By The SUN
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| All Smart ID Card Replacement Centres have been closed since Dec 2 |
Immigration Department has announced that the
replacement of HKID cards have been suspended since Dec 2 last year until further
notice because of tightened anti-epidemic restrictions.
All nine Smart Identity Card Replacement
Centres (SIDCCs) across the city will remain closed in the meantime. Their locations can be found here: https://www.smartid.gov.hk/en/Where-to-replace-identity-cards/index.html
Hong Kong residents born in 1962 and 1963 are supposed
to have their HKIDs replaced until Jan 30, while those born in 1970, 1971 and
1972, were originally set to have their new smart IDs until Apr 30.
All these, plus everyone whose scheduled replacements
were set for a later date, will have to wait for a new schedule from
Immigration. In the meantime, Immigration may extend the application period for
those born in 1962 and 1963. Details will be announced later.
Everyone with an appointment for securing new smart
identity cards may proceed to the SIDDCs as soon as service resumes, and need
not make another appointment.
Those who were unable to pick up their new smart IDs
because of the service suspension may also proceed to the SIDCCs as soon as
they resume operations.
For the latest information or details of the
Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise, please check the latest
press release, or visit www.smartid.gov.hk or call the enquiry hotline 3521 6565
during working hours.
