Hong Kong, Chinese Genealogy

Guide to Hong Kong 香港 ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Location Information
Hong Kong (香港), officially known as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国香港特别行政区) is located on the eastern Pearl River Delta. It covers an area of 1,110.18 km2(428.64 sq mi). Hong Kong became a colony of the British Empire in 1842, and was transferred back to China in 1997. As a special administrative region, Hong Kong maintains a separate governing system from China, under the principle of "one country, two systems". The predominant language is Cantonese.

Hong Kong Overseas Chinese Affairs Office 香港华侨华人总商会
Website: https://www.cgcc.org.hk/

Phone: +86 852 35200911

Address: 中国香港九龙長沙灣青道 696 時采中 10 樓 3 室

FamilySearch Historical Records Collections

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FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.


 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * FamilySearch Center locator map
 * Chinese Online Genealogy Records

Research Tools

 * List of Cemeteries in Hong Kong
 * Government Website
 * Application for Search of Birth Records and/or a Certified Copy of a Birth Entry
 * Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Archives
 * St. John's Cathedral Records