I'm posting this thread here because it could happen to anyone and it did just happen to a friend of mine who had lived in the Philippines for thirty years and was an Embassy Warden before moving to Cambodia last year - he's a journalist - was visiting his g/f and stepdaugther in the Philippines...

First you must of course report the loss/ theft to the Police and swear an Affidavit of Loss before a lawyer. Then you get on the Internet and go to the British Consulate in Hong Kong's website, which you will find here:

http://ukinhongkong.fco.gov.uk/en/he...als/passports/

You will need to download and complete the Lost Passport form, here:

http://centralcontent.fco.gov.uk/res.../ls01-form.pdf

and complete the usual application form which you will find here:

http://ukinhongkong.fco.gov.uk/en/he...pines/renewals

and send that along with the passport photos and either a cashier's cheque / draft drawn on HSBC for the total amount
(£128 passport fee plus £19.86 courier fee) OR fill in the Credit Card Authorisation Form, here:

http://ukinhongkong.fco.gov.uk/resou...horisation.pdf

using an international credit card or a Visa or Mastercard debit card, by courier, to the British Consulate in Hong Kong.

Simple, innit?

UK Passports are no longer issued by the British Embassy in Manila.

If your passport was nicked along with your credit cards, it may be a good plan to phone a friend and ask him/her to fill in the credit card authorisation form - which is what my friend did.

He is now about to find out what happens when you need to extend your stay and you don't have your passport any more - I will report back!