Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) (RETURNS OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MISSING PERSONS) REGULATION - SECT 11

Other deaths outside Hong Kong

(1) This section applies to the death of a person-

   (a)  occurring outside Hong Kong;

   (b)  who holds an identity card;

   (c)  who was, at the time of his death, employed in a ship other than a
        Hong Kong ship, whether or not such death occurred in the ship; and

   (d)  in respect of which no return is required to be made under the other
        provisions of this Regulation and section 9 is not applicable.

(2) Where the Superintendent is satisfied that a death to which this section
applies has occurred and-

   (a)  the death has been the subject of-

        (i)    an inquest held by a coroner; or

        (ii)   an inquiry held by an appropriate person of the country in
               which the ship concerned is registered, and the findings of the
               inquest or inquiry, as the case may be, include a finding that
               the death occurred; or

   (b)  an autopsy has been performed on the deceased's body, and in
        consequence a coroner is satisfied that an inquest is unnecessary,
        then the Superintendent shall obtain such of the particulars specified
        in Schedule 2 as he may be able to in the circumstances of the case.
        (Enacted 1995)