Hong Kong (Hongkong) Mailing Address Formats and Other International Mailing Information

When mailing an envelope or postcard, leave at least the bottom 16 millimeters (5/8 inch) blank on both front and back. (The postal service's reading and sorting machines might need this space to print bar codes on your mail.)

Address Format Examples

Example address from HongKong Post (see Format Information)

   Mr. CHAN Kwok-kwong
   Flat 25, 12/F, Acacia Building
   150 Kennedy Road
   WAN CHAI
   HONG KONG
   

New Systems Online

   Flat D, 6/F, Golden Industrial Center, Block 4,
   182-190 Tai Lin Pai Road,
   Kwai Chung                  (In an older address format, ", N.T." might be written on this line after Kwai Chung, and HONG KONG written below.)
   NEW TERRITORIES             
   HONG KONG
   

Below is an older format for the New Systems Online address, which would probably still reach its destination:

   New Systems Online
   Flat D, 6/F, Golden Industrial Center, Block 4,
   182-190 Tai Lin Pai Road,
   Kwai Chung, N.T.,           (Here "N.T." stands for "NEW TERRITORIES")
   HONG KONG
   

Address Format Information

Address Formatting Information, based largely on information from HongKong Post with some international mailing additions

Although Hong Kong is now a special region within the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong has its own separate postal system and customs area. So mail sent into Hong Kong should be addressed to the 'country' of Hong Kong, (not China, nor PRC etc.)

Partial summary of information useful for people mailing from outside Hong Kong:

• For Hong Kong, the address should always include:
  1. Name of addressee,
  2. Flat and Floor numbers,
  3. Name of building,
  4. Number of building and name of street,
  5. Name of village, town or district (in CAPITAL LETTERS),
  6. (Optional depending on destination) HONG KONG, KOWLOON, or NEW TERRITORIES as appropriate (in CAPITAL LETTERS).
  7. (At least if previous line was not HONG KONG) HONG KONG (in CAPITAL LETTERS to show the 'destination country.')
  

      Mr. CHAN Kwok-kwong
      Flat 25, 12/F, Acacia Building
      150 Kennedy Road   
      WAN CHAI
      HONG KONG
  

• For items mailed internationally to P.O. Boxes in Hong Kong, the address should always include:
  1.Name of addressee,
  2.P.O. Box number,
  3.Name of Post Office (in CAPITAL LETTERS) at which the box is located,
  4. (Optional depending on destination) HONG KONG, KOWLOON, or NEW TERRITORIES as appropriate (in CAPITAL LETTERS).
  5. (At least if previous line was not HONG KONG) HONG KONG (in CAPITAL LETTERS to show the 'destination country.')
  

• If an address includes an "MCN" / (Mail Collection Number) line, and you are mailing from outside Hong Kong, the country name "HONG KONG" should be the bottom line of the address, and the MCN line should be directly above that bottom line.

• If you are sending mail from within Hong Kong to a destination also in Hong Kong, the above formats should work except that you should omit the country line.

Cultural notes

 

• When addressing mail to Chinese, use blue or black ink--never red! Writing a name in red is considered inauspicious.
• A red envelope suggests a special gift of money, so a different color of envelope might be better for most purposes.

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Postcode Search (find Hong Kong postcodes / postal codes = 'Hong Kong zip codes')

Hong Kong has no postcodes (no postal codes) at this time! The special territory still lets humans be humans and robots be robots.

Postal Rates to or from Hong Kong

Postage calculators and tables showing how much postage you need to mail or ship to and/or from Hong Kong are at the International Postal Rates Page.

Finding Out Addresses (such as addresses in Hong Kong / Hong Kong address search)

See Finding An International Address / Address Search.