THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 11, 1906.
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functions of the Committee, (see 8345/05 C.S.O.). Appointments are held for five years. The list of present members and the dates of their appointments are given below:-
Chairman :
The Registrar General.
Other Members :
The Hon. Dr. Ho KAI, C.M.G., appointed 1st December, 1891.
LEUNG PUI CHI,.......
CHAN PAN PO,
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TSEUNG SZ KAI,...
LAU YAM CHỦN
HO FUK,
FUNG WA CHUN,
LI PAK,
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LƯU CHỦ PAY
The Hon. Mr. WEI YUK,
TONG LAI CHUEN,
CHAN CHUN CHUEN,
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14th July, 1898.
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30th May, 1900. 29th November, 1901. 6th February, 1902. 28th February, 1903. 27th October, 1905.
22nd November, 1905.
(iii.)-Permits.
The nature and number of permits issued during the year were as follows :-
To fire crackers for marriages,
27
15
other occasions,
To hold processions,
To perform theatricals,
To hold religious ceremonies,.
Total,
292
171
463
22
34
42
561
Permits to hold religious ceremonies and theatrical performances in the New Territory north of the Kowloon Range are issued by the Assistant Superintendent of Police at Taipo.
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5. Population.
Marriages. Ordinance No. 7 of 1875 as amended by Ordinance No. 15 of 1902 and Ordinance No. 6 of 1903.
The number of marriages solemnized during the year was 149, as compared with 131 in 1904. Thirty-one marriages were contracted at the Registrar General's Office. 292 permits were issued to fire crackers on the occasion of Chinese Marriages, as against 335 in 1904. The Rosary Church, Kowloon, was licensed during the year for the solemnization of marriages.
Births and Deaths. Ordinance No. 7 of 1896.
(Tables VI a and b.)
For full particulars regarding these, reference should be made this year and in future to the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The Births registered during the year were as follows:
Males.
Females. Total.
Chinese,.... Non-Chinese,
676
312
988
153
148
301
829
460
1,289