A 70-year-old man has been fined HK$1,000 after he attempted to apply for an additional Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID).

The Hong Kong identity card.
The Hong Kong identity card. Photo: HKFP.

Yan Ai-zhong was charged in March 2024 and pleaded guilty at Shatin Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday.

Magistrate Jeffrey Sze fined him HK$1,000, to be deducted from the bail sum, according to a report by The Witness.

The maximum penalty for anyone who applies for, or obtains, more than one HKID is two years in prison and a HK$50,000 fine.

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Johnny Wan is a Hong Kong-based journalist. He previously worked as a news reporter at Eastweek, and intern at the SCMP. Johnny has a bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies and a master’s degree in Philosophy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, as well as a master’s degree in Journalism from the University of Hong Kong.