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Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance, Cap 174
  Description of Information Fee$ Available at
1. A certified copy of any entry in the register to a local applicant
(section 22(2)(a))		 140 Births & Deaths General Register Office and Births & Deaths Registries
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
2. A certified copy of any entry in the register to an overseas applicant
(section 22(2)(b))		 275* Births & Deaths General Register Office
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
3. A particular search of the births and deaths records for any given entry over any period not exceeding 5 years
(section 22(1)(a))		 140 Births & Deaths General Register Office and Births & Deaths Registries
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
4. A general search of the births and deaths records for information other than that concerning any given entry
(section 22(1)(b))		 680 Births & Deaths General Register Office
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
5. A shortened form of birth certificate
(section 23)		 70

Births & Deaths General Register Office
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)

Note : * Plus an additional amount equal to the airmail postage at the normal rate.


Births Registration (Special Registers) Ordinance, Cap 175 and Deaths Registration (Special Registers) Ordinance, Cap 176
  Description of Information Fee$ Available at
6. A particular search either in indexes or in the special register of births/deaths
(sections 7 & 9 of Cap 175)
(sections 7 & 9 of Cap 176)		 140 Births & Deaths General Register Office and Births & Deaths Registries
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
7. A general search either in indexes or in the special register of births/deaths
(sections 7 & 9 of Cap 175)
(sections 7 & 9 of Cap 176)		 680 Births & Deaths General Register Office
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
8. A certified copy of an entry in any of the register books to a local applicant
(sections 7 & 9 of Cap 175)
(sections 7 & 9 of Cap 176)		 140 Births & Deaths General Register Office and Births & Deaths Registries
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
9. A certified copy of an entry in any of the register books to an overseas applicant
(sections 7 & 9 of Cap 175)
(sections 7 & 9 of Cap 176)		 275* Births & Deaths General Register Office
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)

Note : * Plus an additional amount equal to the airmail postage at the normal rate.


Marriage Reform Ordinance, Cap 178
  Description of Information Fee$ Available at
10. A search made under section 13 during any number of successive hours not exceeding 6, without the object of the search being specified 680 Marriage Registries
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
11. A search for a specified entry where the search is made by the applicant or by the Registrar on his behalf under section 13 140

Marriage Registries
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)

12. Certified copy of an entry given under section 13 of the Marriage Reform Ordinance to a local applicant 240

Marriage Registries
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)

13. Certified copy of an entry given under section 13 of the Marriage Reform Ordinance to an overseas applicant 310* Births & Deaths General Register Office
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
14. Certificate under section 13 of the Marriage Reform Ordinance of the absence of any record to local applicant 680 Marriage Registries
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
15. Certificate under section 13 of the Marriage Reform Ordinance of the absence of any record to overseas applicants 750* Births & Deaths General Register Office
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)

Note : * Plus an additional amount equal to the airmail postage at the normal rate.


Marriage Ordinance, Cap 181
  Description of Information Fee$ Available at
16. Search made under section 26 during any number of successive hours not exceeding 6, without the object of the search being specified 680 Marriage Registries
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
17. Certificate under section 26 of the absence of any record to local applicant 680

Marriage Registries
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)

18. Certificate under section 26 of the absence of any record to overseas applicants 750* Births & Deaths General Register Office
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
19. Search under section 26 for a specified entry whether the search is made by the applicant or by the Registrar on his behalf 140 Marriage Registries
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
20. Certified copy of any entry given under section 26 to a local applicant 280

Marriage Registries
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)

21. Certified copy of any entry given under section 26 to an overseas applicant 350* Births & Deaths General Register Office
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)

Note : * Plus an additional amount equal to the airmail postage at the normal rate.


Legitimacy Ordinance, Cap 184 Schedule, item 6
  Description of Information Fee$ Available at
22. A certified copy of an entry of the birth of a legitimated person 140 Births Registries
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)



Births & Deaths Registration Ordinance, Cap 174 (section 22(2)(a) & (b)) and Adoption Ordinance, Cap 290 (section 18(3))
  Description of Information Fee$ Available at
23. A certified copy of any entry in the Adopted Children Register to a local applicant 140 Births & Deaths General Register Office
(Address : 3/F, Low Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, HK)
(Tel. No. :
2867 2785)
24. A certified copy of any entry in the Adopted Children Register to an overseas applicant 275* Births & Deaths General Register Office
(Address : 3/F, Low Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, HK)
(Tel. No. :
2867 2785)

Note : * Plus an additional amount equal to the airmail postage at the normal rate.


Registration of Persons Ordinance, Cap 177 (section 10)
  Description of Information Fee$ Available at
25. Certificate of registered particulars 385 Registration of Persons Offices
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
26. Certified copy of identity card records 385 Registration of Persons Offices
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)



Public Finance Ordinance, Cap 2 (section 17C)
  Description of Information Fee$ Available at
27. Travel records 160 Records Centre
12/F, Immigration Tower, Wanchai
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
28. The certification of a true extract of any document, book, record, or instrument by a public officer under section 17C 160

Births & Deaths General Register Office
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)

29. The certification of a true extract of any document, book, record or instrument in connection with the applications for declaration of change of nationality, naturalisation as a Chinese national, renunciation and restoration of Chinese nationality by a public officer under section 17C 160

Nationality Sub-Section
4/F, Immigration Tower,
Wanchai
(General enquiries:
2829 3992)

30. The certification of a true extract of any document, book, record or instrument in connection with the application for HK travel document by a public officer under section 17C 160 Documents Sections
Immigration Tower, Wanchai
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)
31. The certification of a true extract of any document, book, record or instrument in connection with applications for visa, entry permit and/or extension of stay by a public officer under section 17C 160 Documents Sections, Visa Control Sections
Immigration Tower, Wanchai
(General enquiries:
2824 6111)



Chinese Nationality (Miscellaneous Provision) Ordinance, Cap 540 Schedule
  Description of Information Fee$ Available at
32. Certified copy of any certificate issued under Article 16 185 Nationality Sub-Section
4/F, Immigration Tower, Wanchai
(Tel. No. :
2829 3992)
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