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Fee Table - Births and Deaths

The following fees are payable under the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance, Births Registration (Special Registers) Ordinance, Deaths Registration (Special Registers) Ordinance and Legitimacy Ordinance :-


  Item Fees
1.
Certified copy of adoption or birth entry (i.e. Adoption Certificate or Birth Certificate)
$140
2.
Certified copy of death or missing person entry (i.e. Death Certificate or Missing Person Certificate)
$140
3.
Post-registration of births (after 42 days and within twelve months from the date of birth)
$140
4.
Particular search, a search for any given entry in relation to an identified person for any period not exceeding 5 years (i.e. the person's exact name and date of birth (if available) can be provided for the search. Unless otherwise specified by the applicant, the search will be conducted with 2 years preceding and 2 years following the person's year of birth/death provided in case no matched record is found against the year of birth/death provided)
$140
5.
General search, a search for any entry other than particular search, for example, in relation to a person whose identity is not clearly specified (i.e. the person's exact name and /or exact date of birth cannot be provided for the search)
$680
6.


A certified copy of an entry in any of the Register Books if posted to an addressee outside Hong Kong
$275
and if the copy is required to be sent by airmail
together with an additional amount equal to the airmail postage at the normal rate.
7.
Addition or alteration of the child's name (after 42 days from the date of birth)
$425
8.
A certificate of registration of addition or alteration of name of child
$140
9.
Post-registration of births (after 12 months from the date of birth)
$680
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