Chapter:	174	Title:	BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:	L.N. 452 of 1997
Section:	22	Heading:	Searches on entries, certified copies, fees, etc.	Version Date:	31/10/1997

(1) Any person shall be entitled to require a registrar of the general register office or of a district registry office to cause a search to be made-

(a) for any given entry over any period not exceeding 5 years, on payment of a fee of $140; (Amended L.N. 452 of 1997)
(b) for information other than that concerning any given entry, on payment of a fee of $680, (Amended L.N. 452 of 1997)

(2) (a) Any person shall be entitled, on payment of a fee of $140 or the fee (together with any additional postage fee) payable under paragraph (b), to require a copy of any entry in the register, certified under the hand of a registrar as a true copy of the entry and sealed or stamped with the seal or stamp of the general register office or the district registry office issuing such certified copy. (Amended L.N. 452 of 1997)
(b) If the certified copy is required to be posted to an addressee outside Hong Kong, a fee of $275 shall be paid, and if the certified copy is required to be sent by airmail, an additional fee shall be paid of an amount equal to the airmail postage at the normal rate. (Amended L.N. 452 of 1997)