WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1994
MOTIONS PASSED ON FEES FOR REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES
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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED THREE TO PUT UP FEES AND CHARGES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES AND THE RE-REGISTRATION OF LEGITIMATED PERSONS.
MOTIONS DEATHS,
MOVING THE MOTION TO REVISE THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID A RECENT REVIEW HAD INDICATED THAT THE FEES AND CHARGES COLLECTED BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT FAILED TO RECOVER ITS COSTS.
HE SAID THE THE SHORTFALL FOR THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS WAS ABOUT 33 PER CENT, THE SHORTFALL FOR THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES WAS ABOUT 59 PER CENT AND THAT FOR THE ISSUE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS EIGHT PER CENT.
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"IT IS GOVERNMENT POLICY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC ON A COST-RECOVERY BASIS, UNLESS THERE ARE GOOD REASONS FOR DOING OTHERWISE," MR ASPREY SAID.
HE SAID THE FEES WERE LAST REVISED IN JUNE LAST YEAR AND THE NEW FEES WOULD BE INTRODUCED ON JULY 15.
MEANWHILE, FEES SPECIFIED IN THE FOREIGN MARRIAGE ORDINANCE WILL GO UP.
THE FOREIGN MARRIAGE ORDINANCE PROVIDES A MEANS WHEREBY COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS CAN GIVE A NOTICE OF MARRIAGE
KONG, IN HONG EVEN THOUGH THE MARRIAGE HAS TAKEN PLACE AT A BRITISH EMBASSY ABROAD.
AFTER THE REVISION, THE FEE FOR A CERTIFICATE BY THE REGISTRAR OF MARRIAGES WILL GO UP FROM $20 TO $40, AND FEE FOR A GOVERNOR'S LICENCE WILL GO UP FROM $200 TO $400.
FEES SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE LEGITIMACY ORDINANCE WILL BE REVISED. THE LEGITIMACY ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR THE RE-REGISTRATION OF THE BIRTHS OF LEGITIMATED PERSONS.
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FOR THE RE-REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, THE FEE WILL GO UP FROM $100 $200 AND FOR A CERTIFIED COPY OF AN ENTRY OF THE BIRTH WILL GO UP FROM $40 TO $80.
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