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After 40 licenses in 2024, couples from Hong Kong obtained 40 in 2025. The two annual totals were equal.
At the top of the Hong Kong series is 2010, with 115 licenses; 2020 sits at the bottom with 16.
The percentage setback in the published Hong Kong series occurred in 2020, when 16 licenses followed 86 the previous year.
Hong Kong recorded its annual percentage growth in 2009: 42.4%, reaching 84 licenses.
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| License issue year | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 55 |
| 2008 | 59 |
| 2009 | 84 |
| 2010 | 115 |
| 2011 | 111 |
| 2012 | 103 |
| 2013 | 88 |
| 2014 | 78 |
| 2015 | 74 |
| 2016 | 76 |
| 2017 | 85 |
| 2018 | 84 |
| 2019 | 86 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2021 | fewer than 10 |
| 2022 | withheld |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2024 | 40 |
| 2025 | 40 |
For couples from Hong Kong, both-first marriages accounted for 96 licenses; another 41 involved a remarriage. At 70.1%, Hong Kong's both-first share was above the countywide 50.2% by 19.89 percentage points.
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| Category | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| Both first marriage | 96 |
| At least one repeat marriage | 41 |
| Unclassified history | 0 |
The busiest month for couples from Hong Kong was October, with 20 licenses and 14.6% of the recent count. The quietest published month was November at 10, 10 fewer than October. April followed with 15 licenses.
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| Category | Licenses issued |
|---|---|
| January | fewer than 10 |
| February | fewer than 10 |
| March | fewer than 10 |
| April | 15 |
| May | 13 |
| June | fewer than 10 |
| July | 11 |
| August | fewer than 10 |
| September | 13 |
| October | 20 |
| November | 10 |
| December | 13 |
Hong Kong's October share of 14.60% was above the 10.33% of all licenses issued in that month, a difference of 4.27 percentage points. Following October and April, couples from Hong Kong collected 13 licenses in May, the third-largest published monthly group. Across October, April and May, couples from Hong Kong collected 48 licenses, making up 35.0% of their 137 recent total; across all couples, those months supplied 29.4% of licenses in 2021 to 2025.
For Hong Kong, the age distribution peaks at 30-34 with 95 people. Another 45 people on Hong Kong licenses were in the second-largest 35-39 band. Partners aged 30-34 represented 34.7% of people on Hong Kong licenses, above their 19.3% share among all couples. Across Hong Kong licenses, 48.2% of partners were under 35, a higher share than the all-origin 42.7%. After its leading two age bands, Hong Kong recorded 37 partners aged 25-29, followed by 37 aged 40-44 in the next position by count.
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| Age band | People |
|---|---|
| 25-29 | 37 |
| 30-34 | 95 |
| 35-39 | 45 |
| 40-44 | 37 |
| 45-49 | 23 |
| 50-54 | 17 |
| 55-59 | 11 |
| 60-64 | fewer than 10 |
| 65-69 | fewer than 10 |
| 70-74 | fewer than 10 |
| 75-79 | fewer than 10 |
Hong Kong's recent count of 137 was more than the 131 from Romania, its adjacent published overseas origin by volume. In 2025, Hong Kong was 27th among recognized overseas origins, while its pooled recent total ranked 28th among published overseas pages. The recorded Hong Kong total across those recent files averages 27.4 licenses per file year, with 2022 covered only through 22 December within the pooled 2021 to 2025 window.
The earlier Hong Kong checkpoints were 55 in 2007, 86 in 2019, 16 in 2020, 30 in 2023. By 2025, Hong Kong's count stood 53.5% below its 2019 level. Across 2021 to 2025, Hong Kong contributed 137 of the 375,664 countywide licenses, or 0.04%. In 2025 alone, Hong Kong represented 0.06% of the 70,598 licenses from all origins. At the start of the series, Hong Kong supplied 55 of 107,901 countywide licenses in 2007, a 0.05% share of that year's total.
Plan the $102 license visit
For your own visit from Hong Kong, budget $102 for the license and bring the identification listed in the marriage license guide; both partners attend to collect it. To obtain a certificate to take home to Hong Kong, allow for the officiant's filing stage, with a deadline of 10 days after the ceremony, then follow the certified-copy guide for the $20 certified certificate once the marriage is recorded.