Originally Posted by
flyingstudent
My friend has a Chinese visitor card for Hong Kong citizens. He knows he'll have no problem entering China on a flight from Hong Kong. He's not sure whether officials in NRT can recognize the visitor card and allow him to board.
First of all, THERE IS NO SUCH THING as a "Hong Kong Citizen". What your friend has is "Hong Kong Permanent Resident with Chinese Citizenship" (Note: It is possible to be a Hong Kong Permanent Resident WITHOUT Chinese Citizenship).
Also, the "Chinese Visitor Card", is a "Hui Xiang Zheng" or "ancestoral home return permit" and is only issued to Hong Kong/Macau permanent residents who have Chinese citizenship. Hong Kong perment residents with Chinese citizenship tend to also have a Hong Kong SAR passport where the identification page lists them as "Chinese" under the "Nationality" field (This is now a requirement to obtain a "Hui Xiang Zheng").
Since you friend normally travels with a Canadian passport, he may have problems in NRT boarding his flight to mainland China if he shows his Canadian passport without a Chinese visa (even if he shows his "Hui Xiang Zheng").
However, if you friend wants to use his "Hui Xiang Zheng", he will need to show it to the gate agents in conjunction with his HK SAR passport (which lists his citizenship as "Chinese")and NOT his Canadian passport.