| Date |
Latest News |
| 21 Feb 2023 |
Arrangement for identity card replacement after the cessation of operation of the Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 6 Feb 2023 |
Immigration Department holds Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise roving exhibition |
| 1 Feb 2023 |
Immigration Department appeals to residents to make appointments before applying for identity cards |
| 26 Jan 2023 |
Application date for identity card replacement at Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres extends to March 3, 2023 |
| 13 Jan 2023 |
Immigration Department holds Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise roving exhibition |
| 4 Jan 2023 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1954 or before should apply for new smart identity cards on or before January 14, 2023 |
| 7 Dec 2022 |
Immigration Department holds Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise roving exhibition |
| 25 Nov 2022 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 or 2000 should apply for new smart identity cards on or before December 10 |
| 18 Nov 2022 |
Immigration Department holds "Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise" roving exhibition |
| 2 Nov 2022 |
Suspension of Immigration Services owing to Tropical Cyclone |
| 31 Oct 2022 |
Reminder for citizens to apply for new smart identity cards |
| 22 Sep 2022 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 or 2000 should apply for new smart identity cards from October 7 to December 10 |
| 25 Aug 2022 |
Arrangement for Resumption of Immigration Services |
| 24 Aug 2022 |
Arrangement for Service Suspension at Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 8 Jul 2022 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1992, 1993, 1994 or 1995 should apply for new smart identity cards from July 25 to October 6 |
| 7 Apr 2022 |
New call-up programme for Hong Kong residents born in 1954 or before, 1983 to 1984 and 1987 to 2000 to apply for new smart identity cards |
| 30 Mar 2022 |
Immigration Department service arrangements |
| 10 Feb 2022 |
Immigration Department service arrangements |
| 3 Feb 2022 |
Immigration Department service arrangements |
| 20 Jan 2022 |
Service suspension of Tsuen Wan Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre on January 20 and January 27 |
| 12 Jan 2022 |
Details of fifth cycle of Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise |
| 6 Jan 2022 |
Service suspension of Hong Kong Island Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre on Jan 6 |
| 5 Jan 2022 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1983, 1984, 1987 or 1988 should apply for new smart identity cards between January 19 and April 2, 2022 |
| 5 Nov 2021 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1980, 1981 or 1982 should apply for new smart identity cards between November 19, 2021 and January 18, 2022 |
| 27 Aug 2021 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1977, 1978 or 1979 should apply for new smart identity cards between September 20 and November 18, 2021 |
| 15 July 2021 |
Details of fourth cycle of Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise |
| 16 April 2021 |
Children born in 2005 to 2007 or 2012 to 2018 should apply for new smart identity cards between May 3 and September 18, 2021 |
| 3 February 2021 |
New call-up programme for Hong Kong residents born in 1962 to 1963, 1973 to 1976, 2005 to 2007 and 2012 to 2018 to apply for new smart identity cards |
| 27 Jan 2021 |
Immigration Department service arrangements |
| 21 Jan 2021 |
Services of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres remain suspended |
| 8 Dec 2020 |
Immigration Department service arrangement |
| 1 Dec 2020 |
Immigration Department service arrangement |
| 19 Oct 2020 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1970, 1971 or 1972 should apply for new smart identity cards between November 2, 2020, and April 30, 2021 |
| 13 Oct 2020 |
Arrangement for Service Suspension at Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 13 Oct 2020 |
Suspension of Immigration Services owing to Tropical Cyclone |
| 10 Sep 2020 |
New call-up programme for Hong Kong residents born in 1957 to 1963 and 1970 to 1976 to apply for new smart identity cards |
| 4 Sep 2020 |
Immigration Department service arrangement |
| 28 Aug 2020 |
Immigration Department service arrangement |
| 21 Aug 2020 |
Immigration Department service arrangement |
| 14 Aug 2020 |
Immigration Department service arrangement |
| 7 Aug 2020 |
Immigration Department service arrangement |
| 31 July 2020 |
Immigration Department service arrangement |
| 24 July 2020 |
Immigration Department service arrangement |
| 19 July 2020 |
Immigration Department service arrangement |
| 17 July 2020 |
West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre was closed immediately |
| 15 July 2020 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1962 or 1963 should apply for new smart identity cards between July 28 and September 22 |
| 6 May 2020 |
New call-up programme for Hong Kong residents born in 1957 to 1963 and 1970 to 1976 to apply for new smart identity cards |
| 30 Apr 2020 |
Immigration Department services arrangements |
| 5 Apr 2020 |
Immigration Department services arrangements |
