Originally Posted by
tentseller
Which begs the question:
Why did all the HongKongers who left the Colony for US/Canada/AUS in the last half of the 1980's and suffer less financial gain, cultural and ethnic hardship in the "immigrant prison" to earn a citizenship/passport now forfeit all that hard work just for a shorter line entering PRC?
OR
Is a HKSAR passport the same as a PRC passport when you need consular assistance? I have seen many PRC consulates but have never seen a HK consulate.
Many left before 1997 hand over, especially after Tiananmen Square in 1989.