Publications and Press Releases

13 January 2023

The Immigration Department (ImmD) will hold the Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise roving exhibition at the Piazza, G/F, K11 Art Mall, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, on January 15 (Sunday) and January 16 (Monday) from noon to 8pm. Members of the public are invited to visit and admission is free.

The Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise has entered its final stage. The last application date for replacement of new smart identity cards at Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres (Replacement Centres) is February 11, 2023, while the collection service will be maintained until March 3, 2023. "Through the roving exhibition, we hope to remind citizens who have yet to replace or collect their new smart identity cards to proceed to the Replacement Centres as soon as possible to complete the procedures", an ImmD spokesman said.

Apart from informative panels, a transparent touch screen display and promotional videos introducing the new smart identity card will be set up on site. Moreover, relevant promotional materials and souvenirs will be distributed. The roving exhibition will later be held in other districts and the details will be announced in due course.

Eligible Hong Kong residents who cannot have their identity cards replaced during the specified call-up periods due to their absence from Hong Kong need not rush back to Hong Kong for their identity card replacement before the end of the Replacement Exercise. They can apply within 30 days upon their return to Hong Kong.