Editing .hk (section)

== Internationalized domains ==
A Chinese domain name must include at least one Chinese character but may also contain English letters. In contrast, an English domain name cannot contain any Chinese characters. Since mid-January 2011, Chinese domain names with the ".hk" extension (but not those ending in ".香港") have been unavailable for registration. Domains already registered under these categories can still be used and renewed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Launch of .香港 |url=https://www.hkirc.hk/pdf/form/Launch_of_idn_cctld_HK.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004192843/https://www.hkirc.hk/pdf/form/Launch_of_idn_cctld_HK.pdf |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |access-date=23 August 2023 |publisher=HKDNR}}</ref>

On 25 June 2010, [[ICANN]] approved the use of the [[internationalized country code top-level domain]] {{lang|zh-HK|.香港}} ({{Mono|.xn--j6w193g}}) by HKIRC.<ref>{{cite web |title=ICANN.org |url=http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25jun10-en.htm |accessdate=2012-01-15 |publisher=ICANN.org}}</ref> This TLD was added to the DNS on 12 July 2010.

The pre-launch priority registration for {{lang|zh-HK|.香港}} was started on 22 February 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pre Launch Priority Registration Period Rules for .香港 Domain Names |url=https://www.hkdnr.hk/pdf/form/Pre-Launch_Priority_Registration_Period_Rules_(final)_Eng.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308135343/https://www.hkdnr.hk/pdf/form/Pre-Launch_Priority_Registration_Period_Rules_(final)_Eng.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-08 |accessdate=2012-01-15}}</ref> The first {{lang|zh-HK|.香港}} domain was activated on 23 March 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pre-Launch Priority Registration of .香港 for Existing .hk Customers |url=https://www.hkdnr.hk/pdf/Annex_A.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721092639/https://www.hkdnr.hk/pdf/Annex_A.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-21 |accessdate=2012-01-15}}</ref> {{lang|zh-HK|香港}} domain categories were opened for public registration since 31 May 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited |url=https://www.hkirc.hk/company_info/pressrelease.jsp?item=433}}</ref>