I know there have been several threads in the past about the new passport renewal system, but I can't find them.

Have set up an account on line and am ready to send off the old one. But what I can't find is anything about how to send it.

I seem to recall that people said that you can't register the old passport ... but it is still valid !  What has every one else done ?

What happens if you send it regular air mail and it goes missing ?  Thanks for advice.

Yes, it seems very efficient. But the one thing that I can't find is which way to post the old passport back. It is still valid, so I am loathe to post it unregistered.  However, I recall people saying on the forum that it could not go registered and had to go normal post .

I can't find any reference to the type of postage to use. That is all I am asking.

Ger, I don't think that link is to the Consulate but to a private organization. They appear to be quite knowledgable and charge $500 to help you process the application which seems to include the courier fee. As far as I recall the British Consulate  have washed their hands on the whole passport issue with the exception of emergency documents.

I finally found a small reference to being able to get it 'signed for' on the actual form you have to send.

The process itself is relatively straightforward except they want a colour scan of every page of any non British passport you have if you are a dual national ! Aside from that they seem to take the old passport as proof of who you are so long as it is still in date. I

It is also much cheaper than getting my Oz passport renewed. GBP 110 all in as opposed to about GBP 250 from Oz. But the lack of a local contact does leave you feeling like you are dealing with a black hole. This is why the company the Ger  put up must be doing well.

It is funny how the private sector can step in to the void left by the (UK) public sector and make a profit. Surely the Consulates could have provided the same service for a fee to help cover their overheads. or where their overheads too great to recover ??

I am not prepared to pay and did it myself.  However, I can't help be see the irony in fact that the private sector can make a margin that supports UK staff here in HKG doing a job that was once done by the consulate.

Maybe it is that the benefits that the consulate staff are given is much more than the private sector pay themselves.

It's called BREXIT for a reason... they brexited from HKG a long time ago...