Replacement of identity card issued after 1 July 1987 by a permanent identity card
Version Date:
30/06/1997
Any person-
(a) who is the holder of an identity card (other than a permanent identity card) issued after 1 July 1987; and (Amended 56 of 1989 s. 7)
(b) who at any time after the issue of such card becomes a Hong Kong permanent resident enjoying the right of abode in Hong Kong,
may apply in accordance with regulations made under section 7 for a permanent identity card to be issued to him in place of his identity card.