The procedure to register death in China varies by areas and location of the death. For cities and counties that are under the surveillance of the Ministry of Health for deaths and causes of deaths, a Medical Death Certificate is issued after the death occurs. Such certificate is required to cancel the Hukou registration and to bury the deceased person. Completing the Medical Death Certificate is required for areas under the Ministry of Health Surveillance, including 41 cities and 85 counties in 2005. 10% of the overall population is covered under this death surveillance system, about half is urban population and half is rural. For areas that fall out of the surveillance system, the use of the standard Medical Death Certificate is recommended but not enforced.

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Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Public Security
Tel: 23111111
Address: 593 Fuxing Rd. M.

Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department (GDPSD)
Address: No.97 Huanghua Road,Guangzhou
Telephone: 86-20-83832980

Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau
Address: No.9, Dongdajie, Qianmen, Dongcheng District, Beijing

Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau.
Address: No 1, Fuqian Lu, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, P.R.C.
Post code: 510030
Tel: 83125410
Email: waiban@gz.gov.cn

U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu
4 Lingshiguan Road
Chengdu, Sichuan 610041
China
Switchboard: (86-28) 8558 3992

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If someone dies in China when they are not in a hospital, the first thing that should be done is to telephone the local Public Security Bureau (the local police service).

• Age
• Sex
• Marital status
• Place of permanent residence (where Hukou is)
• Place of death
• Education attainment
• Occupation
• Causes of deaths
• Particulars of Applicant

There is no specific procedure for registering a death in China, and the process varies around the country. Some parts of the country are administered by the Ministry of Health, and in these areas a death certificate must be issued. In these regions a death certificate is needed to arrange a burial. Death certificates can be issued by a hospital or a public security bureau.

You have a right to request access to and correction of your personal data as provided for in sections 18 and 22 and Principle 6 of Schedule 1 of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486). Your right of access includes the right to obtain a copy of your personal data provided in the application form subject to payment of a fee.

• To process the births and deaths registration, search and issue of births and deaths records, or related applications
• To administer the births and deaths registration related ordinances
• To administer/enforce relevant provisions of the Immigration Ordinance (Chapter 115) and Immigration Service Ordinance (Chapter 331) and to assist in the enforcement of any other Ordinances and Regulations by other government bureau and departments through carrying out immigration control duties
• To process other persons application for immigration facilities in which you are named as a sponsor or referee for statistics and research purposes on the condition that the resulting statistics or results of the research will not be made available in a form which will identify the data subjects or any of them
• Any other legitimate purposes as may be required, authorised or permitted by law

http://english.gov.cn/2005-10/09/content_75326.htm
http://www.researchhongkong.org.uk/hong-kong-vital-records/hong-kong-birth-marriage-death-certificates
http://www.immd.gov.hk/en/forms/forms/bdr62.html

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