Does anyone have any idea if visa regulations have become less tight now that the Olympics are long gone? I am hoping that is the case.

To Turino, I took your advice, and am waiting. Hopefully it will work out, and if not, well, that's life after all.

I am skeptical of it working, since hey, everything here is computerized. I still dont see how they would not have it on record that a 10 day exit visa was issued. I can only hope that things have loosened up, and that you can again get a new visa in HK without having to return to your home country if issued an exit visa.