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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 19, 1910. 323
No. 253. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council :---
Ordinance No. 20 of 1910.-An Ordinance to amend the Marriage Ordinance,
1875.
Ordinance No. 21 of 1910.—An Ordinance to provide for the narrowing, stopping up, diversion, turning or alteration in levels of Highways.
HONGKONG.
No. 20 of 1910.
An Ordinance to amend the Marriage Ordinance,
1875.
LS
F. H. May,
Officer Administering the Government.
[19th August, 1910.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and cousent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Marriage Short title.
Amendment Ordinance. 1910, and shall be read and cou-
strued as one with the Marriage Ordinance, 1875.
2. Section 37 of the Marriage Ordinance, 1875, is here- Repeals by repealed and the following sections shall be substituted section 37 of therefor :-
Ordinance No. 7 of 1875 and substi-
37. Chinese persons may be permitted to contract tutes other marriage before the Registrar General under sections. this Ordinance only ou proving to the satisfac-
tion of the said Registrar General :-
(a.) that both parties were born in the Colony or are permanently resident therein; and
(b.) that a marriage has already been contracted or is about to be contracted between the parties according to the rites and customs observed in China; and
(c.) that neither of the parties has living au undivorced husband or wife other than the person with whom she or he desires to contract marriage under this Ordinance.
Provided always that the Governor shall have power where the circumstances appear to him to justify his so doing to grant a special licence under section 11 of this Ordinance to any person who desires to contract a marriage under this Ordinance and in such case this Ordinance shall apply to the marriage of the parties in respect of whom the special licence is granted.
38. Save as is provided by the last preceding section Application
of the
this Ordinance shall apply to all marriages Ordinance. where neither of the parties has living an undivorced husband or wife, except marriages between persons neither of whom professes the Christian religion duly celebrated according to the personal law and religion of the parties.” Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 18th day of August, 1910.
C, CLEMENTI,
Clerk of Councils,
Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the 19th day of August, 1910.
A. M. THOMSON,
Colonial Secretary.
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