I am assuming you're holding an Australian (or a UK?) passport so please accept my answers on that basis.
Originally Posted by
RajStevenson
1. Will they have an issue with me boarding the flight in PER if it is obvious I have no intention of going to TIA? I read you can get a visa on arrival so hopefully I wouldn't need to show anything but if they asked for any hotel bookings or return ticket I would be screwed...
From an immigration perspective, you should be fine. Timatic lists visa-on-arrival as an option, which is what airline staff will check. It doesn't show any requirement for a return ticket.
Originally Posted by
RajStevenson
2. Will there be an issue with me having two tickets under the same name/passport number out of HKG on the same day? The KLM flight leaves first so my hope is that I can just abandon the TIA leg in HKG and become a no-show for that flight.
No, it won't be an issue assuming - as you've said - that you are travelling with carry-on only (otherwise your bags will go through to TIA).
Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
The HKG border officials will not be expecting you to cross the border. Remember HKG is China: not a western democracy.
There's nothing to say pax can't cross the border during a transit in HK (assuming they meet the entry requirements) and plenty of people do so every day.
Originally Posted by
RajStevenson
What bit is high-risk in your opinion? Urgh...nervous...
I don't foresee this being high risk for any reason other than potentially p!ssing off CX.
Originally Posted by
VegasGambler
A lesser concern is anything that CX may do after the fact (invoicing you for the money you owe them, banning you from future travel on their airline, reporting to the Chinese authorities that you may be attempting to illegally enter HKG). These all seem pretty unlikely but I would not totally discount them.
The skiplagging component is the only thing to be concerned about, though the consensus seems to be that it won't pose an issue with CX as long as the OP doesn't make a habit of it. The OP is not attempting anything illegal with what's being proposed here (from a border perspective).