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Exemptions
People in any of the following categories are exempted from registration :-
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any bona fide traveller in transit through Hong Kong who is not staying for more than 180 days; |
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the aged, the blind and the infirm who have been approved by the Commissioner of Registration for exemption [Persons of this category may apply for Certificate of Exemption. For details, please press here.]; |
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children under 11 years of age of consuls, consular staff and the Head and members of the Office of the Commission of the European Communities; and |
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children under 11 years of age*. |
* If the children have the ROA in the HKSAR but have no Hong Kong permanent identity card, they may apply for a Hong Kong permanent identity card at the same time as they apply for a HKSAR passport. The passport and the permanent identity card will be issued at the same time.
Exclusion
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Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong who are awaiting overseas resettlement |
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