we are going to the phils for xmas but stoping of in hong kong for new year, may be there 5 days, my question is this, because we will have all the xmas presents with us in our bagage,phones, ipods, shoes, bags and perfume all wrapped in gift paper will we have to pay anything or would we be allowed to bring them into hong kong
I don't know Steve, but I have just done the same thing, I went to HK for a few days before the Phil's and had a case full of presents. No one stopped me or asked any questions
you will be fine steve, what they don't know and all that. ( even if they stopped you i doubt you would have any problems, (unless you had a suitcase full of one particular gift, (i.e. 100's of ipod's then i am sure you will be fine,
thanks Ian it just dawned on me about tax , better be safe then sorry, Hong kong looks amazing for a few days getting into the holiday swing now, just trying to find a place in or around cavite for a month,but lots of time to do that,
I don't know about the presents but it would be wise to check with your travel insurance to confirm that you are covered for each leg of your trip.
Why do I say this ?
I know that if I travel to UK on a flight I have booked. Then travel onwards to say RP on a separate booking, most insurances will not cover me in the event that I miss the connecting flight in UK.
I know this to be true I have spoke to the assessors of several companies.
As a result of raising the problem with one broker, here in Spain, but a UK company, they know have now re-written a policy to ensure that such onward travel is included, but with the proviso that there is at least 3 hours between the flight arriving in UK and the one departing.
good point there , i have never even thought of that yet
You can cover all of honkers touristy bits in 4-5 days easily without breaking into a sweat,Disney,Ocean park,Mong-kok night market,the peaketc,enjoy the cityHong kong looks amazing for a few days
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nice picture there , to much xmas pud i say, i am startig to draw a plan of what we can and cannot do, we will be stationed somewhere in hong kong never been so cant tell you but here is the address connaught road hong kong, reads very well so that will do me and emma fine i hope
Connaught Road is on Hong Kong Island, and a major route with underground stations nearby, etc.
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Behind these skyscrapers, and close to the Star Ferry terminal.:
(Pic is taken from 'Kowloon side')
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hi Steve
I am sure you will be fine, as they are classed as presents I am sure you don't have to pay taxes on them. Have a great time in Hong Kong! I always fly there with Cathay Pacific but never had a stop over there. Looking at Graham's pic i must do so!!
Shame about the overcast in that pic.Originally Posted by steve monty
Normally the weather is excellent there.
In summer it's like Phils, winter like British summer temps.
I'll try to find a sunnier picture.
I helped build that airport you land at.
I thought it was smogShame about the overcast in that pic.
Normally the weather is excellent there.
In summer it's like Phils, winter like British summer temps.
I'll try to find a sunnier picture.
I helped build that airport you land at.
thanks graham , a man who knows many things
hi steve log time sice we spoke , hows married life
Alright Steve!hi steve log time sice we spoke , hows married life
Married life is good!! Just very hard being apart at the moment. Sounds like you and Emma have organised many plans together! Thats what I'm waiting to do for when mahal is here! It will be like a new life! i hope you and Emma are well there!
life with emma is just great , yes she has been here now 6 months, seems like longer and she has settled in very well, working at the local hospital so a income coming in too, its been a long time since i have been planning holidays and planning with emma is great , plus we think its about right to see her family after 18 months away
bloody hell graham is there nothing that you have done or been too in your life time
TST the overhead walkway,used to sit up there some nights scoffing a macky-dee's and just looking at the marvel thats Central(Pic is taken from 'Kowloon side')
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
No, not smog. Considering the traffic and activity in the place, it's not too bad. The sea breeze must blow it away.
Here's some pics you won't find on tourist postcards...a few of my old ones.
1. Having a lunch overlooking the partly-built control tower at Chek Lap Kok airport:
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2. Scenery on my ferry ride to work. ...floating dry dock. (Ever wondered how they paint a ship's bottom ?
ahhh, because Hong Kong is known as a very hectic, bustling city i thought that was the case.No, not smog. Considering the traffic and activity in the place, it's not too bad. The sea breeze must blow it away.
I do envy your Job, being able to travel to all these places! If you don't mind me asking, what is your occupation to be able to work on the most complex airport ever to have been built? Is that the one on the man-made island?
