1) Are all the events at one location or need to travel within Shenzhen?
All the events are within the Shenzhen Fintech Association's venue except for the visit to the Futian Financial Technology Park which is on a voluntary basis.
2) Would there be transportation organized to and back from Shenzhen?
We encourage participants to organize their own transportation in order to give people some flexibility and considering the difficulty of controlling how long people will be at immigration.
3) Getting from Hong Kong to the Venue :
High Speed Rail (HSR)
Mass Transit Railway (MTR)
Taxi from Futian Station to The International FinTech Center of GBA
From FinTech Centre to Futian Financial Technology Park
Taxi from Futian Financial Technology Park to Futian Station
Others:
If HSR and MTR are not your preferred options, you may consider other methods of transportation
4) Visa and Entry Requirements
Before traveling to Shenzhen, please make sure you have the necessary visa to enter China.
You can find more information here: https://www.visaforchina.cn/HKG2_EN/
If you need a reference letter, please contact Irene Lee (+852 5980 8989) or Jessica Liu (+852 6307 3672) on or before [date] and the association will help make the arrangements.
5) Health Declaration to China Customs
You are required to declare your negative test result to China Customs by filling the Health Declaration Form on the WeChat mini-program of China Customs (scan the QR code below), or at https://htdecl.chinaport.gov.cn, or via the China Customs APP.
6) Payments Method in China
Alipay and WeChat Pay are the main methods of payment in China. Both platforms accept Visa and other international bank cards. You can find more details on how to link Alipay (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/nL1nUpWPdOdb7DaWd2JuzA) and WeChat Pay.
7) Mobile Roaming
Please note that you will not have access to applications such as Whatsapp, Gmail (and anything Google!), Slack and other email providers when you enter Shenzhen. If you require access, you can contact our team for recommendations.
8) Suggested Apps to Download
Wechat & Alipay.
9) Arrangement at the International FinTech Center of GBA and Futian Financial Technology Park