Yep, this is what I will do and then apply for China again. Actually, being Aussie I can not add pages. Just need to apply for a whole new passport. I'll get the larger 64 pages this time My current one still has 5 years left but full already. Well, still 4 pages left but thats not good enough for China for some reason.
HKPIDC = Hong Kong Permanent ID Card
OH yeah. That makes since to charge American overseas residents $80 for more pages since they don't pay US taxes....wait a minute...they do pay US taxes. WTF?