For children born in any year between 1997 and 2003, in addition to the existing Hong Kong Permanent ID card, the parent or legal guardian should also produce the child's proof of identity, such as a ...

In April, the Hong Kong government revised its policy to allow people who have not completed full gender-affirmation surgery to change their genders on ID cards as long as they fulfill certain ...

HONG KONG --In 1949, Mao Tse-tung's communists conquered mainland China and set off a massive flow of emigration to this city, then a comparatively prosperous British colony. To sort out newcomers ...

Hong Kong will allow transgender people who have not completed full sex reassignment surgery to change gender on their ID cards, the government said on Wednesday, but activists are upset by strict ...

The Hong Kong identity card (HKID) is a small but essential possession for living in the city. Issued by the Immigration Department, all residents aged 15 or older must carry it, ...

Activist Henry Tse holds up a mock ID card outside the immigration tower in Hong Kong after receiving his new identity document on April 29, 2024. Vernon Yuen/AP Hong Kong CNN — ...

For many of us, an identity card is a little piece of plastic tucked away in a wallet that we rarely think much about. But for Hong Kong transgender activist Henry Tse, his ID card was something ...