[Leica] Passing through Hong Kong

[wymanyee at yahoo.com (wyman yee)]

> On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 7:49 AM, H&ECummer
> <cummer@netvigator.com> wrote:
> > Hi Adam,
> > Marty has given excellent advice in his posting - your
> daughter and
> > boyfriend can get downtown quickly on the Airport
> Express and from Central
> > they can ride the Star Ferry to Tsim Sha Tsui on the
> Kowloon side or take
> > the tourist bus to the Peak Tram terminus in Central
> and ride the Tram to
> > the Peak for a panoramic view over Hong Kong harbour.
> If they are lucky and
> > get a clear day it is truly spectacular. They should
> buy return tickets on
> > the Airport Express and it should be possible to check
> their luggage all the
> > way through to Malaysia. I would think they can easily
> clear Customs and
> > Immigration in one hour  and be downtown in Central
> half an hour after that.
> > That would give them about 5 hours in town before they
> would have to head
> > back to the airport. Assuming they have their boarding
> passes already
> > (picked up in transit on arrival) they can get through
> Immigration and
> > Security and back out to the boarding gate in an hour
> or so with time to
> > spare. Hong Kong is one of the great cities of the
> world (Manhattan without
> > guns) and a fascinating amalgam of East and West and
> well worth a look.
> > After they have consulted the internet for ideas about
> what to do that
> > interests them if they would like to contact me
> directly I would be pleased
> > to try and point them in the right direction(s).
> > Cheers,
> > Howard
> >
> > Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:07:36 -0800
> >>
> >> From: "Adam Bridge"
> <abridge@gmail.com>
> >> Subject: [Leica] OT: What to do if you're
> passing through the Hong
> >>        Kong    airport with 8 hour lay-over?
> >> To: "Leica Users Group"
> <lug@leica-users.org>
> >>
> >> My daughter and her boyfriend are on their way to
> Malaysia in early
> >> January and will find themselves with 8 hours at
> the airport in Hong
> >> Kong. Can they leave the airport to get a
> super-quick taste of Hong
> >> Kong? If it's possible, is it worth the effort
> or the risk of not
> >> getting back in time?
> >>
> >> Thanks for sharing any insight!
> >>
> >> Adam