Tchabuduo

Because I’m working in HK, I need to apply for an ID.

After making an appointment online, I went to the immigration office, and I was really surprised by the efficiency of the government staff.

You just have to come with your passport then take a ticket and wait for your number to be called while you fill in a document. After 15 minutes, I had to see an clerk, she took my picture and my thumbs’ print.  Then wait again for few minutes,  meet an officer to check your name and thumb’s print that told me to come back in 2 weeks to get my new ID.

After two weeks, you just need to show up, and in 5 minutes you get out of the Immagration tower with your new ID.

In France where I come from, it will take you 3 weeks (and maybe even more…) and lot of administrative paper to do it…….

Someone told me that last year, the HK government re-new their ID for their entire population, in only one year…. Try to do this in France!!!!