diff --git a/src/random.ts b/src/random.ts
index ba8e48b..4d685ae 100644
--- a/src/random.ts
+++ b/src/random.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import {
 
 /**
  * generate random HKID
+ * @param config - config object
+ * @param config.includeBrackets - whether to include brackets
  * @returns string of random HKID
  */
-export function random(): string {
+export function random(config: any): string {
   // generate random HKID
   // decide how many leading characters to generate
   const leadingLettersLength = Math.random() > 0.5 ? 1 : 2;
@@ -31,5 +33,11 @@ export function random(): string {
   } else {
     checkDigit = remainder.toString();
   }
+  
+  // return HKID with no brackets if config.includeBrackets is explicitly set to false
+  if (config.hasOwnProperty('includeBrackets' && !config.includeBrackets)) {
+    return `${leadingLetters}${numbers}${checkDigit}`;
+  }
+  // return HKID with brackets by default
   return `${leadingLetters}${numbers}(${checkDigit})`;
 }
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diff --git a/test/random.spec.ts b/test/random.spec.ts
index 2d50d10..eb6be19 100644
--- a/test/random.spec.ts
+++ b/test/random.spec.ts
@@ -11,4 +11,26 @@ describe ('test random function', () => {
       validate(result);
     })
   })
+
+  describe('config.includeBrackets', () => {
+    it.each([
+      { includeBrackets: true },
+      {},
+    ])
+     ('should return HKID with brackets', (config) => {
+      // Act
+      const result = random(config);
+      // Assert
+      expect(result).toMatch(/\([A-Z0-9]\)/);
+    })
+
+    it('should return HKID without brackets', () => {
+      // Arrange
+      const config = { includeBrackets: false };
+      // Act
+      const result = random(config);
+      // Assert
+      expect(result).toMatch(/[A-Z0-9]/);
+    })
+  })
 })
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