.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 | 63,95 € | 2 dominitis | |
Restore | 95,95 € | Does not include renewal | - |
Features | |
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Domain length: | 3 - 63 characters |
Transfer system: | When the transfer ends, the expiration date doesn't change. |
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 be able to complete .HK domain transfers you'll need your current registrar to give you the domain's AuthCode or EPP-Key, with it you'll be able to verify your domain's ownership.
Transfers can take between 5 and 7 days to complete. Some registrars allow to accept transfers manually, contact your current registrar and find out if they offer this service, in this case the transfer will complete the same day.
More information about .HK domain transfers
When the transfer ends, the expiration date doesn't change.
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 ask for the cancellation of your .HK domain, you'll have to do it opening a ticket (support area). Please note the domain cancellation involves no refund of the domain registration fee.
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
- .io British Indian Ocean Territory 39,95 € / year
- .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 30,95 € / year
- .com.cn China 30,95 € / year
- .net.cn China 30,95 € / year
- .org.cn China 30,95 € / 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
- .jp Japan 59,95 € / year
- .kg Kyrgyzstan 130,95 € / year
- .kr Korea, Republic of 43,95 € / year
- .co.kr Korea, Republic of 43,95 € / 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 49,95 € / year
- .com.ph Philippines 49,95 € / year
- .net.ph Philippines 49,95 € / year
- .org.ph Philippines 49,95 € / year
- .pk Pakistan 56,95 € / year
- .com.pk Pakistan 56,95 € / year
- .net.pk Pakistan 56,95 € / year
- .org.pk Pakistan 56,95 € / year
- .ps Palestinian Territory 55,95 € / year
- .com.ps Palestinian Territory 55,95 € / year
- .net.ps Palestinian Territory 55,95 € / year
- .org.ps Palestinian Territory 55,95 € / year
- .qa Qatar 45,95 € / year
- .sg Singapore 42,95 € / year
- .tl Timor-Leste 52,95 € / year
- .tm Turkmenistan 114,95 € / year
- .tw Taiwan, Province of China 18,95 € / year
- .uz Uzbekistan 131,95 € / year
- .co.uz Uzbekistan 129,95 € / year
- .com.uz Uzbekistan 129,95 € / year
- .org.uz Uzbekistan 129,95 € / year
- .vn Viet Nam 100,95 € / year
- .ac.vn Viet Nam 99,95 € / year
- .biz.vn Viet Nam 99,95 € / year
- .com.vn Viet Nam 99,95 € / year
- .edu.vn Viet Nam 99,95 € / year
- .gov.vn Viet Nam 99,95 € / year
- .health.vn Viet Nam 99,95 € / year
- .info.vn Viet Nam 99,95 € / year
- .int.vn Viet Nam 99,95 € / year
- .name.vn Viet Nam 99,95 € / year
- .net.vn Viet Nam 99,95 € / year
- .org.vn Viet Nam 99,95 € / year
- .pro.vn Viet Nam 99,95 € / year