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Application for addition / alteration of child's name can be submitted to any of the births registries.

Addresses and office hours of Births Registries

General Enquiries

Hotline: (852) 2824 6111

Fax: (852) 2877 7711

Email: enquiry@immd.gov.hk

In applying for addition / alteration to the name of a child, the parent must attend in person to make a declaration and produce the child’s birth certificate.

It normally takes 25 minutes to process an application for addition / alteration of child’s name. A certified copy of a birth entry with addition / alteration of child’s name will be available after 9 working days (working days denote Monday to Friday excluding General Holidays) at a prescribed fee.

No fee is payable if the addition / alteration to the child's name is made within the period of 42 days from the birth. After 42 days, a fee of HK$425 will be charged. If a certified copy of a birth entry with addition / alteration of the child's name is required, HK$140 will be charged for each copy.

A certified copy of a birth entry with addition / alteration of child’s name will be available after 9 working days (working days denote Monday to Friday excluding General Holidays) at a prescribed fee.