ÿþ<html> <head> <title>The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Immigration Department</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="pics-label" content='(pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" comment "ICRAonline ZH-HK v2.0" l gen true for "http://www.immd.gov.hk" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://www.immd.gov.hk" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0))'> <LINK href='../common/global.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- var intTopicID = parseInt('13'); var intVersion = parseInt('11957'); //--> </script> <script language="JavaScript" src="../js/date.js"></script> <script language="JavaScript" src="../js/default.js"></script> <script language="JavaScript" src="../js/menu_ehtml.js"></script> <SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript" SRC="http://www.map.gov.hk/static/gihs_interface.js"></SCRIPT> <STYLE type=text/css media="screen"> BODY { width:760px; background-image:url("images/bg.gif");} .displayonly {} .table1 {width:760px} </STYLE> <STYLE type=text/css media="print"> BODY { width:610px; background-image: } .displayonly {display:none} .table1 {width:610px} </STYLE> </head> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JavaScript'> <!-- wrtHeader('faq_mr.htm'); //--> </script> </table> <table width='760' border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'><tr valign='top'> <td width='1%' rowspan='2' height='100%'><SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JavaScript'> <!-- writeLeftMenu(); //--> </script></td> <td height='100%'> <table border='0' cellpadding='20' cellspacing='0' width='100%'> <tr><td> <p class=indicator2><A class=indicator href="home.htm">Home</A> > <A class=indicator href='faq.htm'>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)</a> > <span class=indicator_bold>Marriage Registration</span></p><p class='lv0'>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)</p> <p class=lv1>Marriage Registration</p> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=631> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q1.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>What are the procedures of solemnizing a marriage in Hong Kong?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A1.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>Under the Laws of Hong Kong, the minimum age for getting married is 16 years of age (Gregorian reckoning). There are no residential requirements for marrying parties and the parties may be of any nationality. Solemnizing a marriage in Hong Kong will have to go through the following procedures:</P> <UL> <LI>Either one of the marrying parties has to give a Notice of Intended Marriage ("the notice") to the Registrar of Marriages ("the Registrar") in the prescribed form either directly or through a civil celebrant of marriages. </LI> <LI>The Registrar shall exhibit Part I of the notice in his office until the issue of a Certificate of Registrar of Marriages or the expiry of the 3-month period. </LI> <LI>The Registrar may, at least 15 days after the giving of a notice, issue a Certificate of Registrar of Marriages to enable the marrying parties to celebrate their marriage within three months from the date of notice giving if all the statutory requirements are met. </LI> <LI>A marriage has to take place at a marriage registry by a Registrar; or in a licensed place of worship by a competent minister or at any other place in Hong Kong by a civil celebrant of marriages.</LI></UL> <P>If a marriage does not take place within three months after the giving of the notice, the notice and all proceedings thereupon shall be void and a fresh notice has to be given before a marriage can take place. </P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q2.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>How to give a Notice of Intended Marriage ("the notice")?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A2.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>If you intend to register your marriage in Hong Kong, you need to give the notice in advance to the Registrar. You can use the online service to make an appointment if you choose to give the notice to a marriage registry in person. The website is:</P> <P><U><A href="http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/bdmreg/marriage/bookgivingmarriage.htm">http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/bdmreg/marriage/bookgivingmarriage.htm</A></U></P> <P>You can also make an appointment for giving of notice through the 24-hour telephone booking system<STRONG> (telephone number: 3102 3883)</STRONG>. </P> <P>If you have successfully made an appointment for giving the notice at the marriage registry, either one of the marrying parties have to <STRONG>attend the selected marriage registry/office in person to give the notice as scheduled. You have to produce the Hong Kong identity cards / travel documents / identification documents of both marrying parties. The fee is HK$305. </STRONG></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q3.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>How does online service benefit me?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A3.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>Using the online service, you can:</P> <UL> <LI>check the earliest date that you can book an appointment for giving of notice </LI> <LI>check the available capacity for marriage ceremony of various marriage registries </LI> <LI>book appointment for giving notice </LI> <LI>submit Information Required for Marriage Registration (Form MR21B) </LI> <LI>enquire, change or cancel an appointment</LI></UL></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q4.