Adoption Agencies and Information for Hong Kong
Under Hong Kong law, children between six months and 18 years
of age can be adopted. Hong Kong Social Welfare Department (SWD) statistics on
adoptions indicate that the Social Welfare Department handled foreign 246 adoption
applications in 2000/2001. Same statistics also reflect that most children available
for adoption are five years old and below, and some of them have health problems
or are disabled.
The government office responsible for adoptions in Hong Kong
is the Adoption Unit, Social Welfare Department, 38 Pier Road, Harbor Building
4/F., Central, Hong Kong (tel: (852) 2852-3107.
CHINESE EMBASSY AND CONSULATES IN THE UNITED STATES:
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China
2300 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington DC 20008
tel: (202) 328-2500
For more information about adoption from this country
and about adoption agencies that can assist you, please visit the websites below.
Prospective adoptive parents are advised to fully research any of the adoption
agencies they plan to use for adoption services. | 
