Hong Kong Regulations

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SEAFARERS) (RETURNS OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MISSING PERSONS) REGULATION - SCHEDULE 4

PARTICULARS REQUIRED TO BE SENT BY CORONERS IN RESPECT OF DEATHS

[sections 10 & 16]

1. Ship in which death occurred or in which the deceased was employed

   (a)  name of ship; and

   (b)  wherever it is registered, its port of registry and official number.

2. The deceased

   (a)  date of death or loss;

   (b)  (i) if the death took place in the ship or in a ship's boat or if the
        deceased was lost from the ship or a ship's boat, the place of death
        or, if at sea, the position of the ship or ship's boat by latitude and
        longitude at the time of the death or loss (as the case may require);
        and

        (ii)   in any other case, the place of death;

   (c)  name and surname;

   (d)  sex;

   (e)  date of birth (if known) or age;

   (f)  (if known) maiden surname of woman who has been married (being the
        name under which she contracted her marriage or, where she has been
        married more than once, her first marriage);

   (g)  occupation, rank or profession;

   (h)  usual residence at time of death or loss; and

   (i)  nationality.

3. Coroner's certificate

Certification by the coroner that-

   (a)  an inquest was held; or

   (b)  an autopsy was performed or a preliminary investigation was held; and

   (c)  the cause of death.