(c)
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replace 'Supreme Court' by 'High Court' in section 2.
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5.
provides
Affiliation Proceedings. Ordinance (Cap. 183).
Thi
for the maintenance and custody of illegitimate children The British side proposes to replace Chief Justice' by 'Chief Judg
of the High Court' in section 17.
6.
Adoption Ordinance (Cap. 2901. This makes provision for the adoption of children. The British side proposes to adapt it as
follows
(a)
(b)
(C)
a
replace the reference in section 17 (2) (c) (i)
Commonwealth country or the United States of America or any
State or territory of the United States of America by a
reference to jurisdictions to be listed in or under the Ordinance; !
replace paragraphs (a) to (d) of Rule 29 of the Adoption Rules by a reference to any person for the time being
authorized by law in that place to administer an oath for any judicial or other legal purpose;
delete rule 2 (3) of the Adoption Rules which gives
precedence to the English language in the forms;
(d)
replace 'High
(e)
(F)
Court' by
'Court of First Instance' in
sections 2 and 4A (2) & (3) of the Ordinance and in Rules
14A(1), 17(2) and (3) and 32 of the Adoption Rules;
replace Supreme Court' by 'High Court' in Rules 14A (3), (4), (6), 20 and 26 of the Adoption Rules;
replace Colony' by 'Hong Kong' in sections 5(6) and 7(2)
of the Ordinance and in Rules 28, 29 and Forms
the First Schedule to the Adoption Rules.
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