Hong Kong Regulations

REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULATIONS - REGULATION 14

Replacement of identity card

(1) Subject to subregulations (2) and (6), a holder of an identity card may
apply to a registration officer-

   (a)  for alteration of that card; or

   (b)  in the case of the holder of an identity card (other than a permanent
        identity card) issued after 1 July 1987, for the issue of a permanent
        identity card in place of that card; or

   (c)  in the case of the holder of a permanent identity card that was issued
        on an application from outside Hong Kong, for the issue in Hong Kong
        of a permanent identity card in place of that card, and the
        registration officer shall issue to the applicant a replacement 
        identity card upon such conditions and upon the payment of the
        appropriate fee (if any) prescribed in Schedule 2. (L.N. 382 of 1989)

(2) The registration officer shall only issue a replacement  identity card-

   (a)  after the identity card has been surrendered to him; (L.N. 382 of
        1989)

   (b)  after the production of such evidence, under oath or otherwise as he
        may require; and

   (c)  after such investigation as he may consider necessary.

(3) If a registration officer is satisfied, on an application under
subregulation (1) by any person, that that person enjoys the right of abode in
Hong Kong the registration officer shall issue to the applicant a permanent
identity card.

(4) An identity card surrendered to a registration officer under subregulation
(2)(a) shall thereupon cease to be valid.

(5) It shall be lawful for a registration officer to destroy any identity card
surrendered to him under subregulation (2)(a).

(6) An application under regulation 3A, 3B, 6, 7A or 7B or subregulation
(1)(b) or (c) by the holder of an existing identity card shall not be treated
as an application under subregulation (1)(a) for alteration of that card.
(L.N. 382 of 1989) (L.N. 178 of 1987)