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Overview

country code (HK)999077
country Hong Kong
Dispute polices UDRP
website http://www.hkirc.net.hk
registrant restrictions yes

Rating

TLD rating A+

Registry economics by DI

total registered domains 245,151
total TLD value $35,546,895
total TLD value rank
total yearly TLD revenue
expected growth next 12 months 5.30%
GDP/domain 915,591
GDP/domain rank
domain/inhabitant
domain/inhabitant rank 4878713
broadband users in .hk 4,878,713
broadband user/domain 20

General TLD information

introduced 1990
TLD type ccTLD
status Active
registry Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd.
sponsor Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd.

Remarks

Domain name restrictions, second-level registrations open to all Generic '.hk' domain categories; Specific third-level registrations require identity documents depending on varying rules for each sector.

Currently suggested registrars

registrar 1 EuroDNS
registrar 2 Instra Corporation Pty Ltd
registrar 3 AsiaRegister, Inc.

Trademark information

Trademarks are assigned through the Intellectual Property Department under the supervision of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Hong Kong is not a member of the Madrid Protocol. A trademark is valid for 10 years and may be renewed for further periods of 10 years each.

Currently suggested trademarks lawyers

lawyer 1
lawyer 2

Official TLD logo

.hk index

.hk registration stats

Country information

country Hong Kong
capital
official language Chinese, English
recognized languages
government Quasi-presidential autonomous region with limited suffrage
legislature Legislative Council
EU accession
area 1,104 km2
are rank 179th
population 7055071
population rank 100th
population density 6480[8]/km2
population density rank 4th

Economy and development

GDP 2010 estimate $322.486 billion
GDP per capita 45277
gini (2005) 43.4
HDI (2010) 0.862 very high
HDI rank 21st
currency Hong Kong dollar (HKD)
time zone HKT (UTC+8)
drives on the left
calling code +852