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>When should I make an appointment for giving a Notice of Intended Marriage ("the notice") if I intend to celebrate my marriage at a marriage registry?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A4.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>If you plan to have your marriage celebrated at a marriage registry on a selected date, and wish to reserve a specific marriage hall through the appointment booking system at the time when you make the appointment booking for giving notice, <STRONG>you should make the appointment (on a first-come-first-served basis) and get a priority number within 14 days before the 3-month period from the date of marriage.</STRONG></P> <P>To illustrate as an example:</P> <TABLE border=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=124> <P align=center><STRONG>Planned date of<BR>marriage</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=249> <P align=center><STRONG>Earliest appointment date of giving notice of intended marriage<BR>(1st working day of the 3-month period before the planned date of marriage)</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=187> <P align=center><STRONG>14-day period during which an appointment can be booked for giving notice</STRONG></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=124> <P align=center>15/05/2012</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=249> <P align=center>15/02/2012</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=187> <P align=center>01/02/2012 - 14/02/2012</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=124> <P align=center>06/07/2012</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=249> <P align=center>10/04/2012<BR>(06-09/04/2012 are General Holidays / Sunday)</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=187> <P align=center>27/03/2012 - 09/04/2012</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P>(As illustrated in the example above, the date of appointment given will not be earlier than the first working day [Monday to Saturday, except General Holidays] within the 3-month period before the date of marriage.)</P> <P>If there are available time slots for marriage ceremony on your selected date of intended marriage at the specified marriage registry, after successfully making an appointment, the system will provide you with:</P> <P>(a) the date and time for giving notice, and</P> <P>(b) a priority number for your choosing a time slot for marriage ceremony.</P> <P>On the appointment day when you give the notice, you will be arranged in accordance with your priority number to select the exact time slot that may then be available for your marriage ceremony. <STRONG>Please note that you should attend the selected marriage registry/office to give the notice as scheduled. Failing to turn up on time, both your booking made and your priority for selecting marriage hall as reserved through the booking system will lapse.</STRONG></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q5.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>Further to Q4, what should I do if I have no preference for my date of marriage or have missed the 14 days before the 3-month period?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A5.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>You will be able to make an appointment booking for a registry / office you choose for <STRONG>giving notice of intended marriage only</STRONG>. On a first-come-first-served basis, the appointment day that may be available to you for giving notice will be within 12 working days, starting from the next working day of the date when you make the appointment.</P> <P>On the day of giving the notice at the registry/office, you may select the date and time of your marriage at the marriage registry, subject to the availability of marriage quota left at the registry.</P> <P>Please note that the marrying parties may, subject to the relevant provision of the Marriage Ordinance, contract a marriage only after a notice has been exhibited in the marriage registry for 15 clear days, and the issue of a Certificate of Registrar of Marriages. The date of marriage that you select should be 15 days after the date of giving notice but within 3 months' validity of the notice.</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q6.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>If the marrying parties are working or for other reasons have to stay in the Mainland, can they first make an appointment booking for giving of notice through the Internet and then pass their identification documents to their relatives to give the notice in Hong Kong on their behalf ?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A6.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>If an applicant from places outside Hong Kong successfully makes an appointment for giving the notice through the Internet, after confirmation of the appointment, one of the marrying parties is required to attend the selected marriage registry/office to give the notice as scheduled. They should also bring with the identification proof or travel document of the other marrying party to give the notice. Otherwise, the booking made through the system will lapse. If one or both of them cannot return to Hong Kong for giving the notice, they have to adopt the procedure of giving the notice from places outside Hong Kong.