.hk domains

Hong Kong

.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

.hk

63,95 €

There are no restrictions for such domains.

Registration period doesn't change

Action	Price/year	Periodes	Dominitis
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
Domain length:	3 - 63 characters
Transfer system:	When the transfer ends, the expiration date doesn't change.

Regulations

.hk domain life cycle


	Domain registration		Expiration/Deletion date
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

.HK domains DON'T permit automatic owner changes, it's necessary to start a TRADE process for it, this has an additional cost. You can ask for more information using a ticket.