The same and difference of marriage conclusion essential
A. the stated term of Hong Kong law
a. Qualification term The Hong Kong marriage law regulates registration5, both male and female the age must over 16. Over 16 but before 21，they must acquire the agree of their parents or legality keeper and they are not closed kinsfolk.
b. Registration term The marriage proposer should present the marriage requisition to the registration officer and write I will marry to another party within three months after the date of declare. When the registration officer receive the apply, he will issue the marriage proclaim at the place of privy C. If no one opposes through 15days of proclaim, the will be given to registration.
B. the stated term of China inland law
a. Qualification term The China inland law regulates, the male must over 22 years old and the female must over 20 years old. This is later than Hong Kong 's and is not must be agreed by others, advocating marriage freedom, legality marriage is not be intervened. Forbidding cachexia epidemical broken and, specially, the illness taken is likely to contagion6 next and the closed kinsfolk.
b. Registration term The male and female must go to the registry office by themselves or they are not legality spouse7. When they register, they are spouse.
The same and difference of void marriage
A. The conditions of void marriage in Hong Kong law
The void marriage in Hong Kong law is refer to the marriage behavior of privy C is not accord with the basic conditions of the law. The marriage void from begin to end. In Hong Kong, void marriage children's status is different with marriage children. The essential conditions of void marriage:
a. The both party of marriage conclusion is in the forbid of law. In terms of Hong Kong law, any male must not marry to closed kinsfolk, or is void marriage.
