Hong Kong’s new iAM Smart app set to launch, allowing residents access to 20 public services


Hongkongers will be able to use a single digital identity and authentication to conduct government and commercial transactions online. Among the public services available, residents will be able to book inoculations in January and receive Covid-19 test results. — SCMP

Residents will be able to book inoculations and receive Covid-19 test results, register to vote, renew car licences, and pay taxes and utility bills on a new digital platform set to launch on Wednesday under the latest government initiative to turn Hong Kong into a smart city.

The one-stop-shop iAM Smart platform, which cost HK$60mil (RM31.24mil), will allow Hongkongers to freely use a single digital identity and authentication to conduct government and commercial transactions online, automatically fill in personal details on electronic forms and handle statutory documents and procedures.

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