Originally Posted by
percysmith
But if OP came in under UK passport he must exit under the same. Otherwise a supervisor has to be called in - I've done it when I've lost my HKID and had to exit under a foreign passport.
The Statement of Travel Records can only go back 10 years, however.
I'm also worried that (unless his UK passport has been endorsed with his HK right of abode eligiblity by the Immigration Dept), the slight off-chance the Immigration Dept will downgrade his ROA based on his lack of entry record on his HKID card. Without the endorsment, they won't know he's been back on his UK passport
I am pretty sure that once you have used both a foreign passport and a HKID to enter Hong Kong, both travel documents are linked in the government database. I usually use my HKID to enter Hong Kong but a few years back, I left my HKID at home and so I used my U.S. passport to enter HK. The immigration officer asked me why I didn't use my HKID for that trip (I never told him I had a HKID) and I told him that I had forgotten it but my office was going to Fedex the HKID to me. As I was also going to Macau, I asked him if I needed to use the passport to exit HK and he said it didn't matter as both documents were in my file. I did use my HKID at the e-channel kiosk to travel to Macau and return to the U.S. with no problem.
Best thing for the OP to do is use the passport lane for his next trip and ask the immigration officer if his travel documents are linked. I think the HK government has a very good idea who is entering and exiting the territory.