Employment Ordinance

(1)
For
section 15E(1
)(
c)
, an employee who intends to take paternity leave in respect of the birth of a child
must—
(a)
notify the
employer—
(i)
of his intention at least 3 months before the expected date of the delivery of the child; and
(ii)
of the intended date of his leave before taking the leave; or
(b)
(if he does not notify the employer in accordance with paragraph
(a
)(
i)
) notify the employer of each intended date of his leave at least 5 days before that date.
(2)
If the employer so requires, the employee must also give the employer a written statement signed by the
employee—
(a)
stating that the employee is the child’s father; and
(b)
stating—
(i)
the name of the child’s mother; and
(ii)
the expected date of the delivery, or (if the child has been born) the actual date of the delivery, of the child.