</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q7.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>What are the procedures of getting married in Hong Kong if both of us are living outside Hong Kong?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A7.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>If both of you are currently living outside Hong Kong and intend to get married in Hong Kong, you should write direct to the Marriage Registration and Records Office at the address below for a copy of Notice of Intended Marriage form and information sheet "Information Required for Registration of Marriage" for completion. The address is as follows:-</P> <P>The Marriage Registration and Records Office<BR>3/F, Low Block<BR>Queensway Government Offices<BR>66 Queensway<BR>Hong Kong</P> <P>You may also send email to the Immigration Department at the <A href="mailto:enquiry@immd.gov.hk">enquiry@immd.gov.hk</A> requesting for the form and information sheet.</P> <P>The completed notice form with your signature should be authenticated by a Notary Public of the country where you live. <STRONG>Please note that if you are living in different territories/countries, the form is only required to be authenticated by a Notary Public of the country where one of you lives (i.e. the one who gives the notice). </STRONG>The authenticated notice, the completed information sheet together with the supporting documents and the bank draft being the payment of HK$305 payable to "The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" should be sent by registered airmail or submit through your contact person in Hong Kong or a civil celebrant of marriages to the Marriage Registration and Records Office. If your bank draft is not drawable in Hong Kong currency, you should pay for an additional bank handling commission of HK$100 for exchanging of currency. Please do not send in cash.</P> <P>If you intend to celebrate your marriage at the marriage registry, you may indicate your preference about the date of marriage and registry on the information sheet. A reply will be sent to you to confirm the appointment for marriage ceremony after receipt of the authenticated notice, the prescribed fee, and supporting documents. Please note that the marriage registry has quota limit of marriage appointment. To facilitate the alternative arrangement, you may provide several preferences of marriage appointment and your email address for easy communication.</P> <P>If your marriage is to take place in a licensed place of worship or to be celebrated by a civil celebrant of marriages, you should consult the officiating minister or civil celebrant of marriages for the exact date, time and place of wedding. Please also ensure that a Certificate of Registrar of Marriages has been issued before the ceremony takes place.</P> <P>Both of you should, after your arrival at Hong Kong, attend the Marriage Registration and Records Office within office hours or meet your civil celebrant, bringing along your travel documents and originals of the documents which you have submitted earlier. The party giving the notice should make an affidavit before the Registrar or the civil celebrant that there is no impediment of kindred or affinity or any other lawful hindrance to the marriage. Ample time should be allowed for the civil celebrant to transmit the affidavit to the Registrar for the issue of the Certificate of Registrar of Marriages. <STRONG>Please note that no marriage shall be celebrated in a licensed place of worship or by a civil celebrant in the absence of a Certificate of Registrar of Marriages. </STRONG></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q8.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6><STRONG>If the Notice of Intended Marriage is to be given from places outside Hong Kong, can it be made by airmail 6 months before the intended date of marriage ? </STRONG></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A8.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>Yes. However, the application will be processed only 3 months before the date of their intended marriage as the marriage has to be celebrated within 3 months from the date of giving of notice. </P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q9.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>What should we do if we intend to celebrate our marriage in a licensed place of worship?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A9.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>If your intended marriage is to take place in a licensed place of worship, you should consult the officiating minister for the exact date, time and place of wedding. You will then make an appointment booking for a registry / office you choose for <STRONG>giving notice of intended marriage only</STRONG>. On first-come-first-served basis, the appointment day that may be available to you for giving notice will be within 12 working days, starting from the next working day of the date when you make the appointment.</P> <P>After giving the notice and exhibition of which for 15 clear days, you have to collect the Certificate of Registrar of Marriages at the respective registry and pass it to the concerned licensed place of worship. <STRONG>Please note that no marriage shall be celebrated in a licensed place of worship in the absence of a Certificate of Registrar of Marriages.</STRONG></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q10.