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Hong Kong Immigration
Tuesday, December 7, 2004-10:20 PM
Even though Hong Kong is part of China and is no longer being leased to the British, it's still a lot easier for an American to go there than it is for a Chinese.
Actually, I don't need anything at all to go there. But, to get back into Mainland China, I need another re-entry visa. That's no problem though, since my visa is a multiple entry visa good for a year.
Natasha, on the other hand, needs to take a day off of work, travel to another city, wait several different lines for an entire afternoon with thousands of other people, and, after paying the fee (10 or 20 bucks), submitting the necessary photographs, and waiting two or three weeks for the papers to come, she can get the necessary documents for two entries into Hong Kong (or Macau) each with a maximum stay of one week.
As difficult as that is, it's easier than before. Furthermore, they just raised the limit on the amount of money Chinese can bring into Hong Kong, from six thousand yuan to twenty thousand yuan.
Hopefully, around New Year's, we'll get to Hong Kong.
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