I must admit though, than when it comes to altitude compliance, the industry has really muddied up the waters beyond recognition. There has been so much flip-flopping in regards to compliance with published altitudes that a lot of confusion has spread, and now the only option is to confirm with the controller.
My understanding is that these changes only relate to climb/descent restrictions published on SIDs or STARs (ICAO Doc 4444 PANS-ATM). For example, when an aircraft arriving on a STAR is cleared to descend to an altitude lower than that specified on the STAR, the aircraft must comply with the published vertical profile, unless the restrictions are explicitly cancelled by ATC.
The restrictions at LIMES/TD are part of the published instrument approach, not the STAR. As someone else pointed out above, the HK AIP states the altitude restrictions as 4,500 ft/8,000 ft
or as directed by ATC. That little snippet of information is missing from the Navtech charts. The upshot is that if you are cleared to a lower altitude by ATC, you can descend to that altitude and ignore the published restriction. As someone else also said, if in doubt, ASK.