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>My fiancees is a Mainland resident aged 20. If we intend to celebrate our marriage at a marriage registry, other than her travel document, what other supporting documents are required upon giving of a notice?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A10.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>Under the law of Hong Kong, if, on the date of intended marriage, either party is under the age of 21 but of or above the age of 16 and not a widower or a widow, the consent in writing of the relevant person or persons specified in the Third Schedule to the Marriage Ordinance must be produced to the Registrar of Marriages upon giving of notice. The form for giving such consent (Form MR4) can be downloaded from Immigration Department website or obtained from a marriage registry (other than the City Hall Marriage Registry and the Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry) or through a civil celebrant of marriages. If the person making the consent is not in Hong Kong, the completed Form MR4 should be authenticated by a Notary Public. </P>If the written consent is given by the natural parent of the party, the party should provide the following documents upon giving of the notice:<BR> <OL type=a> <LI>the original or certified copy of the birth certificate of the party who is requiring the consent;</LI> <LI>the original or certified copy of the marriage certificate of the parents and parent's statutory declaration in writing to declare that the custodial right of the party has never been deprived by Order of any Court if a valid marriage subsists between the parents;</LI> <LI>the original or certified copy of the Order of custodial right from court if the parents are divorced or separated by Order of any Court;</LI> <LI>mother's statutory declaration in writing to declare that the custodial right of the party has never been deprived by Order of any Court if the party is an illegitimate person. </LI></OL> <P>Statutory declaration should be made and sworn or affirmed before a Registrar or a civil celebrant of marriages. If the person making the declaration is not in Hong Kong, the statutory declaration form should be authenticated by a Notary Public. If the required supporting documents are not written in English or Chinese, certified translations of such are required.</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q11.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>Further to Q10, if we intend to celebrate our marriage on the date of her 21st birthday. Do we still need to give a consent in writing (Form MR4) when giving notice of Intended Marriage?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A11.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>According to the law, if, on the date of intended marriage, either party is under the age of 21 but of or above the age of 16 and not a widower or a widow, the consent in writing of the relevant person or persons specified in the Third Schedule to the Marriage Ordinance must be produced to the Registrar of Marriages upon giving of notice. In this circumstance, you finance can choose not to give the relevant consent in writing. However, the Certificate of Registrar of Marriages will be issued only when she is above the age of 21. <STRONG>Please note that no marriage shall be celebrated in a licensed place of worship or by a civil celebrant in the absence of a Certificate of Registrar of Marriages.</STRONG></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q12.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>My fiancees had a previous marriage in Mainland. What supporting document will he need to submit when giving the notice?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A12.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>He needs to submit the proof of the dissolution of the former marriage by decree pronounced by a competent court. Before the marriage takes place, a sealed certified copy of the court's final decree must be produced to the Registrar.</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q13.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>Further to Q12, my fiancees is a Mainland resident and the proof of divorce was issued by a Court outside the Mainland, can it be acceptable?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A13.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>If the divorce takes place outside Hong Kong, proof of domicile in the country where the divorce takes place is required. Otherwise, a declaration signed by the divorced person declaring his nationality and residence on the date of institution and approval of the divorce should be provided. The statutory declaration should be made and sworn or affirmed before a Registrar or a civil celebrant of marriages.</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q14.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>When a divorced person registers for a next marriage, can he/she choose not to disclose his/her 'marital condition' as 'divorced' on the marriage certificate?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A14.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>No.</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q15.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>What is the marriage oath under law?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A15.