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 will launch the COVID-19 Mobile Vaccination Station on December 3 to enable members of the public, in particular the elderly, to receive a COVID-19 vaccination at their gathering places in the community.
The station will first provide services to people residing in the vicinity of Sun Chui Estate in Sha Tin.
The procedures of receiving a vaccination on the vaccination vehicle are the same as that in community vaccination centres.
There will be temporary waiting and resting areas at open spaces next to the vaccination vehicle, and free medical consultation services will be available to people who plan to get vaccinated on the spot.
The vaccination vehicle is equipped with a wheelchair lift for people with impaired mobility to receive vaccination.
Only one type of vaccine, either the BioNTech or the Sinovac one, will be provided at the vaccination vehicle.
Members of the public can receive their first, second or third dose of vaccination at the mobile station, which will operate from 10am to 5pm with the last on-site registration time set at 4.30pm.
Eligible people may walk in to get their jab. To reduce waiting time, they can also make prior booking through the enquiry hotline 5193 0375 which operates from 9am to 5pm on weekdays.
The station’s service schedule will be updated from time to time and be uploaded onto the designated website for COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.
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