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    • .香港

    Country-code top-level domainsDNSSEC

    Overview

    • .香港 is the internationalized country-code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) representing Hong Kong in Chinese script.
    • The string .香港 corresponds to the ASCII-compatible encoding (ACE) "xn--j6w193g" and comprises Unicode code points U+9999 U+6E2F.
    • It is managed by the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd. (HKIRC).
    • Introduced: March 31, 2010. Implemented: February 5, 2011.

    History

    • November 2009: An application was made to the IDN Fast Track process to have the string "香港" recognised as representing Hong Kong.
    • The Governments of Hong Kong supported the application; linguistic analysis was provided by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong. Community support was provided via the applicant's Consultative and Advisory Panel.
    • March 1, 2010: The IDN Fast Track DNS Stability Panel reviewed the string and found it presented none of the threats to DNS stability or security and posed an acceptably low risk of user confusion.
    • April 14, 2010: Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation submitted an application to ICANN for delegation of .香港.

    Usage and Audience

    • .香港 is the IDN ccTLD designated to represent Hong Kong in Chinese; it is expressed using Chinese script and has the meaning equivalent to "Hong Kong" in English.
    • Managed by HKIRC, it serves as the Chinese-script alternative to the ASCII ccTLD for Hong Kong.

    Registration Rules

    • IDN support: Yes. Script: Chinese.
    • ACE representation: xn--j6w193g. Unicode code points: U+9999 U+6E2F.
    • Registry: Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd. (HKIRC).
    • For detailed rules and restrictions, the source refers registrants to the policy and agreements for .hk domain names.

    Second-level Domains (Chinese → English equivalents)

    • .公司.香港 — .com.hk
    • .組織.香港 — .org.hk
    • .網絡.香港 — .net.hk
    • .教育.香港 — .edu.hk
    • .政府.香港 — .gov.hk
    • .個人.香港 — .idv.hk
    • .香港 — .hk

    Operator

    Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd.

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
% for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org
% This query returned 1 object

domain:       香港
domain-ace:   XN--J6W193G

organisation: Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd.
address:      Unit 501, Level 5, Core C, Cyberport 3
address:      100 Cyberport Road
address:      Hong Kong

contact:      administrative
name:         Cherry Lam
organisation: Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd.
address:      Unit 501, Level 5, Core C, Cyberport 3
address:      100 Cyberport Road
address:      Hong Kong
phone:        +852 2319 2303
fax-no:       +852 2319 2626
e-mail:       info@hkirc.hk

contact:      technical
name:         John Lam
organisation: Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd.
address:      Unit 501, Level 5, Core C, Cyberport 3
address:      100 Cyberport Road
address:      Hong Kong
phone:        +852 2319 2303
fax-no:       +852 2319 2626
e-mail:       tech@hkirc.hk

nserver:      C.HKIRC.NET.HK 2001:dca:4000:0:0:0:cb77:2da 203.119.2.218
nserver:      D.HKIRC.NET.HK 2001:dca:2000:0:0:0:cb77:57da 203.119.87.218
nserver:      M.HKIRC.NET.HK 125.208.49.10 2001:dc7:feff:0:0:0:0:10
nserver:      T.HKIRC.NET.HK 2001:dd8:12:0:0:0:0:53 202.12.31.53
nserver:      U.HKIRC.NET.HK 210.201.138.58 2404:0:10a0:0:0:0:0:58
nserver:      V.HKIRC.NET.HK 2001:500:14:6046:ad:0:0:1 204.61.216.46
nserver:      X.HKIRC.NET.HK 202.45.188.39 2405:3001:1:3a:0:0:0:27
nserver:      Y.HKIRC.NET.HK 137.189.6.21 2405:3000:3:6:0:0:0:15
nserver:      Z.HKIRC.NET.HK 194.146.106.70 2001:67c:1010:17:0:0:0:53
ds-rdata:     12577 8 2 bc488b29a1debd72d7eba8d649b27bbcf7a299666e1a9bd210c3f6e8ffcd735e

whois:        whois.hkirc.hk

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.hkirc.hk

created:      2010-07-12
changed:      2025-01-01
source:       IANA

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