Hong Kong Regulations

CORONERS RULES - SECT 19

Retention and disposal of documents other than exhibits

A document, other than an exhibit at an inquest, in the possession of a
coroner in connection with an inquest or autopsy shall, unless a court
otherwise directs, be retained by the coroner for not less than 3 years:
Provided that the coroner may deliver such a document to a person who in the
opinion of the coroner should have possession of it.