Hong Kong Regulations

REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULATIONS - REGULATION 3C

Perforated identity cards

(1) At the time of applying for an identity card under regulation 3A or 3B the
applicant shall present his existing identity card (if any) for it to be
converted into a perforated identity card.

(2) The registration officer may perforate, with an expiry date, an existing
identity card presented under subregulation (1).

(3) A perforated identity card shall expire on the date shown by the
perforation made under subregulation (2) and shall thereupon cease to be
valid.

(4) It shall be lawful for a registration officer to destroy any perforated
identity card which has ceased to be valid under subregulation

(3) and surrendered to him by any person under any of these regulations. (L.N.
178 of 1987)