| Macau,Zhuhai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou & HongKong - Custom & Entry ? | |
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| Feb 26, 2008 22:32 |   |
| guest10744 | I will be arriving and departing from Macau by air and wish to stay 1 night each in Macau, Zhuhai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and 2 nights in Hong Kong(Kowloon side). I wish to know which direction to go to be most cost-effective ? Is road entry much more cheaper than by sea ? Is the custom checks strict on hand carry luggage for road & sea entry into all these cities ? I will be buying pirated dvds from China side. |
| Feb 26, 2008 22:55 | #1 |
 | How many DVD's do you plan to buy? If it is a just a few (less than 10) then you probably won't have any problem at the Chinese border. However, if they search you, then you will lose them for sure. I would be more concerned about flying out of Macau with them, or landing in your home country where your bags have a higher likelihood of being searched. The worst that will happen however is you will lose them. If you are planning on buying lots, then you could face some kind of punishment if caught, but probably will just have them confiscated. I am confused why you think you have to pay at the border?! It is free! |
| Feb 27, 2008 10:04 | #2 |
| GUEST50128 | I am not worried about taking pirated dvds into my country. I am worried in and out of custom in China, HK & Macau. I will be visiting Shenzhen and Guangzhou first. Heard the china-produced dvds are very cheap there. Leaving their custom, I will bring into HK, out there and into Macau for departure. Are they strict on pirated dvds being taken in and out of their country ? I am thinking they should allow pirated dvds when they allow them for sale. I have no problem taking pirated dvds out of Vietnam, Thailand or Indonesia as long as they are not pornograhic. Philippines is very strict. They will confiscate pirated dvds from people leaving the country. On my earlier transport questions. I meant to ask whether sea transport between those places are more expansive than rail or road. |
| Feb 27, 2008 22:11 | #3 |
| I believe they will confiscate any pirated dvd's they find. The Chinese authorities are clamping down on this illegal trade, and lots of dvd shops which used to exisit in Guangzhou have disappeared. You can still find places to buy them easily, but they are definitely focusing on this problem. As I said before, if you take just a few (which would be seen as personal entertainment) then the worst that will happen is you lose the dvd's. But if you buy many, you will be seen as making a business from pirated software, and that could mean punishment. I am guessing from what you have said that you are not planning on buying just a few? The quality of many copy dvd's here is terrible. You won't be able to sell them in a country whose people expect any kind of decent standards. Here in China they don;t seem to care if there is no sound, or the sync is out, or the language suddenly changes from English to Russian half way through, or there is 20 minutes missing from the end! Regrding transport, I think the cheapest way will be by bus. You will need to walk over the border by foot, and get another bus on the other side. This is the case for both Macau and HK. |
| Feb 28, 2008 08:35 | #4 |
| Have to agree with all the above after watching my first bi-lingual English and Russian pirated DVD this week. Most DVD's have some kind of flaw in them but I guess for the price it is to be expected. The Chinese Government is clamping down on the trade. There is far less available in both choice and quality and you have to dig deeper to find them if at all. You stand to loose anything that looks like smuggling for not personal use. Even a huge stash for personal use is not safe in transit and can be confiscated anytime. |
| Feb 28, 2008 11:59 | #5 |
| GUEST37211 | Maybe there are different types of copy. Those sold in Singapore by the brand of BO-Ying, not sure if this is considered a pirated brand. I never have problems with their discs. I have also bought a lot in Vietnam(sold all over Hanoi and HCM city, nearly all are from China, no brand, US1 each) but 90 percents are ok and most of those that don't works normally works with some other player. I am not buying to sell. I am buying for personal viewing. It's a pity not to buy them when these same dvds are sold in Malaysia at prices 5 to 6 times more. Is it true that the Chinese government is trying to stop them or is it just an "act" like some other S.E.A Countries to show that they are not encouraging piracted dvds ? |
| Feb 20, 2009 04:29 | #6 |
| GUEST01124 | Those under BO-Ying is not considered pirated. They are sold in sone shops, mostly book shops at less than half the price in Singapore. Of the real pirated ones, if you buy those copied from offical release, most are good. 10% or 20% may not be good but considered the price you paid, still worth the risk. best is you test them first, at least make sure they can be "opened". Don't go for those new movies which genuine oficial release are not out yet. Their quality are bad all over the world. |
| Feb 21, 2009 23:47 | #7 |
| GUEST33142 | Hi, I am a US student studying abroad in China for a month. I would like to visit Hong Kong during my last weekend there. What is the easiest/fastest way to get from Shenzhen to Hong Kong? My flight gets into Shenzhen around 19:00. I'll probably have one luggage and one backpack with me since I plan to fly back to the US from Hong Kong after that. Thank you. - Kat |
| Feb 22, 2009 00:29 | #8 |
| Take the airport shuttle from Shenzhen airport to the Luohu border, walk across and take the MTR to anywhere you want to go in Hong Kong. |
| Oct 8, 2010 22:27 | #9 |
| GUEST13103 | best place to buy pirate DVD'S in Guangzhou??? |
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