How can I qualify for a Hong Kong permanent identity card?

China citizens who meet one of the following conditions are eligible to apply for Hong Kong permanent identity cards issued overseas:

(1) Born in Hong Kong, and his father or mother has settled in Hong Kong at the time of birth or at any time after birth;

(2) ordinarily residing in Hong Kong for more than seven consecutive years at any time before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;

(3) Born outside Hong Kong, and at the time of birth, the father or mother was a China citizen and had the right of abode in Hong Kong.

People who have the right of abode but do not hold a Hong Kong permanent identity card must apply for a Hong Kong permanent identity card at the same time when applying for a HKSAR passport.

Expand information input in Hong Kong; Will not be imposed with any conditions of stay, and any conditions of stay imposed on him are null and void; No expulsion order may be issued against him; No expulsion order may be issued against him.

If a holder of a Hong Kong permanent identity card needs to apply for a new card or loses his old card, the Immigration Department will issue a "Receipt for Application for a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card" before issuing a new card. This receipt has the function of temporary id card, but it cannot be used for entry and exit.

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