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 Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating three additional COVID-19 cases involving two men who arrived from Tanzania and Russia and a woman who had visited Spain, Greece, Italy and Switzerland prior to arrival.
A total of 25 cases were reported in Hong Kong in the past 14 days, including 24 imported cases and one import-related case.
The centre reminded specified people linked to CentrePoint in Sheung Wan and Leon Court in Wan Chai to undergo compulsory testing tomorrow in accordance with the compulsory testing notice.
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