Loss of HKPR status - What is the deadline to represent myself to the immigration department ?
Dear Immigration Department,
I have been absent from HK for a continuous period of more than 36 months due to the COVIS-19 epidemic as I was unable to travel to HK.
Following to your previous message in the forum (refer to below), I can organize my travelling to HK and meet an officer of the IMMD to explain the reason of my absence.
I was wondering if there is any deadlines that I should be aware of. Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Caroline Cheung
Previous message from IMMD:
A HKPR not of Chinese nationality who is absent from Hong Kong due to the
COVID-19 epidemic may make a representation about his/her individual
circumstances to the Immigration Department (“ImmD”). The ImmD will take
into account all circumstances of the case in accordance with the above
legal provision to determine whether the person concerned has ceased to be
ordinarily resident in Hong Kong or is only temporarily absent from Hong
Kong. If the ImmD is satisfied that the person concerned has not ceased
to be ordinarily resident in Hong Kong, the person concerned will not lose
his/her HKPR status.
Dear Madam,
I refer to your application for access to information (L/M 131 in ImmD ROA
6-5/1/1R) received by this Department on 31 October 2022.
Your application is received and we would like to confirm with you the
information under request.
Regarding your enquiry about the loss of Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region permanent resident status, would it be possible to schedule a
telephone call with you to better look into your case and for me to
provide further explanation? If that is preferred, please provide a
contact number and your available time slot for me to reach you. You may
also contact me at (852) 28294030 (9 am - 5 pm from Monday to Friday,
expect public holidays).
Yours sincerely,
YEUNG, Man-wai
for Director of Immigration
Dear Madam,
I refer to our email of 4 November 2022.
No response has been received from you since our last email. Please
provide a contact number and your available time slot for me to reach you.
You may also contact me at (852) 28294030 (9 am - 5 pm from Monday to
Friday, expect public holidays).
If we do not hear from you within two weeks from the date of this email,
the request will be treated as cancelled.
Yours sincerely,
YEUNG, Man-wai
for Director of Immigration
From: ETO ROA/IMMD/HKSARG
To: [FOI #1207 email]
Date: 04/11/2022 13:39
Subject: Access to Information (L/M 131 in ImmD ROA 6-5/1/1R)
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Dear Madam,
I refer to your application for access to information (L/M 131 in ImmD ROA
6-5/1/1R) received by this Department on 31 October 2022.
Your application is received and we would like to confirm with you the
information under request.
Regarding your enquiry about the loss of Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region permanent resident status, would it be possible to schedule a
telephone call with you to better look into your case and for me to
provide further explanation? If that is preferred, please provide a
contact number and your available time slot for me to reach you. You may
also contact me at (852) 28294030 (9 am - 5 pm from Monday to Friday,
expect public holidays).
Yours sincerely,
YEUNG, Man-wai
for Director of Immigration
