Hi, I am looking for some advice on getting my HKID, HKSAR passport, and China return home permit.
I was born in HK to a Chinese father and Canadian mother. So I received Canadian citizenship and HK right of abode. I left HK quite young and have grown up in Canada--studying of course. My parents never thought to get an child ID card when we came back to visit. However, now that I will be 18 very soon, I am back to get my ID card.
As of now, I have made an appointment (using my Canadian passport #) to get an adult ID card. That said, my primary goal is to get an HRP; which, as I understand, requires an HKSAR passport as well. After speaking to a someone at the immi. dept., I was told that since I hold a Canadian passport, I cannot get an HKSAR one. Since I do not have a child ID card, I was not even able to make an appointment for the passport. It seems like there must be thousands (if not millions) of people with both passports, and it would be terrible if policies just changed.
Firstly, I am wondering if it will be recorded that I have a Canadian passport when I apply for my adult ID card. It is the only form of identification I have, so I must use it in the application...Should I consider getting a child ID card a month before my birthday?
Secondly, will I be able to get an HKSAR passport. Many sources suggest that being HK born and chinese descent, I should be able to. However, is it possible that policy has changed? Will they know when I apply using my new adult ID card? Is there some way to hide the foreign passport? I should put Chinese as my nationality, right?
I know that getting the HRP will be another big step, but it is very important. A few travel agency services (CTS) told me that, as a HK born person, I should not be able to receive Chinese visas. Oddly, I managed to get a Chinese visa very recently (perhaps because I had a visa from a few years ago in the passport still). But once that passport expires, I am afraid that I will have no way of getting into china without a HRP. Any thoughts on this?
Lastly, should I inquire at multiple government offices and China travel agencies/embassy using English? (I speak a little Cantonese)
After doing a lot of research (much of it on these forums), it seems that I should be able to get an HKSAR passport and the HRP--even with my Canadian passport. I am concerned that my lack of a child ID card and fast-changing policy will make these things impossible.
Thank you hugely in advance, this has been causing me a fair bit of stress thinking about it.