{"id":452,"date":"2021-06-24T01:48:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T17:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devwp.visibleone.io\/p136\/?p=452"},"modified":"2021-10-12T17:27:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T09:27:16","slug":"adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyclic.hk\/en\/topics\/child-and-youth-affairs\/adoption-and-foster-care\/adoption\/","title":{"rendered":"Adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Adoption&#8221; module_class=&#8221;posttitle&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>I. Adoption<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Adoption is a legal process by which parental rights and responsibilities over a child are transferred from the birth parents to the adoptive parents. An adoption in Hong Kong must be effected in accordance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/290\/\">Adoption Ordinance , Cap. 290<\/a> , Laws of Hong Kong. The guiding principle in the adoption process is the \u201cbest interests of the child\u201d ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/290\/s8.html\">section 8<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/290\/\">Adoption Ordinance<\/a> ).<\/p>\n<p>Local adoption service in Hong Kong is provided by the Adoption Unit of the Social Welfare Department and three non-governmental organizations, as Accredited Bodies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International Social Service Hong Kong Branch<\/li>\n<li>Mother\u2019s Choice Limited<\/li>\n<li>Po Leung Kuk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The statutory requirements concerning the accreditation system in respect of local adoption in the HKSAR are set out in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/290\/s26.html\">sections 26<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/290\/s26A.html\">26A<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/290\/s26B.html\">26B<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/290\/\">Adoption Ordinance<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Adoption&#8221; module_class=&#8221;posttitle&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;] I. Adoption [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;] Adoption is a legal process by which parental rights and responsibilities over a child are transferred from the birth parents to the adoptive parents. An adoption in Hong Kong must be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>Adoption is a legal process by which parental rights and responsibilities over a child are transferred from the birth parents to the adoptive parents. An adoption in Hong Kong must be effected in accordance with the <a href=\"#\">Adoption Ordinance , Cap. 290<\/a> , Laws of Hong Kong. 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