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Registration of Persons (Application for New Identity Cards) Order 2018 (Cap. 177, section 7B(1))(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 1 of 2019) [27 December 2018] 1. (Omitted as spent—E.R. 1 of 2019) 2. Interpretation In this Order—Regulations (《規例》) means the Registration of Persons Regulations (Cap. 177 sub. leg. A);replacement centre (換證中心), subject to section 7, means a smart identity card replacement centre specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1; residential care home (護理院舍) means— (a) a residential care home in respect of which a licence as defined by section 2(1) of the Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Ordinance (Cap. 459) is in force; (12 of 2023 s. 111) (b) a residential care home for persons with disabilities in respect of which a licence, or a certificate of exemption, as defined by section 2(1) of the Residential Care Homes (Persons with Disabilities) Ordinance (Cap. 613) is in force; or (12 of 2023 s. 111) (c) an institution specified in Schedule 3; specified period (指明限期) means a period specified in column 2 of Schedule 2; (L.N. 63 of 2020) target identity card (待換身分證) means a valid identity card that is prepared under regulation 5(1)(a) of the Regulations and— (a) issued before 26 November 2018; or (b) issued on or after that date as a result of an application made before that date. (L.N. 163 of 2020) 3. Application This Order applies to holders of target identity cards. 4. Holders of target identity cards to apply for new identity cards Subject to sections 5, 6 and 7, a holder of a target identity card that shows a year of birth specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 must apply for a new identity card at a replacement centre within the specified period opposite that year.(L.N. 63 of 2020; L.N. 163 of 2020) 5. Applications by certain public officers (1) The following persons must apply for a new identity card at a replacement centre within the period from 27 December 2018 to 30 March 2019—(a) a member of the Immigration Service;(b) a police officer; and(c) a public officer at the rank of Chief Labour Inspector, Senior Labour Inspector, Labour Inspector I or Labour Inspector II.(2) For the purposes of section 4, in relation to the following persons, specified period includes the period from 27 December 2018 to 30 March 2019—(a) the Chief Executive;(b) a member of the Executive Council;(c) a member of the Legislative Council; and(d) a principal official appointed pursuant to a nomination under Article 48(5) of the Basic Law.(3) For the purposes of section 4, in relation to a member of a District Council, specified period includes the period from 18 February 2020 to 26 September 2020. (L.N. 168 of 2019; L.N. 63 of 2020; L.N. 163 of 2020)(4) However, subsection (3) does not apply to a member of a District Council if the member’s target identity card shows the following year of birth—1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1985 or 1986. (L.N. 168 of 2019)(5) For the purposes of section 4, specified period includes the period from 4 April 2022 to 10 June 2022, in relation to a member of the seventh term Legislative Council whose target identity card shows the following year of birth—1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 or 2000. (L.N. 2 of 2022) 6. Applications by accompanied elderly persons and qualified persons with a disability (1) Subject to subsection (2), if—(a) a person (applicant) makes an application for a new identity card (principal application) at a replacement centre within—(i) the specified period that is applicable to the applicant; or (L.N. 63 of 2020; L.N. 163 of 2020)(ii) if the applicant is absent from Hong Kong during that period—30 days after the applicant’s return to Hong Kong; and(b) the applicant accompanies another person who—(i) is an elderly person or a qualified person with a disability; and(ii) makes, together with the principal application, an application for a new identity card (concurrent application) at the centre,the concurrent application is deemed to be made in compliance with section 4.(2) For a principal application, unless otherwise allowed by a registration officer—(a) the number of concurrent applications made by elderly persons must not exceed 2; and(b) the number of concurrent applications made by qualified persons with a disability must not exceed 2.(3) A registration officer may, in relation to a principal application—(a) request a person who makes a concurrent application as a qualified person with a disability to furnish such information or document which satisfies the registration officer that the person is a qualified person with a disability; and(b) if the person fails to comply with the request, refuse the concurrent application.(4) In this section—elderly person (長者) means a person who holds a target identity card that shows a year of birth of 1954 or before;qualified person with a disability (合資格殘疾人士) means a person with a disability, but does not include one who holds a target identity card that shows the following year of birth—2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011.