The Hong Kong government announced that Hong Kong identity cards issued before Nov. 26, 2018, will be invalidated in two phases in 2025.

Hong Kong transgender activist gets ID card reflecting gender change after yearslong legal battle Henry Yuen vowed to continue working for equality for the LGBTQ+ community.

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.

The Hong Kong Immigration Department announced on Tuesday, June 18, that the old smart identity cards (HKID) will be invalidated next year.

Hong Kong’s top court ruled that full sex reassignment surgery should not be required for transgender people to change the gender on their identity cards.

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 ...

Citizens who have yet to replace their card with a new smart identity card can go to four specified Registration of Persons Offices.

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.

Hong Kong transgender activist Henry Tse received a new ID card reflecting his gender change, after a yearslong legal battle to change the document.

Activist Henry Tse, who won an appeal to change the gender on his ID card, shows his ID to the press after receiving the new document in Hong Kong, Monday, April. 29, 2024. The Hong Kong ...