Detailed Instruction for Appointment Booking for Giving of Notice of Intended Marriage

First time users may take 5-10 minutes to complete this appointment booking.
Please read the following notes before you start the booking:

Appointment Booking for Giving of Notice of Intended Marriage:

If your marriage ceremony is to be held

by the Registrar of Marriages at any Marriage Registry;

by a competent minister in a licensed place of worship; or

by a civil celebrant of marriages at any other place in Hong Kong,

you can make an appointment for giving of notice of intended marriage through this service.

You can make only one appointment for giving of notice of intended marriage.

The appointment booking system will be temporarily suspended daily from 7:45 am to 7:59 am for updating of the selectable dates of intended marriage and the quota information. Normal services will be resumed at 8:00 am with refreshed information.

Please get ready the following information before making an appointment:

personal particulars of both marrying parties, including date of birth and Hong Kong identity card (HKIC) / travel document number

daytime contact telephone number

your intended date of marriage

preference of marriage registry (if you intend to celebrate your marriage in a marriage registry)

If your date of using the appointment booking system is within 14 days before the 3-month period preceding the date of intended marriage and your marriage ceremony is to be held at a Marriage Registry:

you can select a marriage registry for marriage ceremony. The appointment for giving of notice of intended marriage is given in accordance with your date of intended marriage and on a first-come-first-served basis;

after successfully making an appointment, the system will provide you with;

	the date and time of the appointment for giving of notice of intended marriage; and
	the priority number for choosing a time-slot for your marriage ceremony on the intended date of marriage;

you must attend the marriage registry / office on the date of appointment to give a notice of intended marriage and you will be allowed to select the exact time-slot for your marriage ceremony according to the priority number given in your booking acknowledgement.

If your date of making appointment is within one to 3 months preceding the date of intended marriage, or your intended marriage will be celebrated in a licensed place of worship or by a civil celebrant of marriages in three months:

you can make an appointment for giving of notice of intended marriage by selecting an available date and time of a marriage registry/office. The earliest available appointment will be on the next working day (Monday to Saturday, except General Holidays);

after successfully making an appointment, you must attend the marriage registry/ office on the date of appointment to give a notice of intended marriage. If your intended marriage is to be celebrated in the registry, you can select the date and time of your intended marriage at the time of giving the "notice of intended marriage", subject to the availability of marriage quota of the registry.

(Important note: The parties may contract the marriage according to the Marriage Ordinance after the notice of intended marriage has been exhibited for not less than 15 days and the issue of a certificate of the Registrar. If the marriage does not take place within 3 months after the giving of the notice of intended marriage, the notice shall be void, and another notice of intended marriage will be required before the parties can contract a marriage.)

After an appointment is made, you may change/cancel the appointment at least one day before the date of appointment.

You may choose to receive a free email appointment reminder two days before the date of your appointment.

Steps for enquiring the earliest booking date (only applicable to marriage ceremonies to be held at Marriage Registries):


Input the date of intended marriage.

Steps for making an appointment for giving of "notice of intended marriage" for a marriage to be celebrated in a marriage registry after 3 months:


1.	Read and agree to the declaration.
2.	Select the type of marriage ceremony - in a marriage registry.
3.	Input date of intended marriage.
4.	Input appointment details.
5.	Select marriage registry.
6.	Select email appointment reminder (optional).
7.	Submit booking.
8.	Receive acknowledgement.

Steps for making an appointment for giving of "notice of intended marriage" for a marriage to be celebrated within 3 months either in a marriage registry, or in a licensed place of worship or by a civil celebrant of marriages:


1.	Read and agree to the declaration.
2.	Select the type of marriage ceremony (in a marriage registry / licensed place of worship / by a civil celebrant of marriages).
3.	Input date of intended marriage.
4.	Input appointment details.
5.	Select marriage registry and appointment date.
6.	Select appointment time.
7.	Select email appointment reminder (optional).
8.	Submit booking.
9.	Receive acknowledgement.

Steps for changing an appointment:


1.	Read and agree to the declaration.
2.	Input identity document number, date of birth and enquiry code.
3.	Select change appointment.
4.	Input contact number of either or both of the marrying party.
5.	Select the type of marriage ceremony (in a marriage registry / licensed place of worship / by a civil celebrant of marriages).
6.	Input date of intended marriage.
7.	Select marriage registry (and appointment date and time, if applicable).
8.	Confirm details of the new appointment.
9.	Receive acknowledgement.

Steps for cancelling an appointment:


1.	Read and agree to the declaration.
2.	Input identity document number, date of birth and enquiry code.
3.	Select cancel appointment.
4.	Confirm details of the appointment to be cancelled.
5.	Receive acknowledgement.

Steps for enquiring an appointment:


1.	Read and agree to the declaration.
2.	Input identity document number, date of birth and enquiry code.
3.	View acknowledgement.

Steps for changing/ cancelling the appointment reminder:


1.	Read and agree to the declaration.
2.	Input identity document number, date of birth and enquiry code.
3.	Input the new email address or cancel the appointment reminder.
4.	Receive acknowledgement.

For enquiry on the online appointment booking service, please call the Technical Support Hotline at (852) 3128 8668 from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm (Hong Kong Time).