Originally Posted by
PaulC852
From what I read (I'm just a long-term expat in HK, so this doesn't affect me directly) there is a waiting time of several months just to get an appointment at CTS to renew home return permits. The problem is such that recently expired HRPs are being accepted by China for entry.
The Emperor has decreed that all people of Chinese ethnicity are Chinese subjects (whatever their paperwork says) and that they must all be able to read and speak Chinese.
Since you obviously don't come to this part of the world very often, would it not be easier to renounce your Chinese citizenship? I believe you could do that and at worst be downgraded to Right To Land in HK, which basically gives you all the same things anyway.
The upcoming Hong Kong trip is many months away so I should be able to get an appointment at CTSHK assuming I can navigate the web site.
I want to retain my HKSAR passport and am willing to deal with renewing the Home Return Permit once a decade if I can figure it out.