The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Digital ID System

DPI-like

iAM Smart

Governing entity: Office of the Government Chief Information Officer
Status of implementation: Active
Legally binding redress mechanism: Customer service mechanism
Funding organizations identified: NA
Technical Support organizations identified: Thales
URL: https://www.iamsmart.gov.hk
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Claim of digital ID: YES
ID or Civil Registry Act: YES
Regulation for digital ID: YES
Codified digital ID legal status: NO
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment: YES
Relationship with feeder documents: NO
Terms of data storage and sharing available: YES
National Data Protection Act: YES
Data leak disclosure process: YES
Data handling terms exist: YES
Collects or uses biometric data: YES
Digital authentication function: YES
Enables KYC packet collection: NA
Authentication through government portal: YES
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled: YES

Digital Payment System

DPI-like

Faster Payment System (FPS)

Payment system type: Cross-domain payment system
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Central bank
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): 2024- 3.6 M
Annual volume of transactions: 2024- 67 M
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: 2024- 305
Types of transactions supported: P2P, P2M, B2B, P2G
Type of settlement system: RTGS
URL: https://www.hkma.gov.hk
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: YES
QR code transactions: NO
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: YES
Interoperability policy: NA
Participation conditions and rules: NA
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: YES

Digital Payment System

WIP

e-CNY (CBDC)

Payment system type: CBDC
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Central bank
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): NA
Annual volume of transactions: NA
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: NA
Types of transactions supported: P2P, P2M, B2B, P2G
Type of settlement system: RTGS
URL: https://www.hkma.gov.hk
Last Updated: 27/06/25
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: YES
QR code transactions: NO
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: NO
Interoperability policy: NA
Participation conditions and rules: NA
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: YES

Data Exchange System

DPI-like

Consented Data Exchange Gateway (CDEG)

Base technical architecture: NA
Status of implementation: Active
Governing Entity: Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO)
Coordination unit: Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO)
National / Regional: National
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants: Public, Private
Ownership: Public
URL: https://www.hkma.gov.hk
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Semantic interoperability: YES
Real-time sharing: NA
Scalable architecture: NA
Audit mechanism: NA
Procedural rules for data mgmt.: NA
Enrolment and participation information: NA
Used by more than one public entity: YES
Impact metrics: NA