Hong Kong identity card

Hong Kong identity card
香港身份證
The front of the fourth-generation Hong Kong permanent identity card
The back of the fourth-generation Hong Kong permanent identity card (with the right of abode in Hong Kong)
TypeIdentity card
Issued by Hong Kong
PurposeIdentification
Valid in Hong Kong
 Macao (for max. 1 year for Hong Kong Permanent Resident)
 Albania (for max. 90 days)
 Montserrat (for max. 14 days)
EligibilityResidence in Hong Kong, person over 11 years of age
CostRegistration: free[1]
Renewal: free
Replacement (lost, destroyed, damaged or defaced): HK$370
Replacement (alteration of particulars): HK$460
Hong Kong permanent identity card
Traditional Chinese香港永久性居民身份證
Simplified Chinese香港永久性居民身份证
Cantonese YaleHēung góng wíhng gáu sing gēui màhn sān fán jing
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng yǒngjiǔxìng jūmín shēnfènzhèng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēung góng wíhng gáu sing gēui màhn sān fán jing
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 wing5 gau2 sing3 goei1 man4 san1 fan2 zing3
IPA[hœ́ːŋ kɔ̌ːŋ we̬ŋ kɐ̌u sēŋ kɵ́y mɐ̏n sɐ́n fɐ̀n tsēŋ]
Hong Kong identity card
Traditional Chinese香港身份證
Simplified Chinese香港身份证
Cantonese YaleHēung góng sān fán jing
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng shēnfènzhèng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēung góng sān fán jing
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 san1 fan2 zing3
IPA[hœ́ːŋ kɔ̌ːŋ sɐ́n fɐ̀n tsēŋ]

The Hong Kong identity card (officially HKIC,[2][3] commonly HKID) is an official identity document issued by the Immigration Department of Hong Kong. According to the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap. 177), all residents of age 11 or above who are living in Hong Kong for longer than 180 days must, within 30 days of either reaching the age of 11 or arriving in Hong Kong, register for an HKID.[4] HKIDs contain amongst others the name of the bearer in English, and if applicable in Chinese. The HKID does not expire for the duration of residency in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong permanent identity card is a class of HKID issued to Hong Kong residents who have the right of abode (ROA) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.[5] There are around 8.8 million Hong Kong identity cards in circulation.[6]

The current HKID, named as the new smart identity card, features multiple security, durability and chip technology enhancements.[7]

  1. ^ Fee Tables – Immigration department of the Hong Kong SAR, archived from the original on 18 January 2017, retrieved 18 January 2017
  2. ^ "New Smart Identity Card - Frequently Asked Questions". www.smartid.gov.hk. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong residents born in 1960 or 1961 should apply for new smart identity cards on or before April 20, 2020, and caring arrangement of identity card replacement with accompanied elderly has been extended to persons with disabilities". www.immd.gov.hk. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ Immd.gov.hk. "immd.gov.hk Archived 10 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine." The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Retrieved on 7 February 2008.
  5. ^ Yearbook.gov.hk. "Yearbook.gov.hk Archived 24 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine." Hong Kong 2006. Retrieved on 7 February 2008.
  6. ^ "New Hong Kong identity cards unveiled after 2 years; replacements begin Q4 2018 – Hong Kong Free Press HKFP". Hong Kong Free Press. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  7. ^ "New Hong Kong ID cards to be rolled out from late December". South China Morning Post. 18 October 2018. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.