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Arrangements after completion of the replacement exercise

The replacement exercise was completed on 31 March 2007. The Smart Identity Card Centres ceased to accept applications for smart identity cards thereafter. Starting from 2 April 2007, persons who have missed their specified call-up periods and have not replaced their old identity cards should make their applications at any of the Registration of Persons Offices. For details of late applications, please click here.

The Smart Identity Card Centres were closed with effect from 19 May 2007. Starting from 21 May 2007, applicants who made application at Smart Identity Card Centres but have not yet collected their new identity cards should collect their identity cards at a designated Registration of Persons Office as arranged below:

Original Choice of Smart Identity Card Centres for Card Collection (on or before 18 May 2007) Designated Registration of Persons Office for Card Collection (with effect from 21 May 2007) Hong Kong Smart Identity Card Centre Registration of Persons - Hong Kong Office West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Centre or Tsuen Wan Smart Identity Card Centre Registration of Persons - Kowloon Office East Kowloon Smart Identity Card Centre or Tseung Kwan O Smart Identity Card Centre Registration of Persons - Kwun Tong Office Sha Tin Smart Identity Card Centre or Sheung Shui Smart Identity Card Centre Immigration and Registration of Persons - Fo Tan Office Yuen Long Smart Identity Card Centre or Tuen Mun Smart Identity Card Centre Immigration and Registration of Persons - Yuen Long Office To view the address and opening hours of the Registration of Persons Offices, please click here . An applicant who is unable to collect his new identity card in person may authorise a representative to collect the new identity card on his behalf. For details, please click here.