What did they say when they refused your HKSAR passport? Did it say exactly why you weren't a Chinese citizen, or any other reasons?
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27-01-2010, 11:06 AM #31
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27-01-2010, 11:37 AM #32
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27-01-2010, 11:42 AM #33
Eh? There's no residency qualification for Chinese citizenship. You are already a PR so nothing is going to change in 7 years. This is just bizarre.
Moreover, if you choose to naturalize as a Chinese citizen you would have to give up your other citizenships. Do you really want to do that?Last edited by PDLM; 27-01-2010 at 11:43 AM.
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27-01-2010, 11:53 AM #34
I guess this is pretty interesting isn't it?
Let us know what happens in 2017, lol! Maybe by then there will be direct elections in Hong Kong!
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27-01-2010, 12:02 PM #35
i was born in sydney, parents were both born in HK but immigrated to australia in the 60's. i was automatically given a ***AO card when i arrived. i've tried applying for a HKSAR passport in order to apply for a China home return pass but was denied the passport.....as my parents had already settled in australia and obtained aust citizenship prior to me being born.....however, my cousins were in the same boat but they were able to obtain HKSAR passports as they provided "evidence" that their parent's had not settled in australian but had been their for business during the time of their birth.
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27-01-2010, 12:11 PM #36
the main benefit will be i can vote in Hong Kong after obtaining citizenship.
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27-01-2010, 12:18 PM #37
No - you can vote as a Permanent Resident - you don't need citizenship for that.
The only significant benefits that I know of for citizenship are that you can stand for any seat in Legco (only a few of the functional constituencies are open to non-citizens) and take one of the top seats in the government or administration (a few are restricted to citizens only). As well as getting a HKSAR passport of course.
Do naturalized Chinese get home return passes (since they don't have a mainland family home to return to)?Last edited by PDLM; 27-01-2010 at 12:24 PM.
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27-01-2010, 12:18 PM #38
i just wanna get a china home return pass so i don't have the hassles of lining up in the foreigners queue and also the hassle having to renew my prc visa every 3 yrs....
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27-01-2010, 12:31 PM #39
I was just commenting on the state of the "elections" in Hong Kong
Even if I had the right to vote I'd probably still abstain.
PDLM: I think naturalized Chinese get the home return pass too, I remember reading that Allan Zeman has one. The Chinese name now is something like "travel card", so I guess it's not just to visit relatives.
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27-01-2010, 12:34 PM #40
You either are a Chinese citizen (and can get the card) or not. If you aren't, and if it's important to you, you can naturalize as a Chinese citizen after giving up your previous citizenship.
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