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Details of the last cycle of ID card replacement exercise released

18 January 2006

An Order announcing details of the last cycle of the Hong Kong Smart Identity (ID) Card Replacement Exercise has been issued by the Secretary for Security.

The Immigration Department said today (January 18) that subject to the negative vetting procedure of the Legislative Council, the arrangement for the last cycle would be as follows:

Persons eligible to apply	Application Period
Holders of existing ID cards born in 1990 to 1992 or 1997 to 2003	July 10 to November 11, 2006
Holders of existing ID cards born in or before 1927	September 4 to November 11, 2006
Holders of existing ID cards born in 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931 or 1932	November 13 to December 23, 2006
Holders of existing ID cards born in 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 or 1937	December 27, 2006 to February 10, 2007
Holders of existing ID cards born in 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941 or 1942	February 12 to March 31, 2007

"Residents who have already obtained a smart ID card at our Registration of Persons Office for reason of loss, damage and so on, do not need to have their smart ID card replaced under this exercise," the spokesman said.

"Since September, 2003, arrangements have been in place for residents born in 1943 through to 1977 to apply for new ID cards through the Smart ID Card Replacement Exercise," the spokesman said.

Most of the eligible applicants of these age groups had replaced their ID cards during their application periods. Those who, for special reasons, had not yet replaced their ID cards, should apply at any of the Smart ID Card Centres immediately.

For further information about the replacement exercise, please visit www.smartid.gov.hk or call the Immigration Department hotline at 2824 6111.