A Hong Kong activist behind a landmark lawsuit allowing trans people to be issued ID cards matching their gender identity has launched another legal challenge over the new requirements. In a writ ...

Hong Kong residents will be able to apply for identity cards and passports via self-service kiosks from Friday, with the collection time shortened by two days to five – and applicants getting ...

On 3 April 2024, the Hong Kong Government announced that it would no longer require transgender people to undergo full sex reassignment surgery in order to change the gender markers on their ID cards.

The Hong Kong Government announced that the old form of smart identity cards issued before November 26, 2018 (old ID cards) will be invalidated in two phases in 2025.

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 permanent residents who are living outside the city are not expected to return just to renew their HKID, but they should know that expired smart ID cards will be confiscated at ...

閱讀中文版本 However, this move will not affect the right of abode in Hong Kong of the holders of old ID cards. The HKSAR government has announced that the old form of Hong Kong smart identity cards issued ...

For those who are unable to have their ID cards replaced during the specified call-up periods due to absence from Hong Kong, they should replace their cards within 30 days of their return to the city.

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 ...