167. One special licence dispensing with the giving of the notice of an intended marriage was granted by the Governor. In 40 cases the Registrar in exercise of the discretion conferred on him by the proviso to section 9 of the Ordinance issued his certificate allowing the marriage to proceed before the expiry of the prescribed 15 days' notice.
Prosecutions
168. Information given to the Police by the Registry enabled 12 persons to be charged during the year with perjury or bigamy or both. All were found guilty, and fines were imposed ranging up to $4,000. Seven further cases were under investigation at the end of the year.
Work done and fees collected
169. Table XXXII gives particulars of work done during the year and of the fees charged therefor, which totalled $360,690, up by $112,250 from the 1970-71 figure.
PART IX
BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRY
General
170. The registration of births and deaths is compulsory under the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance. The General Register Office is situated at Li Po Chun Chambers, 92-97 Connaught Road Central, and there are nine District Registries on Hong Kong Island and six in Kowloon and New Kowloon. In the New Territories there are full-time Birth Registries at Tai Po, Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long, and also 'part-time' Registries at various Rural Committee Offices, which District Registrars visit according to a regular programme. Deaths in the New Territories are reported to local police stations. In addition to the above, three mobile teams operate in the New Territories dealing with applica- tions for post-registration of births. Table XXXIII shows the present organization of the Registry.
171. On 19th April 1971, the Shau Kei Wan District Births Registry moved from the Jockey Club Clinic to new premises at 142-146 Shau Kei Wan Road, 1st floor, where it was combined with the new Shau Kei Wan Marriage Registry referred to in paragraph 154.
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