Although a number of foreign authorities may refer to Hong Kong SAR passports as "Hong Kong passports" - "" in Chinese - few Hong Kong people do, in recognition of the historical complexity and range of travel documents for Hong Kong residents.
The authorities of the Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan") refer to the Hong Kong SAR passport as the "Hong Kong passport" because the ROC government tries to avoid references to the political status of Hong Kong as a SAR of the People's Republic of China [REF].