Renewal of Registration

The Construction Workers Registration Card can be renewed within three months before the expiry date. The renewal application can be submitted by post or to any of the Workers Registration Offices in person (welcome to make prior appointment by phone).

Application for Renewal

  1. Appointment by Phone:
    Please call 2873 1911 in 1 to 28 days in advance to make your appointment on the date, time and the Workers Registration Office for submitting the application (appointment by fax or e-mail will not be accepted). Applicants who have made an appointment by phone should arrive at the selected Workers Registration Office 15 minutes before the appointment time.
  2. Walk-in Application:
    You may go direct to any of the Workers Registration Offices without appointment and submit your renewal application form together with all the required documents and the application fee for processing your application. Acceptance of application via this method depends on the availability of daily quotas for walk-in application at respective Workers Registration Office.
  3. By Mail:
    Applicants may apply for renewal of registration by mail. The duly completed Application Form for Renewal of Registration (For Mail Application Only) should be sent to the "Workers Registration Office Aberdeen Headquarters, 6/F., 95 Yue Kwong Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong" together with the required documents, application fees (For payable application fees, please refer to Guidance Notes on Completing Application Form for Renewal by Mail at the back of the application form.) and a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage. Please mark "Renewal" on the envelope. Applicants must sign and write "Certified True Copy" on their submitted documents. (Note: Please do not send the original documents by post.)
  4. Group Submission by Unions:
    Applicants may apply for renewal of registration through trade unions. The following trade unions are now providing renewal application, registration card collection* and Group Mail Application services. Please contact respective trade unions for details.

    Trade Unions Contact Information Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union
    (HKCIEGU Enquiry¡G2388 6887)
    Construction Site Workers General Union
     (CSWGU Enquiry¡G2789 2707)
    The Federation of Hong Kong Electrical & Mechanical Industries Trade Unions
     (EMF Enquiry¡G2626 1927 / 2393 9955)

    * Some unions do not provide registration card collection service. Please enquire respective trade unions on the arrangements for card collection.

Required Documents

The following documents are required for processing the renewal application:

  • A completed Renewal Application Form
  • Hong Kong Identity Card (If you are not a Hong Kong Permanent Resident, you are required to present in addition to your Hong Kong Identity Card (if any), the original and copy of your One Way Exit Permit or passport/travel document or other approving documents showing a valid employment visa relevant to the trade(s) for which an application is made.)
  • The original and copy of a valid Green Card (with validity not less than 30 days at the date of application)
  • The original and copy of the documentary proof of qualifications with validity not less than 30 days in respect of the trades for which an application for renewal is made

 Application Form

The renewal application form can be obtained from all Workers Registration Offices, respective trade unions and trade associations or downloaded here[Application Form for Renewal of Registration (For Mail Application Only)].

Collection of new Registration Card

  1. For trade unions providing card collection service, the renewed registration card of the applicants can be collected at collection centres of trade unions. Please contact respective trade unions for details.
  2. Other applicants must collect their new Registration Cards in person (including group submission through trade union without card collection service and Group Mail Application), bringing along the originals of the required documents for verification by Workers Registration Offices. For those who opt for mail application are required to collect their cards at Aberdeen Headquarters or Kowloon Bay Branch as indicated in the Renewal Application Form.