| 22 Mar 2020 |
Immigration Department services arrangements |
| 9 Mar 2020 |
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 |
| 28 Feb 2020 |
Immigration Department services arrangements |
| 21 Feb 2020 |
Immigration Department services arrangements |
| 14 Feb 2020 |
Immigration Department services arrangements |
| 9 Feb 2020 |
Immigration Department services arrangements |
| 2 Feb 2020 |
Immigration Department services arrangements |
| 28 Jan 2020 |
Immigration Department services arrangements |
| 28 Nov 2019 |
Hong Kong Immigration Department wins Regional Identity Document Awards of the Year of High Security Printing Asia 2019 (with photo) |
| 23 Nov 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 20 Nov 2019 |
Details of third cycle of Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise |
| 19 Nov 2019 |
West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre to be closed at 6pm |
| 18 Nov 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 18 Nov 2019 |
West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre to be closed at 6pm |
| 16 Nov 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 15 Nov 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 14 Nov 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 13 Nov 2019 |
West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre to close early at 5.30pm |
| 13 Nov 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 13 Nov 2019 |
Yuen Long Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre closed at 11.50am |
| 12 Nov 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 11 Nov 2019 |
West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre to close early at 6.30pm |
| 11 Nov 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 9 Nov 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 4 Nov 2019 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1957, 1958 or 1959 should apply for new smart identity cards between November 16, 2019, and February 17, 2020 |
| 2 Nov 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 26 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 22 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 21 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 19 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 18 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 17 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 16 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 15 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 14 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 12 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 11 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 10 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 9 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 8 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 5 Oct 2019 |
Early closure of Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres |
| 11 Sep 2019 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1955 or 1956 should apply for new smart identity cards between September 24 and November 15 |
| 3 Aug 2019 |
Rumours on Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise clarified |
| 3 Aug 2019 |
West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre - Early Closure |
| 31 July 2019 |
Suspension of Immigration Services owing to Tropical Cyclone |
| 27 July 2019 |
Yuen Long Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre - Early Closure |
| 18 July 2019 |
Immigration Department clarifies rumours on remote access of chip data of new smart identity cards |
| 12 July 2019 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1964 or 1965 should apply for new smart identity cards between July 27 and September 23 |
| 14 June 2019 |
Immigration Department to hold new smart Hong Kong identity card roving exhibition - Telford Plaza |
| 27 May 2019 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1966 or 1967 should apply for new smart identity cards between June 3 and July 26 |
| 3 May 2019 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1968 or 1969 should apply for new smart identity cards on or before June 1 |
| 12 April 2019 |
Immigration Department to hold new smart Hong Kong identity card roving exhibition |
| 27 Mar 2019 |
Details of second cycle of Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise |
| 21 Mar 2019 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1968 or 1969 should apply for new smart identity cards between April 1 and June 1 |
| 1 Mar 2019 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1985 or 1986 should apply for new smart identity cards on or before March 30 |
| 18 Jan 2019 |
Hong Kong residents born in 1985 or 1986 to start applying for new smart identity cards |
| 27 Dec 2018 |
Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres commenced operation |
| 15 Nov 2018 |
New smart Hong Kong identity card roving exhibition |
| 18 Oct 2018 |
Introduction of the New Smart Hong Kong Identity Card and the Territory-Wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise |
* For the urgent notice relating to the Replacement Centres, please refer to the press releases on the website of the Information Services Department at
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