Originally Posted by
midlevels
For travel into Hong Kong in particular, this is true. For passengers with tickets ending in Hong Kong, airlines rarely if ever (1 in 100 flights) ask for proof on onward travel or residency if you're entering HK on a passport that has 3-6 months visa free stay. For example nothing in my passport says I'm entitled to live in Hong Kong. Yet, at the same time no airline ever asks for proof of residence (HKID) for travel terminating in Hong Kong.
Originally Posted by
percysmith
In your case: not even your place of birth? I sometimes think my HK POB deflects requests for my HKID/onward tix.
I wasn't born in HK. Sometimes I use "nested" tickets where the airline would think I am staying in HK for 9-12 months, but this has never prevented OLCI nor have I ever been asked for further documents.
The only time I've ever been asked for further documents, ironically, was at HK station CX ITCI. The ticket was HKG-SYD(2 months)-HKG using AU passport - she wanted to know how I could return to HK. Rather than arguing I just flashed my ID
My dad (born HK but no HK passport) was asked for HKID at DUB on CX HKG-LHR/DUB-HKG.