APPENDIX 15
(See paragraphs 81 & 82)
CASES UNDER THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND JUVENILES ORDINANCE, CAP. 213
PERIOD: 1 APRIL 1967 to 31 MARCH 1968, cOMPARED WITH PREVIOUS YEARS
1. Wards of the Director of Social Welfare
(a) Females adopted under Chinese custom and on the register as wards on 1 April (Section 30) New registration during the year
1,832 102
1,382
59
1,304 43
**
1,934
1,441
1,347
Wardships terminated during the
year ...
185
137
154
Total at end of year
1,749
1,304
1,193
(b) Females declared as wards and
remaining wards on 1 April
(Section 31)
162
77
108
Wards declared during the year
Wardships by declaration ter-
minated during the year
Total at end of year
(c) Wards by order of the Juveniles
Court on 1 April (Section 34) Made wards by Order of Court
during the year
Juvenile Court Orders cancelled
36
36
19
198
113
127
12
5
10
17
186
108
117
46
392
432
5
42
37
44
51
434
469
2
70
Total at end of the year
51
432
399
Total number of wards of
Director of Social
Welfare at end of year...
1,986
1,844
1,709
Males adopted under Chinese custom and voluntarily registered
On the register on 1 April New registrations during the year
4 + 4
1,481
828
775
64
24
31
1,545
852
806
Registrations cancelled during the
year ...
Total at end of year
58
77
218
1,487
775
588
79