yes but you would need the paperwork regardless to a get a non b outside of the country. My point being do they require more paperwork inside than outside .
No but with no savings or money that you stated the pay is lousy here. China offers far more and the climate is similar if you teach in Guangdong province which is adjacent to Hong Kong.
I know. Im just trying to conserve . I plan to get one next year. There isn’t much to a British passport. 48 pages. And even then they aren’t all for visas.