPosted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can NOT get a multiple entry visa from just any Immigration office. This being high tech the most advanced country on earth, means you can only get one from the immigration office where your original visa was issued OR the airport, but then again it may depend on who you get on the day.
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