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A birth which has not been registered within one year may be post-registered with the consent of the Registrar of Births and Deaths and on payment of a $30 fee. During the year, 569 births were post-registered.

A death registry where joint services are provided for the registration of death, the issue of cremation permits and the booking of cremation facilities, was opened on Hong Kong Island in 1983. A similar registry began operating in Kowloon in 1982.

The Immigration Department is responsible for the registration of births, deaths and marriages in Hong Kong.

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