UK passport and HKID card holder china visa again

[titus666]

I have 2 colleagues, both Singaporean, both with ROA. One of them has ***, and the other doesn't. The one with *** says that because her father was born on the mainland, they recognize her of being Chinese descent. The other colleague is a 3rd generation Singaporean (although also with roots in China) but as neither he nor his parents were born in HK or on the mainland they are not recognized as Chinese and thereby don't get the ***.

Has anyone else heard of this?

Presuming that they were born in HK, I guess at least 1 of the parents have to have 3 stars for it to be passed on at birth.

-titus

[Konijntje]

Both were born in Singapore, both gained ROA by their own right, I believe the lady with *** has been living in HK for the past 14 years, and the guy married a HK girl and has been here for almost 10.
The "only" difference we could discern was the birth place of the parents. Been quite a topic during lunch, these stars!

[titus666]

Both were born in Singapore, both gained ROA by their own right, I believe the lady with *** has been living in HK for the past 14 years, and the guy married a HK girl and has been here for almost 10.
The "only" difference we could discern was the birth place of the parents. Been quite a topic during lunch, these stars!

I didn't think you can gain 3 stars by being here for any number of years. You said one of the parents was born in the Mainland. Did he hold a 3 star HKID card? If so, maybe HK immigration considered him "not settled" in Singapore, and thus was able to pass 3 star to the child even though the child was born outside of HK.

As for marrying a HK girl, that makes no difference. I'm a 3 star HKID holder (Chinese born in HK) and my wife is non-Chinese (she's a kiwi) and she has no rights in HK at all, apart from qualifying for a dependant visa. The same goes for my children who were born in Australia.

-titus