Hong Kong Regulations

BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION (DESCRIPTION OF CAUSES OF DEATH) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 2

Description according to W.H.O.'s 3-Digit List

For the purpose of paragraph (d) of section 20 of the Births and Deaths 
Registration Ordinance ( Cap 174), causes of death shall be described in
accordance with the Detailed List of Three-Digit Categories
(3位數字詳細分類表) set out in the Manual of the International
Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death
(國際病症損傷及死亡原因統計分類手冊) , published by or by
arrangement with the World Health Organization and as the same may from time
to time be revised.