It was all done online, the certificate then sent to my parents who sent it to me.

All very arcane. The real pisser is that check requires a proof of address in the UK. As I have no family/relatives/address in the UK....I was unable to complete it, except for returning home in person. The chinese need to give their heads a good rattle and have a rethink, esp if one has been in china continuously for X amount of years. Was not going to reply, took me 5 minutes to post this.

Cheers,
SMGS