Many thanks for the references. Let me ask a question which I think I know the answer to already: we're probably finishing up my business trip the end of this month and flying home via HK.

Stopping for 1-2 nights in HK for the fireworks before flying home. So trying to do this trip (s) first week of Oct is silly, right? Two yrs ago my wife flew Bj/Shanghai Oct 1st and vowed never to return during this famous 7-10 day timeframe.