Posted by
spurs
16 yrs ago
I need to get a birth certificate for my son who was born recently in Kowloon. The system for getting a birth certifictate here is ridiculous. You either have to make an appointment (the earliest available time is March 5th which would not give me enough time to get a passport to travel to Australia) or you queue up at the office in Yau Ma Tei. I arrived at the office yesterday 90 minutes before opening and there were already 60 people in the line. I had to leave as I had no idea how long I would be waiting. Has anyone got a birth certificate in this manner? If so how long was the wait?
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cd
16 yrs ago
We got our birth certiicates from Shatin registry. Admittedly it was a few years ago, but didn't make an appointment, and don't remember waiting very long. Found the whole process very easy.
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Hi Spurs,
I got my baby's birth certificate in November 2008 at the registry office next to Pacific Place, Admiralty. I arrived first thing in the morning (maybe 9am?), and probably took two hours to complete everything. But you get the birth certificate straight away. I thought it was inconvenient, especially as you have a tiny baby to deal with but it seems it's the only way to do it!
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bw
16 yrs ago
I got both my boys' certs from the registry office next to pacific place admiralty. One of my boys was born on the island and the other in kowloon. Both times I didn't go with baby, my husband went (without baby) with necessary documents and got the certs. Don't remember him complaining about the wait.
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