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Hong Kong has established an inter-departmental working group on population estimates which is convened half-yearly. Matters pertaining to population and vital statistics are discussed via this platform. The working group comprises representatives from the Census and Statistics Department, the Immigration Department and the Department of Health.
The birth of a child should be registered at a birth registry of the district in which it occurred. If the child was born before arrival at a hospital/clinic or the birth has not been registered within 1 year, the birth should be registered at the Births and Deaths General Register Office. Registering a birth does not incur a fee if it is made within 42 days of the birth. If it is made after 42 days of the birth but within 1 year, a registration fee of HK$140 will be charged. After 1 year, the registration fee will be HK$680.
Ms. Jennifer Wong, Senior Statistician, Census and Statistics Department
Goal 1. Universal civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events |
Goal 1 Targets:
Goal 2. All individuals are provided with legal documentation of civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events, as necessary, to claim identity, civil status and ensuing rights |
Goal 2 Targets:
Goal 3. Accurate, complete and timely vital statistics (including on causes of death) are produced based on registration records and are disseminated |
Goal 3 Targets:
Goal 1. Universal civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events |
Goal 1 is an expression of the internationally accepted principle of the universal coverage of civil registration. The CRVS system should register all vital events occurring in the territory and jurisdiction of the country or area, including among hard-to-reach and marginalized populations.
National Targets:
BASELINE
201499%
MIDTERM
201899%
baseline
201499%
MIDTERM
201898%
baseline
2014100%
MIDTERM
2018100%
Goal 2. All individuals are provided with legal documentation of civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events, as necessary, to claim identity, civil status and ensuing rights |
Goal 2 reflects that CRVS systems provide legal documentation of civil registration to individuals and families for legal and administrative purposes. Legal documentation is strongly linked with a broad range of rights and activities, in particular legal identity. This goal addresses the distinction between the civil registration of a vital event and the possession of formal proof that it took place, in the form of legal documentation.
National Targets:
baseline
2013100%
MIDTERM
2018100%
TARGET
2024100%
baseline
2013100%
MIDTERM
2018100%
Goal 3. Accurate, complete and timely vital statistics (including on causes of death) are produced based on registration records and are disseminated |
Goal 3 highlights the critical importance of civil registration being linked to the production and quality assurance of vital statistics on the occurrence and characteristics of vital events.
National Targets:
TARGET
Target achieved
TARGET
Target achieved
Note: This target was not monitored as part of the Midterm Questionnaire on the Implementation of the Regional Action Framework for CRVS in Asia and the Pacific.
baseline
2014100%
TARGET
2024Target achieved
baseline
20133.4%
MIDTERM
20183.8%
TARGET
20245%
Note: In light of recent countries’ experiences, Verbal autopsy is not encouraged to be applied to a large population scale, but rather on a representative sample. To reflect this, Target 3E is not anymore monitored by the coverage percentage of Verbal autopsy, but by the use or not of Verbal autopsy and its different applications.
baseline
2014No
TARGET
2024No
TARGET
Target achieved
TARGET
Target achieved
TARGET
Target achieved

National Coordination Mechanism
Status in Hong Kong, China: Complete

Comprehensive Assessment
Status in Hong Kong, China: Complete

National Targets for 2024
Status in Hong Kong, China: Complete

Monitoring & Reporting Plan
Status in Hong Kong, China: Not started

Inequality Assessment
Status in Hong Kong, China: Not started

National Strategy
Status in Hong Kong, China: Not started

National Focal Point
Status in Hong Kong, China: Complete

Reporting to ESCAP - Baseline
Status in Hong Kong, China: Complete

Reporting to ESCAP - Midterm
Status in Hong Kong, China: Complete
Hong Kong has established an inter-departmental working group on population estimates which is convened half-yearly. Matters pertaining to population and vital statistics are discussed via this platform. The working group comprises representatives from the Census and Statistics Department, the Immigration Department and the Department of Health.
The birth of a child should be registered at a birth registry of the district in which it occurred. If the child was born before arrival at a hospital/clinic or the birth has not been registered within 1 year, the birth should be registered at the Births and Deaths General Register Office. Registering a birth does not incur a fee if it is made within 42 days of the birth. If it is made after 42 days of the birth but within 1 year, a registration fee of HK$140 will be charged. After 1 year, the registration fee will be HK$680.
Ms. Jennifer Wong, Senior Statistician, Census and Statistics Department