.hk

.hk

Infobox Top level domain
name=.hk
background=#CCF


introduced=1990
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Active
sponsor= [http://www.hkirc.hk/ Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd.]
registry= [http://www.hkdnr.hk/ Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company Ltd.]
intendeduse=Entities connected with Hong Kong
actualuse=Popular in Hong Kong
restrictions=Second-level registrations open to all but require citing an identity document; third-level registrations have varying rules depending on which second-level name they are beneath
structure=Registrations permitted at second level and at third level beneath various second-level labels
document= [https://www.hkdnr.hk/register/rules.jsp?path=register&item=2 Rules for .hk domains and subdomains]
disputepolicy= [https://www.hkdnr.hk/dispute_resolution/dispute_resolution_policy.jsp?path=dispute_resolution&item=0 Dispute resolution policy]
website= [https://www.hkdnr.hk/ Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company] |

.hk is the designated Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Hong Kong. From its inception in 1990 until 2002, the domain was administered by the Joint University Computer Centre. [ [http://www.jucc.edu.hk/ Joint University Computer Centre] ]

In 2002, through a "Memorandum of Understanding" with the Government of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limted took over the administration of .hk, [ [http://www.hkirc.hk/ Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd] ] while the Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Corporation Limited, its wholly-owned subsidiary, is responsible for the day-to-day running of the registration service. [ [http://www.hkdnr.hk/ Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Corporation Limited] ] .hk domain names can be registered at both the second and third level. Both English and Chinese characters are allowed. The following are the categories of third-level domains available. Each category has both an English and Chinese suffix to choose from:

:.com.hk / 公司.hk - commercial entity:.edu.hk / 教育.hk - educational institutions:.gov.hk / 政府.hk - government:.idv.hk / 個人.hk - individuals:.net.hk / 網絡.hk - network service providers:.org.hk / 組織.hk - non-profit organizations

See also

* .cn
* .mo
* .tw

External links

* [http://www.jucc.edu.hk/ Joint University Computer Centre]
* [https://www.hkdnr.hk/ Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company Limited]
* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/hk.htm root-zone whois information for .hk]
* [http://www.marcaria.com/News/Domain_articles_Hong_kong.htm Requirements for .hk domain registration]

Reference


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