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Hong Kong residents who intend to travel abroad during the Lunar New Year holidays are reminded to apply for new passports in plenty of time if their Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) passports are set to expire within six months.
An Immigration spokesman said that at present, the processing time required for HKSAR passport applications was 15 working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and general holidays), and 19 working days for children under 11 not holding a Hong Kong permanent identity card.
Please note the earliest dates for collection of HKSAR passports for travel during the Lunar New Year holidays. Requests for the urgent issue of an HKSAR passport will only be accepted in justifiable circumstances, and no priority will normally be granted to pleasure trippers.
HKSAR passport Earliest date for collection
application of passport
received on For people holding For children under
permanent identity 11 not holding
cards permanent identity
cards
18-01-2007 09-02-2007 15-02-2007
19-01-2007 12-02-2007 16-02-2007
20-01-2007 12-02-2007 16-02-2007
22-01-2007 13-02-2007 21-02-2007
23-01-2007 14-02-2007 22-02-2007
24-01-2007 15-02-2007 23-02-2007
25-01-2007 16-02-2007 26-02-2007
(The Lunar New Year holidays are from February 17 to 20.)
HKSAR passport application forms and information on application procedures and documents required are available at Immigration Headquarters and all Immigration branch offices. For enquiries, please visit the website at www.immd.gov.hk or call the Immigration Department at 2824 6111; fax 2877 7711.
Ends/Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Issued at HKT 21:28
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