How to write a Hong Kong address (with examples)
A Hong Kong address runs from the smallest unit to the largest: flat, floor, block, building, street number, district. Get that order right and the postcode question stops mattering. Get it wrong and a parcel can circulate for a week.
1The order
- Flat and floor — e.g. Flat 3, 12/F
- Block or tower, if the building has them — e.g. Block A, Tower 2
- Building name — e.g. Kam Fung Building
- Street number and street — e.g. 128 Nathan Road
- District — e.g. Mong Kok, Kowloon
- Hong Kong
You will also see addresses written the other way round in Chinese, from district down to flat. Both are understood; the rule is simply to keep it consistent and complete.
2Two worked examples
English, residential:
Flat 3, 12/F, Block A, Kam Fung Building, 128 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Chinese, same address:
香港九龍旺角彌敦道128號金豐大廈A座12樓3室
Note what is missing from both: no postal code, no province, no country field beyond "Hong Kong". Adding "China" is not wrong for international mail, but for local delivery it is unnecessary and can slow sorting.
3The parts people get wrong
- Floor notation. "12/F" means twelfth floor. Ground floor is "G/F", and some buildings skip floors 4, 13 and 14 for cultural reasons — the numbering follows the building, not arithmetic.
- Estates and courts. Large public estates have their own internal structure: estate name, block number, then flat. Write them in that order.
- Village houses. In the New Territories an address may be "1/F, No. 25, Sheung Yeung Village, Clear Water Bay Road, Sai Kung" — the village name sits where a building name would.
- Two buildings, same name. There are many "Kam Fung Building" addresses in different districts. The district line is not optional.
4Addresses for deliveries and lockers
Couriers, e-commerce and parcel lockers all need the same information, but the emphasis shifts:
- Courier delivery: add a mobile number. Drivers call before delivering, and without a number a parcel often goes back to the depot.
- Parcel lockers and pickup points: use the exact address the operator supplies, including any locker code, rather than your home address.
- Mainland consolidation warehouses: use the warehouse address block verbatim, including the 999077 code they print.
If a form refuses to accept your address without a postal code, our guide to the 999077 question explains what to enter and why it does not affect delivery.
5Check your own address
A quick test: can someone who has never been to your building find the entrance from the address alone? If the answer needs a landmark — "opposite the wet market" — the address is incomplete.
Our area and postal tool lists the 18 districts with the main areas each covers, which is useful when you are not sure whether an address should say Kowloon or New Territories.
Quick answers
Do I need to write "Kowloon, Hong Kong" at the end?
Yes for Kowloon and New Territories addresses — the district and territory help sorting. For Hong Kong Island addresses, "Hong Kong" alone is standard.
How do I write a floor and flat number?
Flat number first, then floor: "Flat 3, 12/F". Ground floor is "G/F".
What if my building has no name?
Use the street number and street, plus the block or estate name if there is one. The street number alone is often enough in older districts.
Do I need a postal code on the envelope?
No. Hong Kong has no postal code system and Hongkong Post does not require one.
How should I write a village house address?
Village name, house number, then floor — for example "1/F, No. 25, Sheung Yeung Village, Clear Water Bay Road, Sai Kung".
Sources: Hongkong Post — address guidance · GovHK — Hong Kong districts. Last checked 28 October 2026; operators and government departments can change fares and arrangements at any time.