THANKS FOR THE VERY INFORMATIVE REPLY GOFER,. .I AM NOT TRYING TO BEND THE RULES, JUST CLARIFY MY POSITION. I'M AWARE OF THE 60 DAY REQUIREMENT WHICH IS WHY I AM CURIOUS. WITHOUT GOING INTO TOO MANY DETAILS, I DON'T PASS THRU A CUSTOMS CHECKPOINT, ONLY LAND AND DEPART (SAME DAY) ON NUMEROUS DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. I WOULD SAY I WOULD ENTER HK LESS THAN 60 DAYS EVERY YEAR (ON MY PASSPORT). YET, I'M SURE THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE A COPIES OF MANIFESTS WITH MY DETAILS AS AIRCREW IN TRANSIT LISTED ON IT. UNFORTUNATELY SOME OF MY SALARY IS NOW BEING PAID INTO AN HK ACCOUNT. I AM TAXED IN MY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE WHICH IS IN CHINA.. .AS YOU SAID 15% IS VERY LITTLE AND IF I MUST PAY, SO BE IT. BUT ANY INFORMATION YOU OFFER IS GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED.. .THX