Dear Claxton,

I refer to your application for access to information received by us via
email on 14 June 2025.

Your application is under processing.  According to paragraph 1.16 of the
Code on Access to Information, our department will inform you of the
latest progress of the case separately on or 4 July 2025.

Best regards,

(Mr. H M Li)
for Director of Immigration
Records and Data Management Section

From:        "Claxton" <[FOI #1524 email]>
To:        "在入境事務處提出的公開資料要求" <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date:        14/06/2025 23:28
Subject:        公開資料要求 - HKSAR Identity Card and Travel Document
with Mononym Name
Sent by:        [FOI #1524 email]

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Dear Immigration Department,

I am writing to inquire about residents with mononym names (i.e. name
consists of just one part, there is no last/first name). Mononym names are
common in some parts of the world, including in particular, Mongols with
Chinese nationality. Here are my questions:

1) Does any regulation or law prevent the use of mononym in application
for Identity Card or HKSAR passports?

If the answer for (1) is no:

2) What are the ImmD guidelines for mononym names? What steps would an
applicant need, if any, for mononym names on top of the usual Identity
Card or Passport applications? Does ImmD discourage the use of mononym
names?

3) Are there any extra features on Identity Card or HKSAR passport in
relation to the holder's mononym name? (e.g. an extra observationon their
HKSAR passport)

4) Share the number of Permanent HKID, non-Permanent HKID,  HKSAR
passports, and Document of Identity for Visa Purposes issued with mononym
names for the last 10 years.

Regards,
Claxton

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Dear Claxton,

Further to our interim reply of 23 June 2025, I am writing to inform you
that your application for access to information is still under processing,
as more time is required to gather and consolidate the information
requested in your application.  According to paragraph 1.18 of the Code on
Access to Information, our department will inform you of the latest
progress of the case separately on or before 3 August 2025.

Best regards,

(Mr H M Li)
for Director of Immigration
Records and Data Management Section

From:        RM/IMMD/HKSARG
To:        "Claxton" <[FOI #1524 email]>
Date:        23/06/2025 10:22
Subject:        Code on Access to Information - Ref : RDCD-0000116-25

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

Dear Claxton,

I refer to your application for access to information received by us via
email on 14 June 2025.

Your application is under processing.  According to paragraph 1.16 of the
Code on Access to Information, our department will inform you of the
latest progress of the case separately on or 4 July 2025.

Best regards,

(Mr. H M Li)
for Director of Immigration
Records and Data Management Section

From:        "Claxton" <[FOI #1524 email]>
To:        "在入境事務處提出的公開資料要求" <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date:        14/06/2025 23:28
Subject:        公開資料要求 - HKSAR Identity Card and Travel Document
with Mononym Name
Sent by:        [FOI #1524 email]

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

Dear Immigration Department,

I am writing to inquire about residents with mononym names (i.e. name
consists of just one part, there is no last/first name). Mononym names are
common in some parts of the world, including in particular, Mongols with
Chinese nationality. Here are my questions:

1) Does any regulation or law prevent the use of mononym in application
for Identity Card or HKSAR passports?

If the answer for (1) is no:

2) What are the ImmD guidelines for mononym names? What steps would an
applicant need, if any, for mononym names on top of the usual Identity
Card or Passport applications? Does ImmD discourage the use of mononym
names?

3) Are there any extra features on Identity Card or HKSAR passport in
relation to the holder's mononym name? (e.g. an extra observationon their
HKSAR passport)

4) Share the number of Permanent HKID, non-Permanent HKID,  HKSAR
passports, and Document of Identity for Visa Purposes issued with mononym
names for the last 10 years.

Regards,
Claxton

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請將此電子郵件地址用於對此請求的所有回覆：
[FOI #1524 email]

對入境事務處的公開資料請求的地址[Immigration Department request email]是否錯誤？如是，請使用以下表
格聯絡我們：
[1]https://accessinfo.hk/change_request/new...

免責聲明：本訊息及其後的回應將會在網上公開。以下是我們的私隱及版權政策：
[2]https://accessinfo.hk/help/officers

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Dear Claxton,
I refer to your request for information under the Code on Access to
Information (Code) on 14 June 2025.  Further to our interim reply of 23
June 2025, our reply is provided as below.

Matters relating to Hong Kong Identity Card (HKIC) are stipulated under
the Registration of Persons (ROP) Ordinance (Cap. 177) and the ROP
Regulations (Cap. 177A), Laws of Hong Kong.

Regulation 4(1A) of Cap. 177A provides that the name registered on an
applicant’s HKIC shall be his/ her full personal name and surname entered
on his/her birth certificate, adoption certificate, valid travel document,
identity card, other document issued under the Immigration Ordinance (Cap.
115) or certificate of naturalisation as appropriate.

