Renewal of e-Cert
- e-Cert (Personal) certificate
- e-Cert (Organisational) certificate
- e-Cert (Encipherment) certificate
- e-Cert (Server) certificate
- e-Cert (Organisational Role) certificate
- Bank-Cert (Personal) certificate
- Bank-Cert (Corporate) certificate
- Bank-Cert (Bank) certificate
- g-Cert (Individual) certificate
- g-Cert (Functional Unit) certificate
- iAM Smart-Cert certificate
1. e-Cert (Personal) certificate
1.1 Extension of Subscription Period (applicable to e-Cert (Personal) only)
- The e-Cert (Personal) is physically valid for three years and its subscription period is one year. Subscribers may choose to pay the annual subscription fee in order to extend the subscription period. At present, the annual subscription fee for e-Cert is HK$48. If a Subscriber does not continue the subscription after the expiry of the subscription period, Hongkong Post will inactivate the e-Cert by suspension or revocation. According to the Electronic Transactions Ordinance, the inactivated certificates will be included in the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) published on Hongkong Post web site. To know more about the methods of extending the subscription period, please refer to Table 1.
e-Cert (Personal)
- The validity period of e-Cert (Personal) is three years. Subscribers may renew their certificates before the expiry of the three-year validity period of the e-Cert (usually within 3 weeks' time before the expiry of the certificate). The renewal fee for the first year subscription period of the renewed e-Cert is HK$48. The renewed e-Cert will be stored in the e-Cert storage medium selected by the Subscriber and will be sent to the Subscriber through registered mail after completion of the renewal application. To know more about the methods of renewing e-Cert (Personal), please refer to Table 1.
| Extend Subscription Period | Certificate Renewal | ||
| Online
Application |
 [Pay Now] |
[Apply Now] |
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| Attend to any post offices in person | |
[Download Form] |
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| Reply the "Subscription Expiry Notice" email to enquiry@eCert.gov.hk with e-Cheque attachment | [Importand Note] |
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e-Cert (Personal) with "Mutual Recognition" Status
- The validity period of e-Cert (Personal) with "Mutual Recognition" Status is 1 year, 2 years or 3 years according to applications. Subscribers may renew their certificates before the expiry of the validity period of the e-Cert (usually within 3 weeks' time before the expiry of the certificate).
- Subscribers using e-Cert Token (SafeNet) can download New / Renewal Application Form for e-Cert (Personal) with "Mutual Recognition" Status Certificate (e-Cert Token (SafeNet)) (CPos 798AMR-S) (PDF Format).
- Subscribers using e-Cert Token (FEITIAN) can download New / Renewal Application Form for e-Cert (Personal) with "Mutual Recognition" Status Certificate (e-Cert Token (FEITIAN)) (CPos 798AMR-F) (PDF Format).
- About choosing of e-Cert Token types, please refer to the webpage: https://www.eCert.gov.hk/product/ecert/type/per/pmr.html
- Subscribers submit the completed forms with the required documents and appropriate renewal application fees in person to any post office. To know more about the methods of renewing e-Cert (Personal) with "Mutual Recognition" Status, please refer to Table 2.
| Certificate Renewal | |
| Online Application | [Apply Now] |
| Attend to any post offices in person |
e-Cert Token (SafeNet) Users [Download Form] e-Cert Token (FEITAIN) Users [Download Form] |
2. e-Cert (Organisational) certificate
- The Authorised Representative ("AR") of the subscriber organisation can apply for renewal of the e-Cert by the following procedure:
| Certificate Renewal | |||
| e-Cert (Organisational) | e-Cert
(Organisational) with Mutual Recognition |
e-Cert
(Organisational) with AEOI function |
|
| Attend to any
post offices in person
(You may read the application workflow (PDF Format) for more information) |
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Note: About choosing of e-Cert Token types, please refer to the webpage: https://www.eCert.gov.hk/product/ecert/type/org/omr.html |
|
| Online
Application (Notes) |
|
Note: About choosing of e-Cert Token types, please refer to the webpage: https://www.eCert.gov.hk/product/ecert/type/org/omr.html |
Note: Only Subscribers with an existing e-Cert (Organisational) with AEOI Functions can renew their e-Cert (Organisational) with AEOI Functions online. |
Notes of Online Application:
- This online renewal application only applies to the submission of e-Cert (Organisational) / e-Cert (Organisational) with "Mutual Recognition" Status / e-Cert (Organisational) with AEOI Functions while the Authorised Representative remains unchanged. If the original Authorised Representative is replaced or changed, the new Authorised Representative must apply for renewal of the e-Cert by following the renewal application procedure in person at any post office.
