So the Venetian in Las Vegas doesn't recognise HK IDs. They asked me to bring either my Canadian passport down (which is in the hotel safe) or go across the corridor to get my HK ID verified by security.
Security accepted it and put a red paper bracelet on me. Like children on cruise ships get.
Couldn't make this shit up. The bartender, most appropriately, apologised for the inconvenience.
Worse, this bracelet only works in this hotel and is only valid for 1 day. Given that I'm going to 2 unique bars every day — all in different hotels or parts of downtown — that could result in a lot of apologies.