An old friend for 43 years said want to treat us to high tea at the new world millennium hotel HK to celebrate a special event. We met and asked what is the surprise. She said her 28 years old daughter successfully gave up her US citizenship. I asked was it difficult. She said to fill in an application and wait for an email and phone call, 2 month later bring her US passport and HKSAR passport to the US Consulate in HK and surrender her US passport. It is that simple as long as you are not rich or you have not took possession of the large inheritance from your parents. 一位相識43年的老朋友說想請我們去香港新世界千禧酒店喝下午茶，慶祝一個特別的日子。我們見面後問她有什麼驚喜。她說她28歲的女兒成功放棄了美國國籍。我問她這難嗎？她說只要填個申請表，等郵件和電話通知，兩個月後帶著美國護照和香港特區護照去美國駐香港領事館交還美國護照就行了。只要你不是富人，或是還沒有繼承父母的大筆遺產前放棄美國籍，就是這麼簡單.