More scenery....the first road carriageway section has just been winched up under what was at the time the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world. Each of these sections weighed over 400 tons and was winched up on 4 wires from a huge barge below.
I also worked on a similar bridge there for 6 months, after I brought the family to live in HK. I worked on a number of big construction projects through the nineties.
View from the place where I lived in Kowloon for a year before bringing the family over from the Phils and moving over to the beautiful Lantau Island.
It was a 2 and a half hour journey to work on the 'new' airport each way from here.
Looking to the left ( Hong Kong Harbour) the last building on the right is part of the world famous Peninsula Hotel.
If you can afford to stay there they will send one of their 15 Rolls Royces to pick you up from the airport.
Hi Steve.
I was plant operating...big offroad dump trucks, front loaders, backhoes (excavators).
One of the biggest problems they had on the airport was with water coming up through the ground, which consisted of millions of tons of rock just dumped into the sea and then covered with a few feet of sand.
There are a couple of big tunnel systems running under the runways ('cut and cover' types), so they had to build coffer dams along the length of the earthworks first to keep the water out.
Lots of other problems too..but wouldn't want to bore you.
That's what makes construction work so interesting though.
It was the biggest construction site in the world then. Finally having a total workforce of 20,000 when they were finishing it off and building the Terminals.
I also worked on a 'proper' 23km tunnel system over near Kowloon and the New Territories. Granite rock, with tunnel boring machines,etc, and running below the sea for part of the route.
Now that project REALLY had some problems.
Great job though, if damned hard graft.
Here is one of the tunnels going in on the airport. It finished up being about a quarter mile long, and included a roundabout inside it.
Looking directly ahead you can see the main Lantau Island.
There WAS a little village just across there until the mid-90s. That is almost a mini-HongKong now....such is the incredible rate of development in both HK and mainland China.
It must have been amazing to work on those projects! It fascinates me how people come up with the ideas and be able to achieve them. Was a few feet of sand enough?!?!Hi Steve.
I was plant operating...big offroad dump trucks, front loaders, backhoes (excavators).
One of the biggest problems they had on the airport was with water coming up through the ground, which consisted of millions of tons of rock just dumped into the sea and then covered with a few feet of sand.
There are a couple of big tunnel systems running under the runways ('cut and cover' types), so they had to build coffer dams along the length of the earthworks first to keep the water out.
Lots of other problems too..but wouldn't want to bore you.
That's what makes construction work so interesting though.
It was the biggest construction site in the world then. Finally having a total workforce of 20,000 when they were finishing it off and building the Terminals.
I also worked on a 'proper' 23km tunnel system over near Kowloon and the New Territories. Granite rock, with tunnel boring machines,etc, and running below the sea for part of the route.
Now that project REALLY had some problems.
Great job though, if damned hard graft.
Here is one of the tunnels going in on the airport. It finished up being about a quarter mile long, and included a roundabout inside it.
Looking directly ahead you can see the main Lantau Island.
There WAS a little village just across there until the mid-90s. That is almost a mini-HongKong now....such is the incredible rate of development in both HK and mainland China.You must have loved the diversity of the job as i do being a plumber, doing different things each day. The 23km tunnel system sounds mad! What was it, spagetti junction underground??
Hi stevewool,
Don't forget that it is 20Kg per person on Cathay Pacific
Does anyone know if there is a left luggage in transit there?
Just from my own experience, I think it must vary depending on who the tickets are booked with. Last few times with Cathay we had 30kg at least three times and 40kg at least twice.Hi stevewool,
Don't forget that it is 20Kg per person on Cathay Pacific
Does anyone know if there is a left luggage in transit there?
Last 3 times has been via Crystal Travel I know one of those was 40kg.
Never had anything less than 30kg all the years I ever flown with Cathay. (via agent)
20kgs is all they are giving us this time terpe
Thanks for the comment Terpe.
Now I realise agents must get different prices from the airlines relected in the baggage allowance.
Great pics Graham & very interesting.
Chungking mansion?My mate Dave's pinay girlfriend ran a guest house on the 11'th floor if memory serves correct.View from the place where I lived in Kowloon
You dont remember a trucker called Mitch Graham?Worked on the land reclamation project on Lantau?Crushed a pakistani guy to death while reversing his truck.
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
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