Originally Posted by
drewguy
OP might post in the China forum, but I thought the ferries grabbed the luggage directly before it goes to the baggage claim, so you avoid customs and immigration. This was true when I took the ferry to Shenzhen at least--never cleared immigration in HK and my luggage was placed on the Shenzhen dock.
While this is true, most of the ferries have cutoff times for checked luggage well in advance of the departure time. Even one hour might not be sufficient by the time the OP gets to the recheck desk. I don't know about the provisions for changing a ticket on TurboJet.