Hongkong Post e-Cert (Personal) certificate is issued to individuals who have a Hong Kong identity card. These certificates may be used to perform commercial operations which require the use of digital signatures of an individual. e-Cert (Personal) certificates may be issued to persons under 18 who have a Hong Kong identity card, but the certificate will display the word "e-Cert (Personal/Minor)". A Hongkong Post e-Cert (Personal) certificate contains the following information of the e-Cert Subscriber :

• Subscriber's name as it appears on the applicant's Hong Kong identity card;
• The Subscriber's Hong Kong identity card number in an encrypted form;
• E-mail address (optional); and
• A unique Subscriber Reference Number.

Hongkong Post e-Cert (Personal) certificate is available to the subscriber at the cost of HK$50 per certificate per year and has a validity period of three years.

Reliance Limit of Hongkong Post e-Cert (Personal)

Each of the e-Cert (Personal) carries a "reliance limit" (as defined under the Electronic Transactions Ordinance) of HK$200,000, except that each e-Cert (Personal) issued to minors (individuals below 18) carries a "reliance limit" of zero (0) as under the law minors may not be bound by certain contracts.

Certification Practice Statement

To know more about our practices in issuing the e-Cert (Personal), click here to view the e-Cert Certification Practice Statement (CPS).

Click here to submit e-Cert (Personal) application online.

Click here to download e-Cert (Personal) application form.

If you wish to register for e-Cert (Personal) for Smart ID Card, click here.