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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 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 Code offers practical guidance to organizations as data users on the use, collection, accuracy, retention, and security of Hong Kong Identity Card (“HKID Card”) numbers, HKID Card copies ...
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 ...
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 eased some rules for transgender people in order to change their gender on official ID cards but maintained a requirement mandating some types of surgery.
The Hong Kong Final Court of Appeal Wednesday heard submissions by two transgender men appealing a January 2022 High Court decision, which upheld a government policy requiring transgender persons to ...
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 holds up a mock ID card outside the immigration tower in Hong Kong after receiving his new identity document on April 29, 2024.
A Hong Kong transgender activist has received a new ID card reflecting his gender change, after a yearslong legal battle to change the document, and he vowed to continue working for equality for ...