Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
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anyone been? worth it? general thoughts please....
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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yup, few times and yup
everythings cheap, they get all the latest electronic stuff before here, fashion is ahead over there too. not sure if you'l like the food.
dont think theres much tourist stuff to do cept victoria peak
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corsa-sxi
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Registered: 11th Jul 03
Location: Kingston upon Hull
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yeh but beware, cos a load of cheap electronics are parallel imports blah blah blah, but good cheap food  been a fair few times now, very hot in summer
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Ludacris Turbo
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Registered: 28th May 04
Location: High Green, Sheffield
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What are Parrallel Imports?
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Kenni
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Registered: 29th Jan 01
Location: Worcester(sauce) Drives: VX220 & Zaffy GSi
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Totally out of this world 
Cheap food, cheap(ish) electronics, cheap women
Parallel imports? You mean shops importing stuff over, say, the PSP when its not offically released in HK. Its will be slightly cheaper and you dont get a warranty.
Like UK, you get all the consumer protection blahblah. In mainland China its totally different if you go there.
Big tip: You MUST bargain on EVERYTHING YOU BUY!
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
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they dont have copyright laws over there so you'l find loads of copies etc of stuff with diff names, even cars!
last few times dad went back, got top of the range pioneer head unit with cd changer for £300!
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Kenni
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quote:
Originally posted by Icy
they dont have copyright laws over there so you'l find loads of copies etc of stuff with diff names, even cars!
last few times dad went back, got top of the range pioneer head unit with cd changer for £300!
See-fut Ofcourse they have copyright laws! More so in HK than China. Even a firm in China was fined for ripping off Starbucks logo.
Just the government WAS/IS slow at clamping it down cus if the large rate the copies where churning out in China. Now its more difficult to find 'copied' stuff, unless you know where to go and ask.
[Edited on 05-04-2006 by Kenni]
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IntaCepta
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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HK is amazing,
Must visit mongkok for the electronics, any the golden building for computer stuff.
fashion is ahead, but hk has nothing on japan in the fashion sense.
food is alright, but i had stomach problems with the water there, took a week to get used to it!
also the import electronics are cheap as hell, but off course no warrenty, i got my fx8 panasonic camera for 190£ and that was dirt cheap at the time.
Be careful if your into buying illegal movies/music, there were a few police raids when i was there, and they lock the customers in! quite scary, just run for it!
Icy, I don't know about car stereos, i wanted to buy a 300£ unit there, but it wasn't that much cheaper than uk prices! I looked pretty much everywhere! where did ur dad get it from?
Victoria peak is a must, and also the harbour bay especially at 8pm, all the buildings in central have a lights show! pretty cool!
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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Going in November
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ryzer
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Registered: 18th Mar 03
Location: Berkshire Drives:UGLY MUG
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I lived in HK for 6 years, best thing that ever happened to me, awesome country, DONT drink the water, drink bottled water!
cool country because of the two cultures they have!
Lan Kwai fong is where all the bars are, and go everywhere by taxi or MTR, thats the underground over there, and is everything our underground should be, clean, effecient, and cheap, taxis are also cheap enough too.
go to the peak, preferably at dusk as the views are immense, and the lights on the skyscrapers are pretty awesome
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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i think its weird the gearstick if where the indicator stalk is on the taxis??
love how the shops close late too!
last time i went stayed in mong kok
got my cousin to get the head units
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