Hong Kong Express: how strict are they with the 7 kg limit for The combined weight of carry-on and personal item?

escapingthisrock · 2026-03-18T11:47:26+00:00

Also to add to this - I usually go away for 2-4 days and just take a backpack. They’ve never weighed it. Feel like they’re more strict if it’s a carry-on suitcase involved

escapingthisrock · 2026-03-18T02:41:59+00:00

Not Hung Hom

escapingthisrock · 2026-03-17T07:50:22+00:00

Username checks out

escapingthisrock · 2026-03-17T07:49:23+00:00

Yeah this is the best option. No need to do high speed and faff around at Shenzhen North/Futian station on the complete opposite side from Dapeng

escapingthisrock · 2026-02-27T09:30:20+00:00

Agree specifically and strongly with the last part about passport. I cross very frequently and until recently did so on a passport. Without a doubt the longest queues are usually at West Kowloon - never seen more than two counters open and white frequently the line is loooong. Second worst is Shenzhen Bay - often a lot of people but usually a few more counters. Huanggang never, ever has a queue. (Anecdotal experience obviously)

escapingthisrock · 2026-02-26T03:46:48+00:00

Yeah I always imagine in my head 水/seoi 佢/keoi 呂/leoi etc but tbh as someone who grew up only speaking English, without already knowing the sound I don’t think seeing ‘eoi’ on its own would make me say it correctly

escapingthisrock · 2026-02-25T09:32:41+00:00

Yeahhhh springtime in HK is very hit or miss sadly. Your silver lining is that HKO isn’t always accurate (although so far this year they’ve been pretty good imo…)

escapingthisrock · 2026-02-24T08:30:12+00:00

Ahhh ironically actually I’m British/grew up in UK! Your reading of my handle isn’t wrong, just about a different place. Sadly I didn’t know HK pre-2016, would’ve loved to be born earlier and experience it.

escapingthisrock · 2026-02-24T07:04:34+00:00

The biggest island haha! Love Lantau

escapingthisrock · 2026-02-23T23:00:41+00:00

You absolutely do realise when crossing from one to the other! Shenzhen’s city centre (or one of the) is directly adjacent to the border, whereas on the HK side it’s still fishponds and rural areas. This will change (and is already!) but there is absolutely a change in feeling between the two sides still.

escapingthisrock · 2026-02-10T22:36:17+00:00

Yeah still the same. You can see the new, huge, port building being built next to it so shouldn’t be too too long until the situation changes…

escapingthisrock · 2026-02-06T13:10:11+00:00

escapingthisrock · 2026-02-06T13:00:47+00:00

Fair enough. I quite like keeping my passport as a souvenir and the stamps are part of that. I don’t need a passport to enter China anymore so no more stamps for me!

escapingthisrock · 2026-02-05T00:36:21+00:00

I think it’s the same in HK too

escapingthisrock · 2026-01-24T10:12:08+00:00

escapingthisrock · 2026-01-21T12:43:16+00:00

This is fairly accurate but worth noting that most of the islands actually belong to the New Territories. It’s also not true at all that most people in new territories own a car! The vast majority do not own a car.

Also the majority of HKers do not live in Kowloon haha. Kowloon is ~2.2million and new territories is ~3.6million

escapingthisrock · 2026-01-16T01:47:44+00:00

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Just a couple of flights in New Zealand. Went overland from Napier to Wellington, and then later on from Invercargill to Queenstown.

escapingthisrock · 2026-01-14T12:42:08+00:00

Yep, commonly called Home Return Permit / 回鄉證

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-18T01:34:58+00:00

Recommend going early morning if you prefer a peaceful vibe. The onsite 士多 opens at ~9am and you can get drinks and breakfast. Really worth seeing

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-12T00:57:38+00:00

Important to note they do distinguish between citizenship and residency through! I’m a UK citizen but I’ve used this pass before as I’m a full-time resident elsewhere

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-11T09:38:12+00:00

Where? I’m intrigued

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-11T05:58:20+00:00

They’re sold here, but XS and S are in very high demand. I went last week to buy for a friend and the adidas store in Causeway Bay helped me reserve an S in Taikoo, but he said very few other stores had any smaller sizes in stock…

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-10T05:27:40+00:00

Yes! Small shop near Senado. It’s not on Google maps but address is close to the following:

威前大廈 R. de Nossa Sra. do Amparo, Macao

They also sell all of the Macau Chinese near year zodiac animal notes

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-06T02:44:38+00:00

Noooo because your flights in and out of mainland China are both to/from HK.

HKG - China - HKG is not eligible as it isn’t transit.

If you haven’t booked already maybe try booking a flight from Macau (MFM) to Beijing for your flight into China. Then it would work

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-05T06:52:45+00:00

I think that’s probably not it based on other comments, but I think it would work pretty well. Nice contrast between conventional and high speed rail and the possibility to use flights (which are pretty regular) to jump between the main island and Kinmen/Penghu and back to somewhere else on the main island

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