Originally Posted by
CaptainMiles
How would a second passport help you with this requirement by the
French consulate?
And their first appointment in LA now is for June 29.
You may want to contact the French consulate in HK to see if they will exceptionally process you there. Perhaps your summer residency will be enough for them. They are a lot easier to get a hold of than LA, and they have appointments available for any day, even as early as tomorrow.
Will the OP have some sort of Hong King residency status for the summer? That might be an argument to get the French student visa there rather than in the USA.