Eligibility
The Document of Identity can be issued to the following categories of individuals who are connected with Hong Kong and who are unable to obtain a national passport or travel document from any other country:
- Those on a limit of stay in Hong Kong
- Those on unconditional stay (i.e. possess the right to land) who do not have the right of abode in Hong Kong
- Those who have the right of abode in Hong Kong and hold a permanent identity card, but are not of Chinese nationality or ineligible for Chinese nationality
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