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>To proceed with the marriage oath under section 21 of the Marriage Ordinance, the Registrar or the civil celebrant, as the case may be, shall first address the parties to the following effect - </P> <P>"Before you are joined in matrimony, it is my duty to remind you of the solemn and binding character of a marriage contracted under the Marriage Ordinance, which is in law the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others. Know ye, therefore, [<EM>name of the male party</EM>], and [<EM>name of the female party</EM>], that, by the public taking of each other as man and wife in my presence and in the presence of the persons now here, and by the subsequent attestation thereof by signing your names to that effect, you become legally married to each other, although no other rite of a civil or religious nature shall take place ".</P> <P>The male party shall then say to the female party either -</P> <P>in Chinese-</P> <P>"&#25105; &#35531; &#22312; &#22580; &#21508; &#20154; &#35211; &#35657; &#65306; &#25105; [ &#30007; &#26041; &#22995; &#21517; ] &#39000; &#20197; &#22963; [ &#22899; &#26041; &#22995; &#21517; ] &#28858; &#25105; &#21512; &#27861; &#22971; &#23376; &#12290;"</P> <P>Or in English-</P> <P>"I call upon all persons here present to witness that I, [<EM>name of the male party</EM>], do take</P> <P>thee, [<EM>name of the female party</EM>], to be my lawful wedded wife."</P> <P>The female party shall then say to the male party either -</P> <P>in Chinese-</P> <P>"&#25105; &#35531; &#22312; &#22580; &#21508; &#20154; &#35211; &#35657; &#65306; &#25105; [ &#22899; &#26041; &#22995; &#21517; ] &#39000; &#20197; &#20320; [ &#30007; &#26041; &#22995; &#21517; ] &#28858; &#25105; &#21512; &#27861; &#19976; &#22827; &#12290;"</P> <P>Or in English-</P> <P>"I call upon all persons here present to witness that I, [<EM>name of the female party</EM>], do take thee, [<EM>name of the male party</EM>], to be my lawful wedded husband."</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=40 vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P><STRONG>Q16.</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P><STRONG>What is the accommodated capacity for wedding ceremony of each marriage hall of marriage registries?</STRONG><BR><BR></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=55> <P>A16.</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=576 colSpan=6> <P>The area of each marriage registry and the accommodated capacity for the wedding ceremony of marriage registries are as follows:-</P><BR> <TABLE border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top>&nbsp; <P align=center></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=96> <P align=center><STRONG>City Hall Marriage Registry</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=96> <P align=center><STRONG>Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=108> <P align=center><STRONG>Tsim Sha Tsui Marriage Registry</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=96> <P align=center><STRONG>Sha Tin Marriage Registry</STRONG></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=108> <P align=center><STRONG>Tuen Mun Marriage Registry</STRONG></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=127>(a) No. of Hall </TD> <TD vAlign=top width=96> <P align=center>1</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=96> <P align=center>1</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=108> <P align=center>2</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=96> <P align=center>2</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=108> <P align=center>1</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=127>(b) Approximate area of each hall (m2) </TD> <TD vAlign=top width=96> <P align=center>88</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=96> <P align=center>41</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=108> <P>Hall(UB) : 75</P> <P>Hall(3/F) : 50</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=96> <P align=center>42</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=108> <P align=center>65</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=127>(c) No. of guest seat in each hall</TD> <TD vAlign=top width=96> <P align=center>54</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=96> <P align=center>32</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=108> <P>Hall(UB) : 40</P> <P>Hall(3/F) : 16</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=96> <P align=center>25</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=108> <P align=center>35</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=127>(d) Standing capacity in each hall</TD> <TD vAlign=top width=96> <P align=center>Around 30</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=96> <P align=center>Around 12</P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=108> <P>Hall(UB) : Around 25</P> <P>Hall(3/F) : Around 12 </P> <TD vAlign=top width=108> <P align=center>Around 15</P> <TD vAlign=top width=108> <P align=center>Around 22</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </td></tr></table> </td> </tr> <tr valign=bottom> <td> <table width=602 cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0 border=0> <tr> <td width='50%'><a href="JavaScript:history.go(-1);"><img src="images/back.gif" border=0 alt="Back"></a></td> <td width=50% align=right><a href="#top"><img src="images/top.gif" border=0 alt="Top"></a></td> </tr> </table> <table border=0 cellpadding=0 celspacing=0 width=602> <tr> <td colspan=3><img src="images/botdot.jpg" alt="" border=0></td> </tr> <script LANGUAGE='JavaScript'> <!-- wrtFooter(2012,3,9); //--> </script></table></form></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- writeMenuContent(); //--> </script> </body> </html>