can i use a temporary hong kong resident card to apply for HKSAR re-entry permit

[urbanozzy]

im currently 18, going to HK this year,to renew HKID card ***, as processing time for HK ID card is 10 day, they will give me a temporary HONG KONG ID card, will i be able to apply for HKSAR re-entry permit (回 港 證), Using this temporary ID card?

[skylee]

Why will you need a re-entry permit if you have ***?

PS - I live in HK and we use the HKID card to enter HK. It's been ages since I last used a re-entry permit. Take a look -> http://www.immd.gov.hk/publications/a_report_2014/en/ch3.html#c8

"After the rollout of e-Channel, most Hong Kong residents use their identity cards to travel to the Mainland or Macao. Re-entry Permits are therefore used mostly by children under the age of 11 and residents who have lost their identity cards but need to travel to the Mainland or Macao before they are issued with replacements."

PPS - You could write to the HK Immigration Department to check - enquiry@immd.gov.hk

[onebir]

I think the problem is his card has/will be expired, he's going for a short trip & wants to travel before he gets the (proper) new one.

[skylee]

But he can enter HK on his passport (assuming he has a UK or US or AUS passport or one from most European countries).

[urbanozzy]

@香港分舵舵主

 

I will need to to go to mainland china, ( A reentry permit is needed to return to Hong Kong from mainland even for *** ), im entering hong kong with a HKSAR passport/ ID CARD, like @onebir has said, im going to mainland china as well, as processing for renewal of HK ID card takes 10 days, will i be able to apply for the '回 港 證' with it ? thanks

[onebir]

What is ***???

[skylee]

If you have a HKSAR passport, I don't think you need a re- entry permit. Take a look at Q16 here -> http://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/faq/faq_hkic.html

"Q16. After applying for an identity card, I will be issued with an acknowledgement of application for an identity card. Can I use it for travelling through the Hong Kong immigration control points?

If you only hold an acknowledgement of application for an identity card and intend to travel, you are required under the law to produce a valid travel document, such as passport or Hong Kong Re-entry Permit, at Hong Kong immigration control points."

But you should check with the HK Immigration Department (send an enquiry to their email address).

To onebir, *** is one of the codes on the HKID card. It means that "The holder is aged 18 or over and is eligible for a HKSAR Re-entry Permit". But having the right doesn't mean one needs that permit. That said, if the OP has ***, even if he/ she only has a temporary ID card, he/ she should be able to apply for a re-entry permit.

[onebir]

@skylee - thanks!

@urbanozzy - let us know what HK Immigration say & how you get on