Hong Kong Ordinances

BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 7

Duty of parent or occupier to register birth

The father of every child born alive in Hong Kong, or, in case of death,
illness, absence, or inability of the father, the mother of such child, or in
case of the death, illness, absence, or inability of the father and mother,
the occupier of the house in which such child has been born, or any person
present at the birth, shall, within 42 days after the day of such birth, give
information to a registrar according to the best of his or her knowledge and
belief, of the several particulars required to be registered, and shall, in
the presence of such registrar, sign and submit to such registrar a register
form completed with the information so given. (Amended 1 of 1965 s. 2; 67 of
1984 s. 2; 80 of 1997 s. 52) [cf. 1874 c. 88 s. 1 U.K.]