2.

APPENDIX 15

CASES UNDER THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND JUVENILES ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 213

PERIOD: 1 APRIL. 1971 TO 31 MARCH 1972, COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS YEARS

Wardships terminated during the

year...

Total at end of year

(b) Females declared as wards and

remaining wards on 1 April (Section 31)

Wards declared during the year

Wardship by declaration

Total at end of year

(c) Wards by order of the Juvenile

Court on 1 April (Sectoin 34) Made wards by Order of Court

during the year

1. Wards of the Director of Social Welfare 1969-70

1970-71

1971-72

(a) Female adopted under Chinese

custom and on the register as wards on 1 April (Section 30) New registration during the year ...

1,133

1,085

977

12

11

1

1,145

1,096

978

60

119

120

1,085

977

858

139

139

140

***

19

18

24

158

157

164

terminated during the year

19

17

38

139

140

126

356

392

391

73

42

34

429

434

425

Juvenile Court Orders cancelled

37

43

128

Total at end of year

392

391

297

Total number of wards of

Director of Social

Welfare at end of year

1,616

1,508

1,281

Males adopted under Chinese custom and voluntarily registered

On the register on 1 April New registration during the year

249

245

232

15

2

1

264

247

233

Registration cancelled during the

year...

19

15

29

***

Total at end of year

245

232

204

57

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