Pursuant to section 3(2) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(HKSAR) Passports Ordinance (Cap. 539), a Chinese citizen who is a
permanent resident of the HKSAR and holds a valid Hong Kong permanent
identity card (HKPIC) is eligible to apply for a HKSAR passport.  The
personal particulars, including name of the holder, in the HKSAR passport
should be identical to those shown on the HKPIC, and are shown on the data
page of the HKSAR passport.  Information on the design of the data page is
available through the following link:

[1]https://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/residents/im...

If the applicant wishes to give additional information regarding the HKSAR
passport application, the applicant can provide relevant information in
the application form.  For example, if the applicant wishes to add his /
her alias on the new passport, the applicant can provide information and
produce relevant proof of identity to support his/ her request.  If the
application is approved, the alias will be displayed on the observation
page of the HKSAR passport.

Regarding the requested figures, we do not maintain statistics of HKIC,
HKSAR passports and Document of Identity for Visa Purposes issued with
mononym names.  After careful consideration of your application, we are
not prepared to provide the information requested for the reason set out
in paragraph 2.9(d) of the Code, which states “Information which could
only be made available by unreasonable diversion of a department’s
resources”.

If you are not satisfied with the above decision, you may ask the
Department to review the decision by writing to the Director of
Immigration.  Alternatively, you may complain to the Ombudsman, whose
address is –

30/F, China Merchants Tower
Shun Tak Centre
168-200 Connaught Road Central
Hong Kong
Telephone         : 2629 0555
Fax                 : 2882 8149

If we can be of any assistance in the provision of other information in
the future, please do not hesitate to contact us again.

Access to Information Officer
Immigration Department

From:        RM/IMMD/HKSARG
To:        "Claxton" <[FOI #1524 email]>
Date:        04/07/2025 17:59
Subject:        Re: Code on Access to Information - Ref : RDCD-0000116-25

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

Dear Claxton,

Further to our interim reply of 23 June 2025, I am writing to inform you
that your application for access to information is still under processing,
as more time is required to gather and consolidate the information
requested in your application.  According to paragraph 1.18 of the Code on
Access to Information, our department will inform you of the latest
progress of the case separately on or before 3 August 2025.

Best regards,

(Mr H M Li)
for Director of Immigration
Records and Data Management Section

From:        RM/IMMD/HKSARG
To:        "Claxton" <[FOI #1524 email]>
Date:        23/06/2025 10:22
Subject:        Code on Access to Information - Ref : RDCD-0000116-25

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

Dear Claxton,

I refer to your application for access to information received by us via
email on 14 June 2025.

Your application is under processing.  According to paragraph 1.16 of the
Code on Access to Information, our department will inform you of the
latest progress of the case separately on or 4 July 2025.

Best regards,

(Mr. H M Li)
for Director of Immigration
Records and Data Management Section

From:        "Claxton" <[FOI #1524 email]>
To:        "在入境事務處提出的公開資料要求" <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date:        14/06/2025 23:28
Subject:        公開資料要求 - HKSAR Identity Card and Travel Document
with Mononym Name
Sent by:        [FOI #1524 email]

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

Dear Immigration Department,

I am writing to inquire about residents with mononym names (i.e. name
consists of just one part, there is no last/first name). Mononym names are
common in some parts of the world, including in particular, Mongols with
Chinese nationality. Here are my questions:

1) Does any regulation or law prevent the use of mononym in application
for Identity Card or HKSAR passports?

If the answer for (1) is no:

2) What are the ImmD guidelines for mononym names? What steps would an
applicant need, if any, for mononym names on top of the usual Identity
Card or Passport applications? Does ImmD discourage the use of mononym
names?

3) Are there any extra features on Identity Card or HKSAR passport in
relation to the holder's mononym name? (e.g. an extra observationon their
HKSAR passport)

4) Share the number of Permanent HKID, non-Permanent HKID,  HKSAR
passports, and Document of Identity for Visa Purposes issued with mononym
names for the last 10 years.

Regards,
Claxton

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[FOI #1524 email]

對入境事務處的公開資料請求的地址[Immigration Department request email]是否錯誤？如是，請使用以下表
格聯絡我們：
[2]https://accessinfo.hk/change_request/new...

免責聲明：本訊息及其後的回應將會在網上公開。以下是我們的私隱及版權政策：
[3]https://accessinfo.hk/help/officers

如果你認為此服務對資訊自由權（FOI）官員很有用，請讓你的網絡管理員從你組織
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2. https://accessinfo.hk/change_request/new...
3. https://accessinfo.hk/help/officers