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Appendix 10 - Number of Hong Kong Identity Cards Issued

Item 2017 2018 2019
Permanent Identity Card 387,507
(-1.59%)
386,523
(-0.25%)
1,995,063
(+416.16%)
Non-permanent Identity Card 191,929
(-0.30%)
192,548
(+0.32%)
308,072
(+60.00%)
Total 579,436
(-1.16%)
579,071
(-0.06%)
2,303,135*
(+297.73%)

Figures in brackets denote percentage changes over the preceding year.

* 1,705,076 new smart Hong Kong Identity Cards were issued under the Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise.