Country extension · Hong Kong SAR China
.org.hk domain name
What you need to know about .org.hk: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .org.hk
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Registry
- hkirc.hk
- Registration period
- 1 to 3 years, 5 years or 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 3 years or 5 years
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 3 working days
- Transfer time
- 10 days
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 13
- Quarantine after deletion
- 30 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: yesDomain names with letters such as é, ü or ø (and sometimes other scripts) are possible.
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .org.hk?
- The registrant must be based in Hong Kong; a local presence is required.
- .org.hk is intended for charities and non-profit organisations. You must prove your organisation's non-profit status with documents.
- You register as an individual or as an organisation. All contacts for the domain name must be of the same type as the registrant.
- Does the name contain the word government, bank, assurance or insurance, or a derivative of one of them? Then you'll need additional documents justifying its use.
Additional details for registration
- You state whether the registrant is an individual or an organisation.
- You state which document you're using to prove your identity or registration, such as a Business Registration Certificate, Certificate of Incorporation, Hong Kong identity card or passport, along with the number of that document.
- You state the country that issued the document.
- Organisations provide a registration number. Individuals state whether they are 18 or older.
Documents
- You send proof that your organisation is non-profit, such as a tax exemption letter from the Inland Revenue Department as a charity or non-profit organisation.
- You can also send a Certificate of a Society or a certificate of exemption from the Hong Kong Police. In that case, include the articles of association showing that no dividends are paid to shareholders.
- Other valid proof includes a trade union registration certificate, a Certificate of Owners' Corporation or a registration as a hospital or nursing home.
- You can also use a childcare centre registration certificate or a request letter from a Hong Kong government department.
- If you're a statutory body, you send the ordinance or Gazette notice under which your organisation was established, along with a request letter from your organisation.
- Articles of association with no dividend payouts, together with a Business Registration Certificate or Certificate of Incorporation, are also valid, as is any other document that proves non-profit status.
- The documents are submitted as a PDF of up to 10 MB. WebOké will help you prepare and submit them.
Good to know when registering
- Registration only succeeds if the required documents are provided and approved.
Transfer
Transferring a .org.hk
- To transfer a domain to another registrar, you need a special transfer code.
- As the registrant, you request this code yourself. You then give it to your new registrar.
The transfer code
- A transfer code is required to transfer .org.hk.
- As the registrant, you request the code directly via the website of HKDNR, the Hong Kong registry.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- The new registrant must also be based in Hong Kong. You can only change the registrant's name or organisation through an official change of registrant.
- You submit a completed application form and all supporting documents together as a single PDF. WebOké handles the submission for you.
- If the old registrant is a Hong Kong business, an extract from the trade register is required. That extract must be no older than 30 working days before the date of the request letter.
- If the old registrant is a foreign business, the signed DCTNR1 form is required. This must come with recent proof, no older than 30 working days, that the signatory is a director, partner or owner.
- If the old registrant is an individual in Hong Kong, a copy of their identity card or passport is required. For registrants aged 11 to 18, you'll also need the ID document of their parents or guardian, plus a birth certificate or guardianship document.
- The new registrant must prove that they meet the requirements for .org.hk and legally exist.
- For Hong Kong businesses, this requires a recent extract, and for individuals in Hong Kong, an identity card or passport.
- A foreign business provides the DCTNR1 form with recent proof of signing authority.
- An individual outside Hong Kong sends the signed DCTNR2 form, with a copy of a passport or identity card.
- HKDNR may ask for additional documents, which you must provide within the set deadline. If documents are missing or insufficient, HKDNR may reject the application.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- After cancellation, the domain name is permanently deleted within 7 days.
- Restoring a domain name is handled manually. You'll be notified of the outcome by email.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website hkirc.hk
- Registry whois registrar.hkirc.hk
- Dispute resolution policy hkirc.hk
- Registry terms and conditions hkirc.hk
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.