- The online renewal application of e-Cert (Organisational) with AEOI Functions is NOT applicable to add AEOI Functions to existing e-Cert (Organisational) without AEOI Functions. For e-Cert (Organisational) with AEOI Functions, please refer to https://www.ecert.gov.hk/product/ecert/apply/aeoirenew.html
- Acceptable File Format of Renewal Form for
online application:
- File type: PDF
- File size: 5MB or below for each file
- Acceptable File Format of other documents for
online application:
- File type: JPEG / PNG / PDF
- File size: 5MB or below for each file
3. e-Cert (Encipherment) certificate
- The Authorised Representative ("AR") of the subscriber organisation can apply for renewal of the e-Cert by the following procedure:
| Certificate Renewal | |
| Attend to
any post offices in person (You may read the application workflow (PDF Format) for more information) |
|
| Online Application (Notes) |
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Notes of Online Application:
- This online renewal application only applies to the submission of e-Cert (Encipherment) while the Authorised Representative remains unchanged. If the original Authorised Representative is replaced or changed, the new Authorised Representative must apply for renewal of the e-Cert by following the renewal application procedure in person at any post office.
- Acceptable File Format of Renewal Form for
online application:
- File type: PDF
- File size: 5MB or below for each file
- Acceptable File Format of other documents for
online application:
- File type: JPEG / PNG / PDF
- File size: 5MB or below for each file
4. e-Cert (Server) certificate
- The Authorised Representative ("AR") of the subscriber organisation can apply for renewal of the e-Cert by the following procedure:
| Certificate Renewal | ||
| e-Cert (Server) / e-Cert (Server) with "Wildcard" feature / e-Cert (Server) with "Multi-domain" feature | Extended Validation e-Cert (Server) / Extended Validation e-Cert (Server) with "Multi-domain" feature | |
| Attend to any
post offices in person
(You may read the application workflow (PDF Format) for more information) |
|
|
| Online
Application (Notes) |
|
|
- After receipt and approval of renewal, Hongkong
Post will send a Certificate Signing Request
("CSR") email to request AR to generate the CSR
from the server concerned and upload it to
Hongkong Post for further process of
application.
- Upload the Certificate Signing Request ("CSR")
- You may read e-Cert (Server) User Guide for more information on the procedures of CSR upload.
Notes of Online Application:
- This online renewal application only applies to the submission of e-Cert (Server) and Extended Validation e-Cert (Server) while the Authorised Representative remains unchanged. If the original Authorised Representative is replaced or changed, the new Authorised Representative must apply for renewal of the e-Cert by following the renewal application procedure in person at any post office.
- Acceptable File Format of Renewal Form for
online application:
- File type: PDF
- File size: 5MB or below for each file
- Acceptable File Format of other documents for
online application:
- File type: JPEG / PNG / PDF
- File size: 5MB or below for each file
5. e-Cert (Organisational Role) certificate
- Currently, e-Cert
(Organisational Role) certificates are offered
to the Subscriber Organisation(s) as listed in
the following table. The corresponding
Registration Authority will notify Subscriber to
renew their certificates prior to the expiry of
the certificates' validity period.
Name of Subscriber Organisation Corresponding Registration Authority Web site Hospital Authority Hospital Authority www.ha.org.hk CUHK Medical Centre CUHK Medical Centre www.cuhkmc.hk Gleneagles Hospital Gleneagles Hospital www.gleneagles.hk - Subscribers can refer to the corresponding Registration Authority for details.
6. Bank-Cert (Personal) certificate
- The Registration Bank will notify the Subscriber to renew their certificates prior to the expiry of the certificates' validly period
- Subscribers can refer to their respective Registration Banks for details
7. Bank-Cert (Corporate) certificate
- The Registration Bank will notify the Subscriber to renew their certificates prior to the expiry of the certificates' validly period
- Subscribers can refer to their respective Registration Banks for details
8. Bank-Cert (Bank) certificate
- The Authorised Representative of the Licensed Bank can download the Application Form (CPos 798FB) and then submit the completed forms with the required documents (PDF Format) and appropriate application fees in person to HKPCA.
9. g-Cert (Individual) certificate
- The Bureau/Department/Office of the Government of Hong Kong SAR ("B/D/O") will notify Subscriber to renew their certificates prior to the expiry of the certificates' validity period.
- Subscribers can refer to their respective B/D/O for details.
10. g-Cert (Functional Unit) certificate
- The Bureau/Department/Office of the Government of Hong Kong SAR ("B/D/O") will notify Subscriber to renew their certificates prior to the expiry of the certificates' validity period.
- Subscribers can refer to their respective B/D/O for details.
11. iAM Smart-Cert certificate
- "iAM Smart" system will notify Subscriber to renew their certificates prior to the expiry of the certificates' validity period.
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