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Originally Posted by nipples
ok i just checked with my mom. yes she has a bno passport hahaha
i was born in canda, mom in hk. she has her id already (done on the spot), and mine will take a few months i guess? no idea
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If that is the case, then most likely you will be qualified for a HKID RTL. Take note, you will not receive a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card.
Basically, as a child of a BNO passport holder, you WERE given the right of abode but because you have not been back to HK since 1997, for every 3 years, you gave up that right and all those who once had the ROA will be given the RTL (Right to Land).
So you will have a HKID card with no stars (since you are not considered Chinese) but the status of RO. R meaning RTL and O meaning born overseas.
With the RTL you can study, work, and live in HK without restrictions. You cannot work for any government jobs and you can be deported. Just like every other HKID holder (student, dependent, working, PR, etc), you will be given the same public health care discounts.
I also believe after 7 years of living in HK, you can apply for the ROA and become a Permanent Resident, giving you the AO instead of RO, but basically the same. I am not 100% sure about this though.
Your children will not be eligible for HKID cards unless through another scheme.