I refer to the letter from 'Name and Address Supplied' headlined 'Born in Hong Kong, but still denied a passport' (South China Morning Post, November 7) concerning the eligibility for applying for a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) passport.
The criteria for the issue of an HKSAR passport are governed by the Passports Ordinance. The Director of Immigration shall not issue a passport to the applicant unless that person has satisfied all of the following conditions:
He is a Chinese citizen;
He is a permanent resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; and
He is a holder of a valid HKSAR permanent identity card.
'Chinese citizen' means a person of Chinese nationality under the Nationality Law of the PRC implemented in Hong Kong in accordance with the Explanations of Some Questions by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Concerning the Implementation of the Nationality Law of the PRC in the HKSAR.