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New HKID from 2018

Old Nov 29, 2017, 12:21 am
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New HKID from 2018

http://s.nextmedia.com/realtime/a.ph...647&a=57519052

Still no biometric chip (HRP now has them)

Permanent Residents not in HK during replacement date must replace theirs 30 days after first return following replacement window.
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Old Nov 29, 2017, 9:33 pm
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Ohhhhh! Look! Pretty under UV light!


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Old Dec 5, 2017, 6:41 am
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Oh. Will have RFID after all How your new ID card will protect data and gain you 4 seconds https://sc.mp/2nug81U
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Old Dec 5, 2017, 7:59 pm
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Originally Posted by percysmith
"To prevent counterfeiting..." No, SCMP. Nothing will "prevent" counterfeiting; the security features of the new card might make counterfeiting harder (and the copies may look shittier than the current crop of fakes), but they won't prevent counterfeiting.

Seems the SCMP has conveniently dismissed the 'talents' of those to the north of us. But, then again, it is the SCMP.
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Old Dec 6, 2017, 12:07 am
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Originally Posted by DragonSoul
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Seems the SCMP has conveniently dismissed the 'talents' of those to the north of us. But, then again, it is the SCMP.
I should remind everyone that SCMP is owned by the "Talented One" north of us.
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