IDN Launch Plan for .HKJonathan Shea

HKIRC

02 March 2010

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Agenda

1. New Categories under . 香港2. Bundling and Pricing3. Special Considerations4. Pre-launch Priority Registration5. Current status and roadmap

New Categories under . 香港 ccTLD

EDN.hk CDN.hk CDN.香港

EDN.com.hk CDN. 公司 .hk CDN. 公司 . 香港

EDN.org.hk CDN. 組織 .hk CDN. 組織 . 香港

EDN.net,hk CDN. 網絡 .hk CDN. 網絡 . 香港

EDN.edu.hk CDN. 教育 .hk CDN. 教育 . 香港

EDN.gov.hk CDN. 政府 .hk CDN. 政府 . 香港

EDN.idv.hk CDN. 個人 .hk CDN. 個人 . 香港

EDN.hk CDN.hk CDN. 香港

Bundling of .hk and . 香港 Both English and Chinese are used in Hong Kong – a

bi-lingual city .hk websites should be given both an English and

Chinese URLs For every .hk domain name registered, the registrant

can pick a . 香港 name for free Also both traditional and simplified Chinese versions

of the registered names under . 香港 can be used Effectively “Buy one get two” – offer is optional The “bundle” will have to be renewed and transferred

together. Both names must have same expiry date and same contact information

Bundling of .hk and . 香港 (cont’d)

Bundling must be for same categories only

EDN.hk CDN.香港

EDN.com.hk CDN. 公司 . 香港

EDN.org.hk CDN. 組織 . 香港

EDN.net,hk CDN. 網絡 . 香港

EDN.edu.hk CDN. 教育 . 香港

EDN.gov.hk CDN. 政府 . 香港

EDN.idv.hk CDN. 個人 . 香港

EDN.hk CDN. 香港

Special Considerations The name registered under . 香港 must have at least one

Chinese character – can be a mix of Chinese, English and numeric digits

Some customers would like to register an EDN. 香港 with valid reasons

Mixed categories such as . 公司 .hk will not be open for new registration afterwards – existing domain names under these categories can still be used and renewed

Registrants can choose the free name later – but no later than 9 months after the registration of the paid one. The expiry date of the free name will be the same as the paid name

Pre-launch Priority Registration (PLPR)

Existing EDN.hk registrants will be given first opportunity to choose their free CDN. 香港 before full launch of . 香港

Also, all existing CDN.xxx.hk registrants will be given an CDN.xxx. 香港 for free, and they can also pick a free EDN.xxx.hk as well

New registrants during the PLPR will be given a “coupon” to claim their free names after the PLPR is completed

Applications during PLPR will be collected and processed as a batch. A process will be in place to handle multiple applications for the same domain name. A process for objection against our decisions to resolve “colliding” applications will also be in place.

Handling colliding applications during PLPR

Decision to be based on Availability of trademarks “Similarity” test – is the Chinese name related to

the English name and in what way Type of registrants Commencement date of the EDN.xxx.hk

Current Status and RoadmapItem Scheduled

(to be completed by)Status

Application to ICANN 16 November 2009 Completed

Policy Formulation (including pre-launch activities)

January & February 2010 Completed

CDN.hk Application Drive March to September 2010

Approval by ICANN 30 May 2010 (??)

Delegation by IANA 30 June 2010 (??)

System Change and Testing

February to October 2010 We are here

Market Communication October 2010

Starting Pre-Launch Priority Registration

November / December 2010

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Disclaimer

This document carries no legal authority. The arrangement mentioned in this document is subject to change at any time by HKIRC and shall not be deemed to be the final arrangement. Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited shall not be held responsible for any consequences caused by any omissions, inaccuracies or future changes of the arrangement.