Originally Posted by Laumeister

I am a passrider of United living in the US, and would like to go visit HK for a day after my upcoming trip to mainland China (PVG), but there is no time left for me to get the HK visa. And as a passrider, since the flight leaving HKG cannot be confirmed until right before the departure, I can't get the visa free transit, correct? Or does anyone have experience doing that?

I am thinking to buy a cheap ticket out of HKG (to HKT, $50), and check online prior to my PVG-HKG flight. Will this allow me to get into HKG? Will my HKG-HKT boarding pass qualify as a "confirmed onward booking for the overseas journey"?