[Mariposita]

Nope. Sorry, too bad. Singapore would never allow a dual citizenship. Yeah, you need to go through the lengthy process if you want to be a HK citizen. I was born in HK so I naturally had the PR ID, but I lived in Singapore most my life so I have a Singapore citizenship. I actually had a British passport (BNO) but had to give it up for the Singapore one. I must say that for work, having that Singapore passport works wonders because you rarely need a visa to go anywhere. The company just ends up sending me on all the business trips since I have easy travel access practically everywhere.
I don't think you can avoid doing NS either. You can perhaps delay it for the years you're schooling (some of my friends who received scholarships and went to the US to study managed to do that) but they still had to go back and do it.

[dependsonfate]

good comment there. thanks.

I will think about it..

[exoticgal]

dependsonfate, please be careful about NS. If you are a S'pore citizen or PR, you have to go through NS and if you are going for an overseas assignment or to study, your parents have to pay a bond of I think S$75 000 and you can claim the bond when you come back to do your NS after your studies if you don't, they might jail you. This has been hot topic in Singapore these few days as one famous pianist who is 49 yrs now and never came back to S'pore, came back a few days a go and was fined $30+K. Now, many people think the fine is too little, so they are looking into tougher measures. Looks like you should go through NS first before deciding about changing your citizenship especially now that you are 18yrs old and you should get enlistment form soon.

[freeier]

Originally Posted by exoticgal

This has been hot topic in Singapore these few days as one famous pianist who is 49 yrs now and never came back to S'pore, came back a few days a go and was fined $30+K.

note, 30+K HKD, not SGD.
he was to be fined not more than 5k SGD.

[exoticgal]

Sorry mistake. Fined S$3000 and lost security bond of S$33K...but now, security bond is S$75K or 50% of the combined annual income of the parents.

[wongsg2005]

Hi, young man.

I'm a PR in Singapore, having moved from Hong Kong. So, I know both places and I'm an "uncle" as you people in Singapore call me.

You can become a PR in Hong Kong, if you manage to stay there (e.g. by employment) for 7 years or more. You are not a citizen in Hong Kong, which has become a special administration region of China after 1 July 1997 (used to be a British colony). This means that you will not become a Chinese national by staying in Hong Kong. Neither Singapore nor China accepts dual nationality, ie. it is a pre-requisit to quit one's former nationality.

I don't think you can escape NS service in Singapore. Even if you are studying abroad, you have to deposit a guaranteed sum.

[EUChinese]

Originally Posted by nivantj

Nor does Hong Kong.......

Hong Kong definitely does, I think Singapore does too because a friend of mine has got both Singapore and Hong Kong Passport

[EUChinese]

Originally Posted by wongsg2005

Hi, young man.

I'm a PR in Singapore, having moved from Hong Kong. So, I know both places and I'm an "uncle" as you people in Singapore call me.

You can become a PR in Hong Kong, if you manage to stay there (e.g. by employment) for 7 years or more. You are not a citizen in Hong Kong, which has become a special administration region of China after 1 July 1997 (used to be a British colony). This means that you will not become a Chinese national by staying in Hong Kong. Neither Singapore nor China accepts dual nationality, ie. it is a pre-requisit to quit one's former nationality.

I don't think you can escape NS service in Singapore. Even if you are studying abroad, you have to deposit a guaranteed sum.

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In a way I disagree with you.

1. Yes, China does not accept dual nationality, but Hong Kong does without a doubt.

2. Although Singapore does not allow dual nationality, but there are some tricks you can play.

Since you are already holding a Singapore passport, when you come to the day you are eligible for applying for a HK passport (continued staying for more than 7 yrs), HK passport office will not inform your own country about the issue of your HK passport, therefore you don't tell they won't know. the only thing you need to do when you go back to Singapore is to use the Singapore passport

If the other way round, a HK person applies for singapore passport, then the HK person may need to give up the HK passort in order to obtain the Singapore passport.

Same applied to America, where does not allow dual nationality but many American who have more than one nationality e.g. British + American.

[wongsg2005]

Hong Kong residency is not citzenship. A Hong Kong passport is only a travel document. A Singaporean passport is a document of nationality.

A Hong Kong identity card holder (Hong Kong resident) can pass through Immigration by presenting his or her ID card and the duty officer never asks for a passport.

[lybenben]

Hi

Just to clarify on the nationality/travel document/residency status point:

1) the Hong Kong Permanent Resident status (or Hong Kong Resident status) is only a residential status (and NOT nationality/citizenship)

Thus, even if Singapore does not allow dual nationality, you may be able to qualify for HK PR status without jeopardising your Singaporean nationality

2) As a HK PR (or resident), you would be required to obtain a HK ID card. This only shows your residential status in HK, and affects in no way your current nationality status.

If you hold the HKPR ID card, you can pass through HK Immigration just by showing your HK PR ID card.

3) About the Hong Kong Passport- the HKSAR passport is issued to HK PR who are also CHINESE CITIZENS. If you are a Singaporean citizen and a HK PR (but not a Chinese citizen), you do not qualify for the HK passport.