Coroner - Hong Kong

Hong Kong

The Coroner's Court is responsible to inquire into the causes and circumstances of certain deaths. The Coroner is a judicial officer who has the power to:

  • Grant:
    • Burial orders
    • Cremation orders
    • Waivers of autopsy
    • Autopsy orders
    • Exhumation orders
    • Orders to remove dead bodies outside Hong Kong
  • Order police investigations of death
  • Order inquests
  • Approve removal and use of body parts of the dead body
  • Issue certificates of fact of death

The Coroner makes orders after considering the pathologist's report.

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