| Related
information Locating
a missing child
| If the child in respect
of whom you have rights of custody has been abducted and removed from Hong Kong,
or you have reasons to suspect that he/she has been abducted and is likely to
be removed from Hong Kong, take the following steps - |
- report the child as
missing to the Hong
Kong Police (click here
to view the telephone numbers of the respective Report Rooms) and provide all
relevant details about the child and the person suspected of taking the child,
including the following (if applicable and available) -
- recent
photographs;
- names
with aliases or nicknames, sexes, ages, dates of birth and places of birth;
- details
of Hong Kong identity cards, birth certificates and travel documents;
- present
and previous addresses;
- description,
including special features and characteristics;
- any
mental/physical incapacity or known medical condition;
- the
time and place last seen and description of clothing;
- usual
activities and places frequented;
- names
and addresses of associates;
- the
marriage certificate and divorce decree nisi/absolute of the child's parents,
any court order or agreement on custody or access and any other relevant document
or correspondence;
- if
you are not certain that the child has left Hong Kong, contact
the Central Authority of Hong Kong to request for assistance in obtaining
information on departure details of the child, or seek legal advice from your
Hong Kong lawyer;
- if
the child has left Hong Kong and has been taken to a
Contracting State or territory having a Convention relationship with Hong Kong,
contact the Central Authority of Hong Kong
or contact the Central Authority of that Contracting State or territory directly
for assistance, or seek legal advice from your Hong Kong lawyer or lawyers in
that Contracting State or territory;
- if
the child has left Hong Kong and has been taken to a Contracting State or territory
that does not have a Convention relationship with Hong Kong or a non-Contracting
State or territory, seek legal advice from your Hong Kong lawyer or lawyers in
that State or territory.
| If you have reasons
to suspect that the child in respect of whom you have rights of custody has been
removed to or retained in Hong Kong and the child was habitually resident in a
Contracting State or territory having a Convention relationship with Hong Kong
immediately before the removal or retention, take the following steps - |
- report the
child as missing to your local police;
- contact
the Central Authority of that Contracting State or territory or contact
the Central Authority of Hong Kong directly for assistance, or seek legal
advice from your local lawyer or Hong Kong lawyers.
| N.B.
| You
should note that there is no guarantee that a child will be located even if the
steps in this section have been taken. | 
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  Last
review date: 28 Jan 2011
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