Ignorance isn't bliss.

[temakin]

Hello.

HKG Idenity Card: How vital is this? I refer to seeking a unit to live in while
I await the plethora of paper-work to be screened.

Unfair dismissmal: Is an Idenity Card required before a claim can be made?

Thanks in advance.

[PhilE]

Probably a good idea to get your ID card before you're even in a position to get dismissed!

Assuming you have a work visa (or you're a dependent of someone who does), your ID card should be issued within a couple of weeks. In the meantime I think they issue you with a temporary ID.

[JonnyC]

If you're working (legally) on an employment visa then the law says you have to apply for an ID card within 30 days. Don't know about other visas, but this is what I was told when I arrived here to work

[cerberus]

yes, an id card is good to have for getting stuff, like cred card, phone etc. also feels better to belong like that.

[carang]

how can you be unfairly dismissed if you don't have a HKID card...
by law you MUST get one if your here over a certain period of time...

ignorance of the law does not excuse breaching it...at least that's what immig will say...