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Appendix 18 - Electronic Service Application Statistics

Application Type 2017 2018 2019
Internet Phone Total Mobile Application Internet Phone Total Mobile Application Internet Phone Total
Particular Search of Birth Records 1,118 - 1,118 - 1,371 - 1,371 - 3,728 - 3,728
General Search of Birth Records 53 - 53 - 90 - 90 - 196 - 196
Certified Copy of Birth Certificate 1,744 - 1,744 - 2007 - 2,007 - 6,125 - 6,125
Particular Search of Death Records 385 - 385 - 545 - 545 - 604 - 604
General Search of Death Records 62 - 62 - 100 - 100 - 98 - 98
Certified Copy of Death Certificate 451 - 451 - 524 - 524 - 612 - 612
Search of Marriage Records & Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate 2,277 - 2,277 - 2,776 - 2,776 - 4,343 - 4,343
Appointment for Registration of Hong Kong Smart Identity Card 1 462,547 72,923 535,470 - 427,798 63,473 491,271 - - -
Appointment for Identity Card Application (Registration of Persons Offices) 2 - - - 933 30,717 3,842 35,492 77,886 1,068,589 57,840 1,204,315
Appointment for Replacement of Identity Cards (Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise) 3 - - - 2,980 7,885 435 11,300 405,382 2,227,046 170,157 2,802,585
Appointment for Giving Notice of Intended Marriage 62,817 19,774 82,591 - 58,685 17,792 76,477 - 56,494 14,860 71,354
Appointment for Applying for HKSAR Travel Documents 4 432,430 91,668 524,098 - 445,585 82,357 527,942 12,251 385,958 34,118 432,327
Appointment for Applying for Extension of Stay (except Visitors and some Application Types) 210,653 10,562 221,215 - 205,597 9,575 215,172 - 220,830 7,176 228,006
Notification of Pre-mature Termination of Employment Contract of Foreign Domestic Helper 1,067 - 1,067 - 1,195 - 1,195 - 1,410 - 1,410
Application for HKSAR Passport 4 71,112 - 71,112 - 69,069 - 69,069 8,520 106,084 - 114,604
Application for Access to Information of Immigration Department 93 - 93 - 163 - 163 - 163 - 163
Appointment for Birth Registration 52,796 34,512 87,308 - 50,546 30,500 81,046 - 53,677 25,640 79,317
Reporting Immigration Offences 185 - 185 - 298 - 298 - 329 - 329
Application for Verification of Eligibility for Permanent Identity Card (including Supplementary Documents Submission & Change/ Enquiry about Appointment for Document Verification Relating to Verification of Eligibility for Permanent Identity Card) 55,708 22,425 78,133 - 69,712 23,865 93,577 ,- 92,917 28,551 121,468
Submission of Information Required for Registration of Marriage 6,241 - 6,241 - 5,908 - 5,908 - 5,518 - 5,518
Appointment for Collection of HKSAR Passport or Document of Identity for Visa Purposes 4 205,152 57,039 262,191 - 190,198 47,254 237,452 5,625 175,128 26,977 207,730
Enquiry about the Status of Application Relating to Verification of Eligibility for Permanent Identity Card 84,311 19,016 103,327 - 92,677 16,332 109,009 - 95,503 18,373 113,876
Enquiry about the Status of Application Relating to Hong Kong Visas 927,065 161,819 1,088,884 - 857,555 120,758 978,313 - 951,454 103,880 1,055,334
Application for Extension of Stay and Submission of Supplementary Documents (except Visitors and some Application Types) 19,427 - 19,427 - 21,905 - 21,905 ,- 21,747 - 21,747
Submission of Information Required for Registration of Birth 7,139 - 7,139 - 7,145 - 7,145 - 6,763 - 6,763
Pre-arrival Registration for Taiwan Residents 542,002 - 542,002 - 505,521 - 505,521 - 351,086 - 351,086
Application for Entry Visa under the Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents 67 - 67 - 71 - 71 - 62 - 62
Application for Certificate of Absence of Marriage Record 2,916 - 2,916 - 2,984 - 2,984 - 3,560 - 3,560
Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals 426,876 - 426,876 - 418,940 - 418,940 - 358,190 - 358,190
Total 3,576,694 489,738 4,066,432 3,913 3,477,567 416,183 3,897,663 509,664 6,198,214 487,572 7,195,450

Remarks:

  1. This service was replaced by'Appointment for Identity Card Application (Registration of Persons Offices)'on 29 October 2018.
  2. This service and its mobile application version were implemented on 29 October 2018.
  3. This service and its mobile application version were implemented on 17 December 2018.
  4. The mobile application version was implemented on 14 May 2019.