The Immigration Department will launch new electronic services tomorrow for eligible applicants to complete the entire process of birth or death registrations online, without having to visit a registry in person. According to the Births & Deaths Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 2023, which will take effect tomorrow, the statutory time limit for the registration of deaths from natural causes is extended from 24 hours to 14 days. It also removes the requirement for applicants who need to register births or deaths to attend the registries in person, so as to provide a legal basis for the introduction of electronic services for these kinds of registration. Under the new electronic services, if either parent of a newborn baby is a Hong Kong permanent resident, the parents may submit an application for a birth registration online within 42 days after the birth of their legitimate child. They may apply for a birth certificate at the same time and choose to receive it by
The Government today said a joint enforcement operation on a compulsory testing notice for a building in To Kwa Wan has been completed.
About 185 people were found to have violated the notice.
The notice covered Mei King Mansion Phase I, 21-39P Lok Shan Road/2-28 Mei King Street.
The enforcement action was conducted from around 7.40am to around noon by the Kowloon City District Office, together with Police, the Centre for Health Protection and the Auxiliary Medical Service.
Around 1,480 residents' test records were checked during the operation.
Noting that the enforcement process may cause inconvenience to residents, the Government appealed for their understanding as the operation was conducted to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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