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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 24, 1934.

best of his or her knowledge and belief, of the several parti- culars required to be registered, and shall, in the presence of such registrar, sign the register.

tion respect-

child to

8.-(1) In case any child is born in, or any new-born Informa- child is admitted to, any public institution, convent or other ing living charitable or religious institution, it shall be the duty of the new-born person having charge of such institution or convent to ascertain be given from the mother of such child or person bringing such child to a

registrar. such information of the particulars required to be registered 37 & 38 concerning the birth of such child as can be elicited and to Viet. cause such information to be given to a registrar within 14 c. 88, days.

(2) In case any living new-born child is found exposed, it shall be the duty of any person finding such child, and of any person in whose charge such child may be placed, to report such finding to a registrar, and within fourteen days to give, to the best of his knowledge and belief, such informa- tion of the particulars required to be registered concerning the birth of such child as the informant possesses, and, in the presence of such registrar, to sign the register.

s. 3.

of births,

9.—(1) In every case where the information required Registration by sections 7 and 8 is given within fourteen days of the birth certificates of any child, exclusive of the day of birth, such birth shall of birth, be registered, without any fee, in the Birth Register Book.

(2) When such information is given after the expiration of the said fourteen days and within twelve months after the said birth, exclusive of the day of birth, the birth shall be registered, without any fee, in the Post Register Book of Births.

(3) No birth shall be registered after the expiry of twelve months from the date thereof except with the consent of the Registrar General; and the fact of such consent having been given shall be entered in the Post Register Book of Births in which such birth is registered.

(4) Any person obtaining registration of any birth under any sub-section of this section shall be entitled at the time of registration to receive free a certificate of such registration according to Form No. 3 of the Second Schedule.

procure

10. Notwithstanding the omission to report or furnish Duty of information as to any birth within 14 days-it shall be the duty registrar to of every registrar to procure by all means in his power the registration best and most accurate information respecting any birth which of births. may have occurred within his district and to cause the same to be registered as prescribed by Section 9.

for vaccina-

11. (1) Every registrar shall, immediately after the rc- Notice as gistration with him of the birth of any child, give a notice, in to necessity the Form No. 4 in the Second Schedule, to the parent or tion. person reporting the birth, drawing attention to the require Second ments of the Vaccination Ordinances.

Schedule. Form No. 4.

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