Hong Kong Ordinances

BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 12A

Re-registration of father of illegitimate child

Where there has been registered under this Ordinance the birth of an
illegitimate child, but no person has been registered as the father of the
child, the Registrar shall re-register the birth so as to show a person as the
father-

   (a)  at the joint request of the mother and that person; or

   (b)  at the request of the mother on production of-

        (i)    a declaration made by the mother stating that that person is
               the father of the child; and

        (ii)   a statutory declaration made by that person stating himself to
               be the father of the child; or

   (c)  at the request of that person on production of-

        (i)    a declaration by that person stating himself to be the father
               of the child; and

        (ii)   a statutory declaration made by the mother stating that that
               person is the father of the child; or

   (d)  at the request of the mother or that person on production of-

        (i)    a certified copy of a relevant order; and

        (ii)   if the child has attained the age of 16 years, the written
               consent of the child to the registration of that person as the
               father. (Added 17 of 1993 s. 19) [cf. 1953 c. 20 s. 10A U.K.;
               1987 c. 42 s. 25 U.K.]