Dear all, As you may be aware, under the Hong Kong Smart ID Card Replacement Exercise, all the valid Hong Kong ID card holders will be arranged to have their existing ID cards replaced by phases according to their years of birth. From 15 Sep to 15 Nov 2003, those who were born in 1968 or 1969 should attend a Smart ID Card Centre in person to apply for the new Smart ID cards. To save your time from queuing up at the Smart ID Card Centre and for better management of your time, you are advised to make an appointment in advance via ESDlife for the new ID card. The online service enable you to: select the Smart ID Card Centre and time slot with ease to fit your schedule make an appointment for a maximum of 4 weeks from the day of booking change/cancel appointment easily in clicks The Smart ID Card Centres open from Mon - Sat, 8:00am - 9:15pm, which means, taking a day off to replace your ID card is not necessary as you can always make an appointment for non-office hours by using the online booking service. Please take note of the replacement schedule below and make your booking in due course. Years of birth Replacement period Appointment booking period 1968 or 1969 15 Sep 2003 - 15 Nov 2003 1 Sep 2003 - 13 Nov 2003 1966 or 1967 17 Nov 2003 - 10 Jan 2004 3 Nov 2003 - 8 Jan 2004 1964 or 1965 12 Jan 2004 - 13 Mar 2004 30 Dec 2003 - 11 Mar 2004 For booking and service details, please visit http://www.esdlife.com/ga/id/chi/default.asp. You may also call ESDlife Customer Service Hotline 3151 2200 for further enquiries. You may wish to forward this e-mail to your friends or family members who can make use of this online booking service. Thank you for your kind attention. Best regards,