Government Gazette register · Hong Kong SAR

Ordinance register: eight entries for the Hong Kong edition

The full register of Ordinance entries 4notify keeps for the Hong Kong market: HKMA Faster Payment System one-time passwords, OFCA numbering and Sender ID, IRD profits-tax eTAX filing, iAM Smart and HKID digital signature, PCPD consent under Cap. 486, Hongkong Post and SF Express courier dispatch, MTR, Octopus and tunnel tolls, and JUPAS admissions. Every entry names the issuing authority, its date, the ordinances cited and the delivery channels.

  1. Ordinance No ORD-HK-001Category: Banking and paymentsStatus: In force

    Strong customer authentication and FPS: one-time password delivery to Hong Kong retail banking over CSL, 3HK, SmarTone, China Mobile HK and China Unicom HK

    The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) supervises the retail banking sector and operates the Faster Payment System (FPS), Hong Kong's real-time small-value payment rail. Every login and every FPS transfer must be confirmed by a second factor. 4notify delivers one-time passwords with a P50 below four seconds over the five Hong Kong mobile networks (CSL, 3HK, SmarTone, China Mobile HK, China Unicom HK) via tier-1 direct interconnections — never via grey-route aggregators.

    Classification
    OFFICIAL
    Authority
    HKMA · Faster Payment System
    Date
    2026-05-27
    Channels
    SMSPushEmail
  2. Ordinance No ORD-HK-002Category: TelecommunicationsStatus: In force

    OFCA numbering plan, Sender ID registration and A2P routing into Hong Kong

    The Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) administers the Hong Kong numbering plan and the rules for alphanumeric Sender ID under the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106). Five mobile networks cover the territory: CSL (HKT), 3HK (Hutchison), SmarTone, China Mobile Hong Kong and China Unicom Hong Kong. 4notify routes through tier-1 direct interconnections with all five, registers the alphanumeric Sender ID with each carrier and enforces the Do-Not-Originate list at the API edge.

    Classification
    OFFICIAL
    Authority
    OFCA · Mobile carriers
    Date
    2026-05-27
    Channels
    SMSVoice
  3. Ordinance No ORD-HK-003Category: TaxationStatus: In force

    Profits tax, e-Filing and Business Registration: receipts and assessment notices to Hong Kong companies

    The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) operates the eTAX portal and the profits-tax e-Filing service under the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112). Every chargeable company must file an annual profits-tax return; every business must renew its Business Registration certificate. 4notify integrates with Hong Kong accounting platforms and delivers acknowledgement of receipt, assessment-status notices and Business Registration reminders to the right tax representative.

    Classification
    OFFICIAL
    Authority
    Inland Revenue Department · eTAX
    Date
    2026-05-27
    Channels
    EmailWebhook
  4. Ordinance No ORD-HK-004Category: Digital governmentStatus: In force

    iAM Smart, iAM Smart+ digital signature and HKID-bound delivery of one-time passwords to the Hong Kong public

    iAM Smart is the all-in-one digital identity platform of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, operated by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and bound to the holder's Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID). iAM Smart+ adds a legally recognised digital signature. 4notify integrates with the iAM Smart notification gateway and delivers appointment reminders, service-ready notices and one-time passwords with HKID masking at the envelope level.

    Classification
    OFFICIAL
    Authority
    OGCIO · iAM Smart
    Date
    2026-05-27
    Channels
    PushSMSEmail
  5. Ordinance No ORD-HK-005Category: PrivacyStatus: In force

    PCPD, the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance and consent: the permission framework for transactional and direct-marketing delivery

    The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) enforces the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486). For direct marketing, sections 35A to 35M require prescribed information, an explicit unambiguous-consent step and a clear opt-out — and the OFCA-operated Do-Not-Call registers under Cap. 593 cover voice and fax. 4notify records the lawful basis on every envelope and verifies consent at the API edge on every send.

    Classification
    OFFICIAL
    Authority
    PCPD · Cap. 486
    Date
    2026-05-27
    Channels
    EmailSMSWebhook
  6. Ordinance No ORD-HK-006Category: LogisticsStatus: In force

    Parcel notices, out-for-delivery alerts and pickup-locker confirmations: Hongkong Post, SF Express HK, ZTO and DHL Hong Kong

    Hong Kong handles tens of millions of parcels a year across the universal postal service Hongkong Post, the dominant cross-boundary courier SF Express HK, ZTO and DHL Hong Kong. 4notify normalises carrier-side events into a single envelope schema and delivers out-for-delivery, delivered and ready-for-pickup notices, with SMS keyword handling (CHANGE, LOCKER).

    Classification
    OFFICIAL
    Authority
    Hongkong Post · SF Express · ZTO · DHL HK
    Date
    2026-05-27
    Channels
    SMSPushEmail
  7. Ordinance No ORD-HK-007Category: MobilityStatus: In force

    MTR service notices, Octopus top-ups, harbour-tunnel tolls and Hong Kong Tramways: mobility alerts for the territory

    More than five million journeys a day move across the MTR network; tens of millions of Octopus taps clear retail and transit each week; and Hong Kong's harbour tunnels and trunk roads handle hundreds of thousands of toll events daily. 4notify integrates with the open mobility feeds, the MTR service-status API and the Transport Department's toll feeds and delivers disruption notices and toll receipts on the customer's preferred channel.

    Classification
    OFFICIAL
    Authority
    MTR · Octopus · Transport Dept · Tramways
    Date
    2026-05-27
    Channels
    PushSMSEmail
  8. Ordinance No ORD-HK-008Category: Higher educationStatus: In force

    Admissions, enrolment and scholarships: JUPAS-based delivery to candidates at HKU, HKUST, CUHK, PolyU and CityU

    Every year tens of thousands of candidates sit the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) and apply for first-year places through the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS). HKU, HKUST, CUHK, PolyU and CityU operate the strongest funded programmes. 4notify delivers admissions results, enrolment notices and scholarship reminders by SMS, push and email — paired with one-tap hall acceptance.

    Classification
    OFFICIAL
    Authority
    JUPAS · HKU · HKUST · CUHK · PolyU · CityU
    Date
    2026-05-27
    Channels
    SMSEmailPush