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Shenzhen Shopping : Visas and Customs
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| posted by minibusdriver 1152 days ago |
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i used to be really confident in shenzhen until i got rolled along the road leading up to immigration. it was a gang of pickpockets who stole my pda. i was lucky.
after operating an office in shenzhen for more than a year, i have to tell you that area attracts the lowest of the lowlife in china. spending money in lowu only leads to more. i went there for a massage. it is revolting too. i cannot believe people actually find the place to be relaxing. it is an odyssey...
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| posted by Gum Tree 1152 days ago |
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Hey mbd - you want to drive the xpats trip over to Shenzhen?
Which immigration btw?
"Marooned on a rock with 80,000 and now 90,000 alcoholics and counting"
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| posted by jaykay 1152 days ago |
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I've never checked Barbie, unfortunately my local China Travel place is literally right next door to the local expat pub so I never seem to make it.............
Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out and meet the bloody thing!
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| posted by minibusdriver 1152 days ago |
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For what it is worth I sometimes go through Lok Ma Chau. It's easy to get there using "minibus" from sheung shui. there are fewer people to deal with when you arrive so it is safer if you have cross border business and want to avoid lo wu.
how will lowu and hk deal with the crowds when disneyland opens?
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| posted by Gum Tree 1152 days ago |
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I thought they were supposed to be mainland and local Asian crowds? I doubt if they would be interested in lowu when they can get the same stuff in their homeland for same prices.
"Marooned on a rock with 80,000 and now 90,000 alcoholics and counting"
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| posted by barbie 1152 days ago |
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China Travel isnt the only place to get a China visa. Grossman and co will pick your passport up at your home and deliver it back to you with visa. The cost for this service is only $30!
I wait for the day when schools have all the funding they need and the airforce has to have a cake stall to raise money for a new bomber.
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| posted by twirly 1152 days ago |
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I use a place called Sunsky for my visas (located in Central). They have FREE pickup and delivery of your passport and can do it same day. Also, the prices for visas are cheaper than others I have asked around at.
Also, if you dont have a passport size photo of yourself, they will just scan the one on your passprt for extra $10HK to use for your visa.
The phone number is: 3426 9813
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| posted by barbie 1152 days ago |
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Hey that sounds fantastic!
I wait for the day when schools have all the funding they need and the airforce has to have a cake stall to raise money for a new bomber.
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| posted by n/a 1150 days ago |
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Sorry but I found China Travel Service at both Wanchai and Central to be obstructive/ignorant regarding expat visa for China/Shenzhen... wouldn't give me more than 3 month one even though I had HKID card.Their English is very poor and they were flat out just not interested or helpful .Why go to them when you can go to Japan Travel ,TST for much less ,and get a 12 month visa including delivery along main MTR line,much faster and much more politely?To me they exemplify eveything thats wrong with the travel industry here in HK...however there a exceptions thank heavens.
Miss P
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| posted by n/a 1150 days ago |
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Japan Travel scans your passport photo too..
Miss P
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