.hk domains
.HK domains pertain to Hong Kong, the extension was created in year 1990 and was managed till year 2002 by the Joint University Computer Centre, after this, the extension was managed by the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation. It's a very used extension in Hong Kong.
Since year 2011 the extension also exists in Chinese characters: .香 (.HongKong)
The extension is managed by Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation (HKIRC).
Rates and features
Action | Price/year | Periodes | Dominitis |
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Registration | 63,95 € | 1 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
Renewal | 63,95 € | 1 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
Transfer | 0,00 € | 1 year(s) | - |
Restore | 120,95 € | Does not include renewal | - |
Features | |
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Domain length: | 3 - 63 characters |
Transfer system: | The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year |
Extension rules .hk
.hk domain life cycle
Domain registration
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Expiration/Deletion date
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Domain available | Domain active | Domain available |
Permitted characters
.hk domains permit characters from 'a' to 'z', numbers from '0' to '9' and hyphens '-'.
A hyphen '-' is not permitted in the first or last position of the domain name.
Two consecutive hyphens are not permitted in the 3rd and 4th position.
Residency requirements
This extension doesn't have any residency requirements.
Technical requirements
This extension doesn't have any technical requirements.
Registrations
.hk domain registrations are immediate.
Transfers
To complete .HK domain transfer, you'll need your current registrar to provide you the domain's AuthCode or EPP-Key to verify the ownership of the domain.
Transfers can take between 5 and 7 days to complete. Some registrars provide manual transfers allowing transfers to be completed on the same day, contact your current registrar to find out if they offer this service.
More information about .HK domain transfers
The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year
Renewals
The renewal of .HK domains is different than with other extensions.
It's necessary to request the domain renewal at least 32 days before the domain expiration.
In case the renewal request is done after this date, the correct renewal is not guaranteed.
Cancellations
It's possible to request a cancellation of your .HK domain, visit the support center to open a support ticket. Please note, cancelling a name does not provide a refund of any registration fees.
DNS modifications
DNS modification is immediate, please note they must propagate through the network, this process can take up to 6-12 hours to complete, until then the domain will still point to the previous DNS servers.
Domain owner change
Official documentation
In this section you will find links to official documentation of the extension.
- .HK don't have extra documentation.
This extension supports:
- IDN Characters
- DNS Modification
- Special DNS requirements
- Whois Privacy
- Transfer lock
Asia
- .af Afghanistan 63,95 € / year
- .com.af Afghanistan 29,95 € / year
- .net.af Afghanistan 29,95 € / year
- .org.af Afghanistan 29,95 € / year
- .am Armenia 39,95 € / year
- .radio.am Armenia 14,95 € / year
- .cn China 19,95 € / year
- .com.cn China 19,95 € / year
- .net.cn China 19,95 € / year
- .org.cn China 19,95 € / year
- .id Indonesia 19,95 € / year
- .co.il Israel 46,95 € / year
- .in India 8,95 € / year
- .co.in India 7,95 € / year
- .firm.in India 7,95 € / year
- .gen.in India 7,95 € / year
- .ind.in India 7,95 € / year
- .net.in India 7,95 € / year
- .org.in India 7,95 € / year
- .io British Indian Ocean Territory 45,95 € / year
- .jp Japan 59,95 € / year
- .kr Korea, Republic of 29,95 € / year
- .co.kr Korea, Republic of 29,95 € / year
- .kz Kazakhstan 65,95 € / year
- .com.kz Kazakhstan 65,95 € / year
- .la Lao People's Democratic Republic 28,95 € / year
- .mn Mongolia 39,95 € / year
- .my Malaysia 130,95 € / year
- .com.my Malaysia 110,95 € / year
- .ph Philippines 59,95 € / year
- .com.ph Philippines 59,95 € / year
- .net.ph Philippines 59,95 € / year
- .org.ph Philippines 59,95 € / year
- .pk Pakistan 49,95 € / year
- .com.pk Pakistan 49,95 € / year
- .net.pk Pakistan 49,95 € / year
- .org.pk Pakistan 49,95 € / year
- .ps Palestinian Territory 55,95 € / year
- .com.ps Palestinian Territory 39,95 € / year
- .net.ps Palestinian Territory 39,95 € / year
- .org.ps Palestinian Territory 39,95 € / year
- .qa Qatar 55,95 € / year
- .sg Singapore 37,95 € / year
- .tl Timor-Leste 52,95 € / year
- .tm Turkmenistan 114,95 € / year
- .tw Taiwan, Province of China 18,95 € / year
- .uz Uzbekistan 110,95 € / year
- .co.uz Uzbekistan 110,95 € / year
- .com.uz Uzbekistan 110,95 € / year
- .org.uz Uzbekistan 110,95 € / year
- .vn Viet Nam 75,95 € / year
- .com.vn Viet Nam 75,95 € / year
- .net.vn Viet Nam 75,95 € / year
- .org.vn Viet Nam 75,95 € / year