Just as a follow up - since I just got back from my trip to Thailand with a PRC national.
We went as solo travellers and thus my PRC national friend did have to pre-apply for a Thai visa. (only a PRC GROUP traveller would be eligible for Thai Visa on arrival - PLUS The PRC immigration control would not allow a PRC national to LEAVE the country if travelling solo and without an onward destination visa).
We arranged this visa thru a CP travel agent for RMB 350 plus 2 passport photos - which is quite reasonable IMHO as the cost charged by the consulate for the visa alone is (as stated on the visa) already RMB 230, and we didn't need to go ourselves up to GZ and line up etc in the morning. This single entry tourist Visa was good for 3 months, and upon entry in Thailand, the permitted stay was for 60 days vs. just 30 days if you didn't have this visa.
We travelled via Hong Kong (spent a day at Disneyland of all places!! Yeah!) and the PRC national was given a 7 day transit visa for Hong Kong, and would have been given another 7 days transit visa in Hong Kong on the way back, but as it was, we travelled directly from Bangkok to Shenzen.
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