.hk

ccTLD
Type	ccTLD
Status	Active
Region	AP
Country	China Hong Kong
Implemented	January 3, 1990
Registry	Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd.
Websites	http://www.hkirc.hk

.hk is the ccTLD for Hong Kong. It is managed by the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd.

Rules and Restrictions

.hk may be registered by any company, organization or person aged 11 or above (e.g. myname.hk).

By making an application for a Domain Name, the registrant warrants that:

• to the best of the registrant's knowledge and belief, the Domain Name will not infringe or otherwise violate the legal rights of any third party;
• there is the intention of using the Domain Name;
• the use of the Domain Name shall be bona fide for one's own benefit and shall be for lawful purposes;
• the registrant will not knowingly use the Domain Name in violation of any applicable laws and regulations.

Second-level Domains

Domain name categories for .hk English Domain Names	Domain name categories for .hk Chinese Domain Names
.com.hk	.公司.hk
.org.hk	.組織.hk
.net.hk	.網絡.hk
.edu.hk	.教育.hk
.gov.hk	.政府.hk
.idv.hk	.個人.hk
.hk	.hk

The second-level domain names above are for the following use:

• .com.hk: for commercial entities with Business Registration Certificates OR Certificates of Registration of Overseas Company (e.g. mycompany.com.hk);
• .org.hk: for non-profit-making organizations registered with the Companies Registry OR with Certificates of Registration of Society OR other relevant documentary proofs (e.g. myorganization.org.hk);
• .net.hk: for entities managing network infrastructure, machines and services with PNETS (IVANS/ISP) licenses from OFTA (e.g. mycompany.net.hk);
• .edu.hk: for educational organizations with Certificates of Registration of School OR other approved institutions of the same nature (e.g. myorganization.edu.hk);
• .gov.hk: for bureaux and departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government(e.g. department.gov.hk);
• .idv.hk: for Hong Kong ID cardholders aged 11 or above (e.g. myname.idv.hk).

Country code top-level domain. Determined by "ISO 3166-1: Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country codes".

Asia/Australia/Pacific, according to the ICANN Geographic Regions (ICANN Geographic Regions).

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