Hong Kong Ordinances

BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 18

Burial of deceased child as still-born, etc.

No person shall wilfully bury or procure to be buried the body of any deceased
child as if it were still-born. No person shall bury or procure to be buried
any still-born child, unless there is delivered to him either-

   (a)  a written certificate in the prescribed form that such child was not
        born alive, signed by a registered medical practitioner who was in
        attendance at the birth or has examined the body of such child; or
        (See Form 13)

   (b)  (Repealed 47 of 1997 s. 10)

   (c)  an order of a coroner. (Amended 57 of 1967 Schedule) [cf. 1874 c. 88
        s. 18 U.K.]