Look to see what letters you have or whether you fall into one of these categories.
If no letter 'A', then no apply.
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See also:
Right of abode in Hong Kong
Permanent HKID holders have the
Right of Abode (Chinese: 居留權) in Hong Kong. Under the
Basic Law of Hong Kong, a person who belongs to one of the following categories is a permanent resident of the HKSAR with right of abode privileges:
- (a) Chinese citizen born in Hong Kong before or after the establishment of the HKSAR
- (b) Chinese citizen who has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than seven years before or after the establishment of the HKSAR.
- (c) Person of Chinese nationality born outside Hong Kong before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to a parent who, at the time of birth of that person, was a Chinese citizen falling within category (a) or (b).
- (d) Person not of Chinese nationality who has entered Hong Kong with a valid travel document, has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than seven years and has taken Hong Kong as his place of permanent residence before or after the establishment of the HKSAR.
- (e) Person under 21 years of age born in Hong Kong to a parent who is a permanent resident of the HKSAR in category (d) before or after the establishment of the HKSAR if at the time of his birth or at any later time before he attains 21 years of age, one of his parents has the ROA in Hong Kong.
- (f) Person other than those residents in categories (a) to (e), who, before the establishment of the HKSAR, had the ROA in Hong Kong only.
***- holder aged 18 or above, and is eligible for a HK Re-entry Permit
* - holder aged between 11 and 17, and is eligible for a HK Re-Entry permit
A- RIGht of abode
R- right to Land
U- unconditional stay
C- conditional stay
M- Male
F- Female
Z- born in HK
X- born in mainland CHina
W- born in Macao
O- born in OTHER countries/regions
Y- date of birth has been verified by the Immigration Dept by virtue of the holder's passport or birth certificate
B- the holder's registrated Date of birth, Place of birth, or Gender has been altered after the holder's first registration of such details with the HK Immigration Dept
H1/K2/S1 etc.- Immigration office at which the HKID card was issued
L- the holder has previously lost the HKID card
(e.g. L1- the person has lost the ID card ONCE
L2- the person has lost it TWICE