Registration Form

In addition to electronic registration, eligible persons may also register for the Scheme by submitting paper registration forms according to the respective batch by year of birth (click here for the batching periods for commencing registration). Depending on whether eligible persons have a Hong Kong dollar savings or current bank account in their sole name with any of the participating retail banks (click here for the list of banks), they may choose to submit their paper registration forms through that bank and receive payment through a specified individual account, or submit paper or electronic registration forms through the Hongkong Post and receive payment by collecting an “order cheque”. Registrants need not to submit registration forms to the bank or Hongkong Post in person, no matter which means of registration they choose. The registration process is summarised as follows:

Register through banks Transfer to sole name account

Register through Hongkong Post Collect cheque

Register through Hongkong Post Receive payment

Registration process	Receiving payment through a specified bank account Paper registration form	Collecting an “order cheque” Paper registration form	Collecting an “order cheque” Electronic registration form
Registration process	Details
1. Registration method	Submitting paper registration form through the bank specified for receiving payment Registration forms are accepted by all participating banks, except the virtual bank (i.e. ZA Bank)	Submitting paper/electronic registration form through the Hongkong Post
2. Downloading registration form or obtaining paper registration form	Click here to download the form Click here for the distribution locations of registration forms	Click here to download the form Click here for the distribution locations of registration forms	>>Click here to submit electronic registration form through the Hongkong Post<<
3. Information required for registration	Name in Chinese and English Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card (“HKPIC”) number Local contact telephone number (preferably an SMS-enabled local mobile phone number) Name of the bank for receiving payment Account number for receiving payment	Name in Chinese and English HKPIC number Local contact telephone number (preferably an SMS-enabled local mobile phone number) Local correspondence address Code of post office for cheque collection
4. Means of registration	By post GPO Box 182020, Hong Kong Stating the name of the bank for receiving payment on the envelope No postage stamp required if posted in Hong Kong By hand Any branches of banks specified for receiving payment	By post GPO Box 182020, Hong Kong No postage stamp required if posted in Hong Kong Putting the form in drop-box Any post offices (excluding mobile post offices) Click here for the locations of drop-boxes	Online instant submission Click here for the procedures
5. Date of submitting registration form	Commencing registration in batches During the first six weeks of registration under the Scheme, eligible persons who choose to submit paper registration forms should commence registration according to the respective batch by year of birth		Submission at any time Electronic registration forms may be submitted at any time after the commencement of the registration period
5. Date of submitting registration form	Click here for the registration timetable
6. Date of receiving payment or collecting cheque	During the first six weeks of registration under the Scheme, eligible persons will receive payment according to the respective batch by year of birth. Eligible persons who submit registration after 1 August 2020 will receive payment through their specified bank account or a notification of cheque collection two weeks after the registration. Click here for the payment timetable
7. Cheque collection		Registrants must go to their specified post office in person and produce their HKPIC and the notification of cheque collection issued by the Hongkong Post to collect the cheque
8. Cheque encashment		Registrants may go to any of the specified local branches of the Bank of China (Hong Kong) (Click here for the locations of designated branches) in person and produce their HKPIC to encash the cheque; or go to any local bank and deposit the cheque into their account with that bank

Click here for the frequently asked questions if you wish to know more about the procedures and details of registration, cheque collection and cheque encashment.