(L.N. 168 of 2019) 7. Applications by residents of residential care homes (1) For the purposes of section 4, in relation to a person who is a resident of a residential care home—(a) a replacement centre includes premises that are for the time being specified by the Commissioner as a mobile office in relation to the residential care home under regulation 3B(2) of the Regulations; and(b) specified period includes the period during which the specification mentioned in paragraph (a) is effective.(2) Without limiting subsection (1) and for the purposes of section 4, in relation to a person who is a resident of a residential care home at any time during the period from 27 December 2018 to a date to be determined by the Secretary for Security (relevant date)—(a) a replacement centre means, during the 2 months beginning on the day after the relevant date, a registration of persons office specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1; and(b) specified period includes the period mentioned in paragraph (a).(3) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), a person who resides in a residential care home as a member of its staff is not a resident of it.(L.N. 63 of 2020; L.N. 163 of 2020) 8. (Repealed L.N. 163 of 2020) Schedule 1 [ss. 2 & 7]Replacement Centres and Registration of Persons Offices Part 1 Replacement Centres Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Name Location 1. Hong Kong Island Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre Room 200, 2/F, Shui On Centre, 6/8 Harbour Road, Wan Chai 2. East Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre Unit 1 & Storeroom 3, 2/F, Manulife Financial Centre & Unit 1B, 3/F, Manulife Financial Centre Tower A, 223 Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong 3. West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre 12/F, Gala Place, 56 Dundas Street, Mong Kok 4. Tsuen Wan Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre Shops S201–S205, S211–S212 & S216, 2/F, East Asia Gardens, 50 Texaco Road, Tsuen Wan 5. Sha Tin Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre Shops G26–G29 & G32, G/F & Shops 103, 105–106, 122–123 & 125, 1/F, Kings Wing Plaza 1, 3 On Kwan Street, Sha Tin 6. Sheung Shui Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre 7/F, Spot, 48 Lung Sum Avenue, Sheung Shui 7. Tuen Mun Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre Shop L414B, Level 4, Leung King Plaza, Leung King Estate, 31 Tin King Road, Tuen Mun 8. Yuen Long Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre Shop 50, G/F, Manhattan Plaza, 23 Sai Ching Street, Yuen Long 9. Tseung Kwan O Smart Identity Card Replacement Centre Shops 20–26, G/F, Corinthia By The Sea, 23 Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung Part 2 Registration of Persons Offices Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Name Location 1. Hong Kong Office 8/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai 2. Kowloon Office 3/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Sham Shui Po 3. Kwun Tong Office Unit 3, 2/F, Manulife Financial Centre, 223 Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong 4. Fo Tan Office Shops 405–407, 4/F, Jubilee Square, 2–18 Lok King Street, Fo Tan 5. Yuen Long Office 1/F, Yuen Long Government Offices, 2 Kiu Lok Square, Yuen Long 6. Tuen Mun Office 3/F, Tuen Mun Siu Lun Government Complex, 19 Siu Lun Street, Tuen Mun (L.N. 120 of 2021) Schedule 2 [ss. 2 & 4]Years of Birth and Specified Periods Column 1 Year of birth Column 2 Specified period 1954 or any year before From 8 April 2022 to 14 January 2023 (L.N. 45 of 2022) 1955 or 1956 From 24 September 2019 to 15 November 2019 1957, 1958 or 1959 From 16 November 2019 to 26 September 2020 1960 or 1961 From 18 February 2020 to 26 September 2020 1962 or 1963 From 28 July 2020 to 20 February 2021 (L.N. 16 of 2021) 1964 or 1965 From 27 July 2019 to 23 September 2019 1966 or 1967 From 3 June 2019 to 26 July 2019 1968 or 1969 From 1 April 2019 to 1 June 2019 1970, 1971 or 1972 From 2 November 2020 to 30 April 2021 1973, 1974, 1975 or 1976 From 22 February 2021 to 9 July 2021 (L.N. 16 of 2021) 1977, 1978 or 1979 From 20 September 2021 to 18 November 2021 (L.N. 120 of 2021) 1980, 1981 or 1982 From 19 November 2021 to 18 January 2022 (L.N. 120 of 2021) 1983 or 1984 From 19 January 2022 to 23 July 2022 (L.N. 45 of 2022) 1985 or 1986 From 21 January 2019 to 30 March 2019 1987 or 1988 From 19 January 2022 to 23 July 2022 (L.N. 45 of 2022) 1989, 1990 or 1991 From 8 April 2022 to 23 July 2022 (L.N. 45 of 2022) 1992, 1993, 1994 or 1995 From 25 July 2022 to 6 October 2022 (L.N. 45 of 2022) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 or 2000 From 7 October 2022 to 10 December 2022 (L.N. 45 of 2022) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 or 2018 From 3 May 2021 to 18 September 2021 (L.N. 16 of 2021) (Schedule 2 replaced L.N. 163 of 2020) Schedule 3 [s. 2]Institutions Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Nursing Home (雅麗氏何妙齡那打素護養院)Buddhist Li Chong Yuet Ming Nursing Home for the Elderly (佛教李莊月明護養院)Haven of Hope Nursing Home (靈實護養院)Haven of Hope Sister Annie Skau Holistic Care Centre (靈實司務道寧養院)Home of Loving Faithfulness (可愛忠實之家)Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Nursing Home (香港聖公會護養院)Jockey Club Home for Hospice (賽馬會善寧之家)Po Leung Kuk Wong Chuk Hang Extended Care Home (保良局黃竹坑安養院)Pok Oi Hospital Tuen Mun Nursing Home (博愛醫院屯門護養院)The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society Jockey Club Cancer Rehabilitation Centre (香港防癌會賽馬會癌症康復中心)Yan Chai Nursing Home (仁濟護養院)