HKID Gender Marker Changes
Dear Immigration Department,
I understand that, under specific circumstances, the gender marker on a HKID may be changed (https://www.immd.gov.hk/pdf/the-guidelin...). I would like to request the following information.
1) From 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2025, number of gender marker change applications (whether successful or not), from Female to Male, per calendar month, listed separately for each month.
2) From 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2025, number of gender marker change applications (whether successful or not), from Male to Female, per calendar month, listed separately for each month.
3) From 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2025, number of successful gender marker change applications, from Female to Male, per calendar month, listed separately for each month.
4) From 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2025, number of successful gender marker change applications, from Male to Female, per calendar month, listed separately for each month.
Yours faithfully,
Amanda Ng
Our ref.: L/M (208) in RP 32/230/R
Dear Amanda,
Thank you for your application of 20 February 2026 seeking access to
information relating to the statistics of application for change of sex
entry on Hong Kong identity card.
Breakdown of figures for 2023 - 2025 by application month is tabulated
below:
Month Applications Received Applications Approved
Male to Female Female to Male Male to Female Female to Male
Jan-23 3 3 3 3
Feb-23 6 5 3 3
Mar-23 2 4 2 1
Apr-23 0 2 0 1
May-23 5 3 4 2
Jun-23 2 2 2 0
Jul-23 12 18 2 6
Aug-23 6 0 6 0
Sep-23 0 0 0 0
Oct-23 4 1 3 1
Nov-23 2 2 2 1
Dec-23 2 2 1 1
Jan-24 2 0 2 0
Feb-24 1 2 1 1
Mar-24 3 4 2 3
Apr-24 3 14 3 11
May-24 2 9 1 8
Jun-24 2 11 2 8
Jul-24 1 10 1 8
Aug-24 5 4 3 4
Sep-24 1 9 1 7
Oct-24 2 3 2 2
Nov-24 4 6 3 6
Dec-24 5 6 4 4
Jan-25 0 5 0 5
Feb-25 1 5 1 4
Mar-25 3 2 3 2
Apr-25 2 8 2 5
May-25 3 6 3 5
Jun-25 6 1 6 1
Jul-25 3 2 3 2
Aug-25 3 7 3 3
Sep-25 5 6 4 5
Oct-25 3 0 2 0
Nov-25 1 2 0 0
Dec-25 4 5 2 0
I hope you will find the above information helpful.
Yours sincerely,
TSANG Chung-lim Clement
for Director of Immigration