FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Dear [Applicant Name],
Within 30 days of visa validation, you and accompanying dependents aged eleven years old and above, if any, are required to apply for a Hong Kong Smart Identity Card each in person at a Registration of Persons Office of the Immigration Department. 
The steps pertaining to HKID application are as mentioned below:
 Step 1
Prepare a ROP1 or ROP2 form - whichever is applicable.  Step 2 
Make a booking for a HKID appointment and get a booking acknowledgement at:
http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/idcard/hkic/bookregidcard.htm 
You will need to provide a date and time that you will be available between 8:45am - 4:30pm (Monday to Friday) or 9:00am - 11:30am (Saturday).
The appointment can only be made 24 working days in advance.  Step 3 
For the HKID appointment, you physically go to the Immigration Tower with 
       1) completed form;
       2) booking acknowledgement;
       3) passport containing the activated visa label;
       4) original birth certificate, if the dependant is under 18 years old.

Step 4
You present the filled form and the booking acknowledgment there and get a tag in return.  Step 5
When your tag number comes up on the TV screen, you go to the instructed booth.  Step 6
At the booth, an officer takes a picture of you and record your fingerprints and check your details on the form and passport.  Step 7
The officer gives you a temporary HKID which needs to be taken back to the Immigration Tower in exchange for a proper HKID 2 weeks later. 
 No fee is charged for HKID application, except if it is a HKID replacement application.

The process takes up to 90 minutes and can only take place from Monday to Friday between the hours of 9:00 am until 4:30 pm.

Notes:  1. The visa label needs to be activated and the document (passport/EEP) containing the activated visa slip needs to be taken to the appointment;  2. Sometimes, you can book a HKID appointment for a Saturday morning but the Saturday quota runs out very quickly;  3. The child under 11 years old does not need to apply for a HKID.

Immigration Clearance
With a Smart Identity Card, you may use the self-service e-channel instead of the traditional counter for immigration clearance at any Hong Kong immigration control points. You will be required to insert the Smart Identity Card into a card reader and place your thumb onto a scanner for verification.  You will still be required to bring along the travel document(s) although no arrival and departure stamps will be endorsed onto the same.