How to obtain a Hong Kong (non-permanent) identity card?

According to the Immigration Ordinance, any person who falls into any of the following categories is a permanent resident of the HKSAR and enjoys the right of abode in the HKSAR:

(1) China citizens born in Hong Kong before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

(2) China citizens who have lived in Hong Kong for more than seven years before or after the establishment of the HKSAR.

(3) A China citizen was born outside Hong Kong before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and at the time of the birth of his daughter, the China citizen was a person who met the requirements in Item (1) or (2).

Anyone who enjoys the right of abode of permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region referred to in this item can enjoy this right of abode only after he has established the status of permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and he can only establish it by the following documents

The valid travel document issued to him is the same as the valid certificate of right of abode issued to him and attached to the travel document;

A valid special zone protection photo issued to him; or

A valid permanent identity card issued to him.

(4) Non-China nationals who entered Hong Kong with valid travel documents before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and have ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for seven consecutive years or have taken Hong Kong as their permanent residence.

A continuous residence of seven years must be seven years immediately before the person applies to the Director of Immigration for permanent resident status in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The person must declare that he has taken Hong Kong as his permanent residence in the form specified by the Director of Immigration. If the person is under 2 1 year, a declaration must be made by his parents or guardians. To this end, the person must provide information reasonably required by the Director of Immigration to satisfy the Director that the person has taken Hong Kong as his permanent residence, which may include whether the person has his habitual residence in Hong Kong; Whether the main family members (spouse and minor children) are in Hong Kong; Whether he has a reasonable income to support himself and his family, and whether he pays taxes according to the law.

According to this statement, a person who has the status of a permanent resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will not have the status of a permanent resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region if he has not applied to and obtained the approval of the Director of Immigration.

(5) A child under 2 1 year-old born in Hong Kong by a permanent resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in item (4) before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, when the child is born or reaches 2 1 year-old, his parents have already enjoyed the right of abode in Hong Kong.

When he reached the age of 2 1, he ceased to be a permanent resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. However, you may apply to the Director of Immigration for permanent resident status in the HKSAR under item (4).

(6) Persons living in items (1) to (5) who had only the right of abode in Hong Kong before the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR.

The person must provide information reasonably required by the Director of Immigration to determine whether the person only had the right of abode in Hong Kong immediately before the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The person must declare that he only had the right of abode in Hong Kong immediately before the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

2/kloc-People under 0/year old must make a declaration by their parents or guardians.

Any person born in Hong Kong on or after July 1 97 under the age of 2 1 whose parents were permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of his birth will be regarded as a permanent resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region according to this item, but this is only limited to the fact that the person (except this article) has no right of abode in any place (including Hong Kong).

When he reached the age of 2 1, he ceased to be a permanent resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. However, he can apply to the Director of Immigration for permanent resident status in the HKSAR under item (4).