Hong Kong and Macau - Layover in HKG

My husband and I are landing in HKG at 14:30 on Dec 23 and are due to fly out on a PR flight (separate ticket) at 21:45 later that evening. We plan to go to Hong Kong during our layover, using the Airport Express.

1. I understand that these are the options for getting our PR boarding passes:

a. Transit area E1 (may have to wait in line-up and go through security?)
b. At PR check-in desk, when we return from Hong Kong
c. Kowloon Station (I'm not 100% sure if they have PAL check-in)

Kowloon Station seems like the most viable option in terms of saving time. Can anyone confirm that PAL allows check-in here?

2. Is it reasonable to think that we can leave HKG at about 15:30, given that we have to leave our luggage at the storage facility, go through immigration and buy our Airport Express cards?

3. What's the best way to get from Temple Night Market to Kowloon Station (walk, taxi, MTR)? How long will it take?

4. We're planning to take the AE at 7 pm the latest, from Kowloon Station, arriving just before 7:30 at HKG. Is 2 hrs, 15 mins sufficient time? Do we have to go through immigration again?

Thank you!

My husband and I are landing in HKG at 14:30 on Dec 23 and are due to fly out on a PR flight (separate ticket) at 21:45 later that evening. We plan to go to Hong Kong during our layover, using the Airport Express.

1. I understand that these are the options for getting our PR boarding passes:

a. Transit area E1 (may have to wait in line-up and go through security?)
b. At PR check-in desk, when we return from Hong Kong
c. Kowloon Station (I'm not 100% sure if they have PAL check-in)

Kowloon Station seems like the most viable option in terms of saving time. Can anyone confirm that PAL allows check-in here?

2. Is it reasonable to think that we can leave HKG at about 15:30, given that we have to leave our luggage at the storage facility, go through immigration and buy our Airport Express cards?

3. What's the best way to get from Temple Night Market to Kowloon Station (walk, taxi, MTR)? How long will it take?

4. We're planning to take the AE at 7 pm the latest, from Kowloon Station, arriving just before 7:30 at HKG. Is 2 hrs, 15 mins sufficient time? Do we have to go through immigration again?

Thank you!

Since you will be storing your bags at HKG it is best is retrieve them upon your return and check in with your bags at PR desk.

One hour from plane to airport AE station is generous unless there is long lineup at immigration. (Which can happen as Dec 23 is the last Friday before the holidays).

From Kowloon AE station to the Temple Night Market best is Taxi. If that is all you are intending to visit then maybe a taxi for 2+ people from airport make sense in term of cost and time?

2 hours is standard for HK exit procedure. You need to do exit immigration and then flight security.

Maligayang Pasko!

Thanks for the info. Looking forward to the Hong Kong stopover and spending Christmas in the Philippines!