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Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / April 2006Clothing made in Hong Kong?
I'll be in Hong Kong for 2 weeks in June on business. I've heard that clothing can be custom-made there very inexpensively and quickly (so that if I order it soon after I arrive, things will be ready before I leave). I'll be staying half the time in Kowloon and half in the Central area. Can anyone recommend a good place to go for both material and for a seamstress? Any idea of total costs? Thanks, Sarah > I'll be in Hong Kong for 2 weeks in June on business. I've heard that > clothing can be custom-made there very inexpensively and quickly (so [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Sarah Hong Kong people go over to Shenzhen to get their clothes custom made. You should be looking for a tailor not a seamstress. Check out a travel agent and arrange for a trip to Shenzhen to get custom clothes tailored. Sarah wrote: > Can anyone recommend a good place to go for both material and for a > seamstress? Any idea of total costs? Tony the Tailor, otherwise known as Fu Shing and Sons, is a legend. He was recently featured as part of an hour-long show on Hong Kong on the Travel Channel. They can do suits with a couple fittings in around three to four days, and they will even come to your hotel for the second or third fitting. They can even create clothing from photographs. While you may save money in Shenzhen, as the previous poster indicated, I believe you need a visa to cross into Shenzhen. Also, for at least two fittings, you will have to hang around Shenzhen or come back another day (double entry or multiple entry visa?). If you are going to stay on Hong Kong Island, you can easily take the MTR to Wanchai to visit Fu Shing and check out the goods and prices. You may not save that much money, but the quality should be quite good. Here is a link to Fu Shing: http://www.tonythetailor.com/pages/531808/index.htm Good luck and happy travels! rg "While you may save money in Shenzhen, as the previous poster indicated, I believe you need a visa to cross into Shenzhen. Also, for at least two fittings, you will have to hang around Shenzhen or come back another day (double entry or multiple entry visa?)." You don't need a full Chinese visa to go to Shenzen. At the border between Hong Kong and Shenzen at Lo Wu, you can get a special visa on the spot that is only good for Shenzen. The visa process takes 30 minutes to one hour. >"While you may save money in Shenzhen, as the previous poster >indicated, I believe you need a visa to cross into Shenzhen. Also, for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >the spot that is only good for Shenzen. The visa process takes 30 >minutes to one hour. Somtimes faster. It costs HKD100 or 150. I don't recall whether you need a photo or not. Unless you can handle crowds and don't bring much stuff you may want to avoid the Lowu crossing on weekends and during Golden Week. Much of the aggressive nastiness and sleaze in Shenzhen is in the railway station area (two failed attempts to pickpocket me in that area so far-- that I know about). Definitely avoid the mall across from the train station. Too many aggressive touts and very high asking prices. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany  Signature"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com >"You don't need a full Chinese visa to go to Shenzen. At the border > between Hong Kong and Shenzen at Lo Wu, you can get a special visa on > the spot that is only good for Shenzen. The visa process takes 30 > minutes to one hour." I am going on a cruise in November, which takes me to Beijing first for my transpacific flight. The cruise leaves Tianjin and travels more or less south along China, Vietnam and on to Malaysia and Singapore. We will stop for one day at Shanghai and one day at Hong Kong. I am thinking that I need a minimum of double entry visa, since HK does not require one for U.S. passport holders. The fact that I will be in Beijing for a couple days will probably qualify for a full visa. I am wondering about a one-day visit to Shanghai. Would Shanghai require a full visa entry for a day? I am sure Princess Cruise Line can answer this question, and I will ask. I am curious to know about others who may have experienced this sort of thing. Thanks in advance. rg > >"You don't need a full Chinese visa to go to Shenzen. At the border > > between Hong Kong and Shenzen at Lo Wu, you can get a special visa on [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > to know about others who may have experienced this sort of thing. Thanks in > advance. As I see it you are only entering China once. You are not leaving China once you enter Beijing, until you leave HK. So I don't see why you need a double entry visa. But of course get the info from your cruise company. > rg >> >"You don't need a full Chinese visa to go to Shenzen. At the border >> > between Hong Kong and Shenzen at Lo Wu, you can get a special visa on [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > >> rg I think you're right (you are in China during the cruise since the ship stays within Chinese territorial waters), but that would only be until you *enter* HK. I don't know where the outgoing Chinese customs/immigration would take place. Ask the cruise line. Do they still do group visas? Worst part of going Shenzhen to HK yesterday was the outgoing China customs at the land border crossing. Horrible long line-ups for the waiguoren and you had to drag all your baggage through. I guess the May holiday doesn't help. They don't seem to be checking much at the internal SEZ border these days. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany Signature"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com If you enter any Chinese city from HK, you need a visa. Once you are in those cities, you need not to have it anymore and can travel to anywhere until you leave China and enter it again. Every Friday, all the borders to China (to Shenzhen or to Huang Gang) would be VERY VERY crowded. Many Hong Kong residents go to China on Friday for leisure or visit relatives. Today (Monday here) is a public holiday, it'd be even more crowded. If you return to HK on Sundays or any last day of public holidays, better avoid the crowded in the late afternoon until the evening. It'd take you for a 1-3 hours to pass the border. Ofcourse, it's for local residents. For visitors, it may take 30mins. If you go with any HK residents, better agree a meeting point first before going to different customs. It's not easy to meet each other in Shenzhen as they have two definitely different exits for HK and western tourists. > >> >"You don't need a full Chinese visa to go to Shenzen. At the border > >> > between Hong Kong and Shenzen at Lo Wu, you can get a special visa on [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > Best regards, > Spehro Pefhany |
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