Cap. 177J 《2018年人事登記(申請新身分證)令》Registration of Persons (Application for New Identity Cards) Order 2018

The following persons must apply for a new identity card at a replacement centre within the period from 27 December 2018 to 30 March 2019—

For the purposes of section 4, in relation to the following persons, specified period includes the period from 27 December 2018 to 30 March 2019—

For the purposes of section 4, in relation to a member of a District Council, specified period includes the period from 18 February 2020 to 26 September 2020. (L.N. 168 of 2019; L.N. 63 of 2020; L.N. 163 of 2020)

However, subsection (3) does not apply to a member of a District Council if the member’s target identity card shows the following year of birth—1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1985 or 1986. (L.N. 168 of 2019)

For the purposes of section 4, specified period includes the period from 4 April 2022 to 10 June 2022, in relation to a member of the seventh term Legislative Council whose target identity card shows the following year of birth—1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 or 2000. (L.N. 2 of 2022)

Subject to subsection (2), if—

the concurrent application is deemed to be made in compliance with section 4.

For a principal application, unless otherwise allowed by a registration officer—

A registration officer may, in relation to a principal application—

In this section—

For the purposes of section 4, in relation to a person who is a resident of a residential care home—

Without limiting subsection (1) and for the purposes of section 4, in relation to a person who is a resident of a residential care home at any time during the period from 27 December 2018 to a date to be determined by the Secretary for Security (relevant date)—

For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), a person who resides in a residential care home as a member of its staff is not a resident of it.