Administrative Regulations of Amateur Radio Operators and Radio Stations Article 11

An amateur operator license shall be valid for 10 years. Amateur operators shall apply to the competent authority for renewal of license within 5 months starting from 6 months prior to the license becoming invalid.For a lost or damaged amateur operator license or change of name of the holder in both Chinese and English in the license, the holder of the license shall apply for a replacement or change. The expiration date of the new or replacement license shall be identical to the original one.