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Seems fairly clear to me. Confirmation of legal residence, in the context of the Hong Kong SAR, generally refers to (a) Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card (“A” HKID); (b) Hong Kong Identity Card indicating right to land (“R” HKID) or unconditional stay permit (“U” HKID); or (c) valid stay permit issued by Hong Kong Immigration (for “C” HKID holders). https://hongkong.thaiembassy.org/en/page/visa-info?menu=5d84804a15e39c03c800281e

You cannot get an E-visa for Thailand from Vietnam, they are not on the E-visa platform, only Asian countries are China and South Korea. As you say, you can go to the embassy in HCMC and apply in person for visa in line with their requirements.

Not anything new, in the UK the government have been using pharmacies for some time to reduce overcrowding in GPs for repeat precriptions. https://www.rpharms.com/recognition/all-our-campaigns/policy-a-z/future-of-pharmacy

The title says "Overstayers" not "Illegals. By definition, only those with a permission to stay, can overstay.

You can make phone calls with skype but it is a chargeable service and you need to credit your account. It is the cheapest way but the downside is they cannot call back as you make the call on a pooled number, just provide another number for a return call. Only time I use skype these days is a call to a UK entity as they invariably keep you waiting.

This is what was said "I just got on to gmail on my laptop by logging on to Chrome then gmail,"

You need to get your terminology correct to avoid confusion. You are not "logging on" to Chrome. Chrome is a Google browser and in order to use it you must sign in to your google account and the password used is the same password as would be required for any other google service. Once you are in Chrome, up in the top right hand corner is a square made from dots, click on that and you will see all the google services available and also access to your google account. Anyone using google at all ought to have Chrome installed on their device, doesn't stop using the browser of choice, but the most convenient way of accessing the range of google services that are available.

It is very unlikely the fault lies with Google and a bit presumptious to say so when it is fairly obvious there is a lack of understanding on how it works. You are not shut out of your desktop, just not signed in to google. The only password that counts is the latest valid passport and you must have one to be signed in on the phone. I have already indicated how you can find out what that password is.

Quite. I got it from a bite in the ground floor toilets of a Pattaya hotel not far from the beach.

My neice got it about 12 years ago when at the school camp.

I went back Aug 21 into Heathrow and fortunately alone. The E gates were still out of use from the pandemic and the queue was unbelievable. I had allowed a couple of hours to get the coach but after about an hour I was only about a third of the way down the queue, looked like I would be catching the next one. Fortunately as I was on a U bend of the snake on the E gate side they took the decision to open up the E gates and a lady opened the barrier right next to me. I was straight over and first through. Bags were waiting and got to the coach with time for a coffee. Good luck when you go.

You need to be consistant in what you say, you were saying there was a problem with the desktop and now that the problem is with the phone. Your google data is backed up to the cloud and when you bought the new phone they would have downloaded the data but in order to do that the new phone would have to be signed in. There would be no need for a new password but there would have been a security check being a new device. "I used it fine till about a week ago and tried to sign in to my gmail account and that's when things started to go haywire." You do not sign into gmail. Gmail is a service available under the Google account umbrella and it is quite important to understand the concept and how it is applied across multiple devices. What may have happened is effectively speculation and supposition so you are left with trying to follow the recovery procedures or getting in touch with google. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7682439?hl=en

Exactly.

Not sure what you mean about adding something. You said you didn't know your password and I just pointed you towards passport recovery. As far as your email is concerned it appears to me that it is a question of getting things set to work as you want, effectively have your desktop signed into your Google account permanently. You have never said how you access gmail on the desktop, browser? There was no problem on the laptop as that had chrome running so you were signed into google on that device and the gmail client would have opened straight away. You have a couple of options, you could have Chrome installed on the desktop in the background with Opera. I have 2 browsers Chrome and Microsoft Edge, very seldom use Edge only when I want to change something on my hotmail emails. Another option is to use the mail app that comes with Windows, you may well be using it already if you also have a microsoft email. The app can handle multiple emails and a very usefull tool, I have 6 email accounts on mine, 2 x Microsoft and 4 x Google. The only slight downside is you cannot adjust any email account settings from the app, that has to be done at the client. This would be your laptop for gmail, and why I have Edge installed for Microsoft. https://www.intowindows.com/how-to-add-gmail-to-windows-10-mail/

What exactly are you trying to say. You said your computer crashed, that in itself wouldn't make the google account irrecoverable, subsequent security checks may be a bit challenging. A few years back I had someone steal a microsoft email account. That is a different ball game and quite complicated, took nearly 5 weeks but got it back. Always pays to hold on to the details.

Gatwick per chance? There is a guy on the lanes there that is married to a Thai. End of May he asked us if we needed to go the desk and did the same, had a quick chat with him. Saw him again a couple of weeks later when we came back into the UK, waved us over and straight to a desk. Great service but unfortunately they are not all as helpful.

No need to have PR if over 70, can also use fast track on departure.

Would that be your idea of devaluation from 38 to the dollar 9 months ago?

If you look on a device that is signed into google you will see in the top right hand corner your profile icon. If you click on that a box will open and you will see a box with "Manage your Google Account" Click on that and scroll right down to the bottom and select "help options". A window will open with instructions on how to deal with various problems, password recovery being one of them.

https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/

Of course you can, but you need to know the account login details.

Good tangent. You said nobody had mentioned carbon steel which was incorrect as I had mentioned cast AND enamel, historically enamel pans have been carbon steel. Aluminium didn't come into it as I had already stated ferritic material.

Google is a bit like a sports centre, once you have signed in you can use any facility in the building. Your gmail is just one facility of your google account, gmail is not on your phone, just that you can access it easily from your phone as phones are normally permanently signed in to the google account. You need to be signed in on the phone to use Play Store, another google facility. Someone mentioned 2 step verification but that shouldn't be a problem. I have that on and can access gmail from multiple devices without a problem. I suspect you are signing out from the google account on another device and this is triggerering the password check when you change device. The password belongs to the google account, not gmail, that is an open door once signed into google. If you have google signed in on one device, your phone, it ought to be signed in on other devices you intend to use. I leave all devices permanently signed in, I also have multiple gmails and they are always signed in and can read them on any device without a problem. The only time I get a security check is sometimes when I use the gmails in a different country.

They have, enamel cooking pans would be carbon steel.

Induction cookers work by agitating the molecules in the material and the friction makes the material hot with the heat being transferred to the food. Best material is steel based usually cast, enamel coated or ferritic stainless steel. The 1300W is the max power the appliance will use and average power would depend on the energy regulator setting. The temperature achieved would depend on several factors, the energy regulator being the most significant, material, pan construction and amount of food would also come into play. As far as non stick coating is concerned, that can be destroyed by inappropriate utensils or more usually, overheating. It should be borne in mind that appliances controlled by an energy regulator will always achieve max temperature, it is the time at max temperature that is controlled. This is a bit different to the thermostatic control normally seen in an oven.