What's the difference between a Hong Kong identity card and a permanent identity card?

1, with different concepts.

The Hong Kong Identity Card is an ID card issued by the Immigration Department to people who have no right of abode in Hong Kong, while the Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card is an ID card issued by the Immigration Department to people who have the right of abode in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong residents who hold Hong Kong identity cards can only apply for permanent residency in Hong Kong after they have lived in Hong Kong for seven years.

2. According to the entry requirements for civil servants published by the Civil Service Bureau, according to Article 99 of the Basic Law, civil servants employed on or after July 1997 must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

3. According to Article 542 of the District Councils Ordinance and Article 547 of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, only holders of Hong Kong permanent identity cards can enjoy the right to vote and stand for election according to law.

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