| Application
for assistance in the exercise of rights of access General
principle Under
the Convention, the rights of access to a child under the law of one Contracting
State are to be effectively respected in the other Contracting States. An application
for assistance in organizing or securing the effective exercise of rights of access
may be sent to an appropriate Central Authority. The
Central Authorities must co-operate to promote the peaceful enjoyment of access
rights and the fulfilment of any related conditions, and have the duties to take
steps to remove, as far as possible, all obstacles to the exercise of such rights.
Please click here
to view the schedule of Contracting States and territories having a Convention
relationship with Hong Kong. In
relation to a request for international assistance in respect of a child residing
in Hong Kong, the Central Authority of Hong Kong can help to find solicitors who
are willing to act for the applicant. 
Submitting
an application "Request
for Assistance in the Exercise of Rights of Access" form To
submit an application for assistance to the Central Authority of Hong Kong, you
should complete and submit a "Request for Assistance in the Exercise of Rights
of Access" form (FORM DJ-C31(E)) (click here to
download the form in pdf or rtf format, and click here
for contact details of the Central Authority of Hong Kong). We also encourage
other Central Authorities to use this form when dealing with a request in respect
of a child residing in Hong Kong, as that will facilitate our work.
| To enable us to process
your application for assistance in the exercise of rights of access to a child,
please submit a copy of each of the following supporting documents (if applicable
and available) - | - a
recent photograph of the child (only if his/her whereabouts are not known);
- a
recent photograph of the person infringing access rights (only if his/her whereabouts
are not known);
- a
copy of the marriage certificate of the child's parents;
- a
copy of the divorce decree nisi/absolute of the child's parents;
- an
authenticated copy of the custody or access order (or agreement) relating to the
child;
- a copy
of the child's birth certificate;
- a
copy of the child's identity card(s)/travel document(s);
- a
copy of the identity card(s)/travel document(s) of the person infringing access
rights.
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Language A
"Request for Assistance in the Exercise of Rights of Access" form should be completed
in English (Form DJ-C31(E)) or Chinese (Form DJ-C31(C)). These two languages are
the official languages of Hong Kong. Any communication or document sent to the
Central Authority of Hong Kong that is not in English or Chinese should be accompanied
by an English or Chinese translation or only where that is not feasible, a French
translation. However, if communications or documents in French are sent, it may
take longer for us to process your application due to the need to have them translated.
  Last
review date: 2 Oct 2009
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