ADMINISTRATION
the west, Taipo in the north and east, and the Southern District. In addition to general administrative duties, District Officers sit as Police Court Magistrates, and can also hold Small Debt Courts and Land Courts under the New Territories Ordinance. They carry out the func- tions of the Public Works Department in controlling Crown Land and building development, and of the Registrar General in regard to records and deeds con- cerning private land. With the help of the Medical and Health Officer, the Department is responsible in the New Territories for much of the work done in the city by the Urban Council.
Other Departments
The Commissioner of Registration is responsible for the registration of persons and the issue of identity cards under the Registration of Persons Ordinance, 1949. The main work of registering the population was com- pleted in the autumn of 1951.
The Quartering Authority is responsible generally for the allocation of accommodation within government and for the requisition of premises.
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