With the new Change of Address Service, you can change your address records with 21 Government departments and 7 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in one go. Here you can learn about the key features of the service, how to use it and where to go for more information.

With this online service you can simply enter your personal or company details once and update your records at multiple government departments and NGOs listed below. The service also gives you the flexibility to pause the process and save the data so you can retrieve it and continue later. When you have completed the process, you will receive an acknowledgement of your application via email.

• Enter the New Change of Address Service

You can make use of the service to update your address records with the following government departments and NGOs:

Government Departments

• Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
• Fire Services Department
• Home Affairs Department^
• Hong Kong Observatory
• Hongkong Post
• Housing Department
• Inland Revenue Department*
• IntellectualProperty Department
• Labour Department
• Lands Department
• Leisure and Cultural Services Department
• Office of the Telecommunications Authority
• Official Receiver’s Office
• Rating and Valuation Department
• Registration and Electoral Office^
• Student Financial Assistance Agency
• Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority
• Trade and Industry Department%
• Transport Department#
• Treasury
• Water Supplies Department

* Either a Digital Certificate or Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and eTAX password are needed
^ A Digital Certificate is needed
# Either using a Digital Certificate or uploading a copy of your identity document is needed. Meanwhile, uploading of address proof is required for all applications.
% Either using a Digital Certificate or uploading a copy of your identity document is needed.

• More on Digital Certificates
  http://www.gov.hk/en/about/helpdesk/faq/digitalcert/index.shtml

Non-Governmental Organisations

• Greenpeace China
  
• Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF
  
• Medecins Sans Frontieres – Hong Kong
  
• Oxfam Hong Kong
  
• The Community Chest of Hong Kong
  
• The Salvation Army
  
• World Vision Hong Kong

Your change of address notification will be processed within 14 days.

To update your address records with other government departments, you can click the link below for downloadable forms or relevant information.

• Change of address forms / list of relevant information
  http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/housing/moving/coa_form.htm

If you would like to know more about the Change of Address Service you can contact the GovHK Help Desk at 183 5500 or access a list of frequently asked questions through the following link.

• Frequently asked questions about the Change of Address Service
  http://www2.coa.gov.hk/faq_en.htm