If the Sponsor is a permanent resident at the time of the child's birth, he would be eligible to apply for permanent residency if the child is born in Hong Kong.  Nevertheless, the child shall continue to be in this status until the age of 21 years old, beyond which it will have to submit the application for permanent residence status on its own merit. When neither parent has a permanent residence status in Hong Kong (nor a Chinese national), a child born in Hong Kong will not be recognized as a HKSAR permanent resident just because he or she was born in the territory.