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visitation.
12. The right of visitation of churches shall lie with the Bishop and, under the general, or special authority of the Bishop, with the Archdeacon of Hong Kong, who may report to the trustees any irregularities in regard to the fulfilment of the duties of any particular church council in matters delegated to it by the trustees.
right to use
13. The Bishop shall have the right of using the Bishop's Cathedral, upon due notice being given, for ordinations, confirmations and other special services, of determining the order and form of such services, and of preaching and celebrating the Holy Communion therein.
troops to use
Church on
payment of
certain sum.
14. So long as an annual sum of not less than five hundred dollars is paid to the trustees for the use of Saint John's Cathedral Church by the troops constituting the garrison, the trustees shall allow and arrange for the use of such church by the said troops for one service at least on every Sunday in the year, but shall not be bound to provide any clergyman to perform the same.
grant for
prisons and
15. It shall be lawful for the Governor to appropriate such proportion of any sum which may be voted by the Legislative Council for general ecclesiastical or religious purposes as he may deem proper to the trustees, and thereupon the Dean or other clergyman nominated by the trustees, if such sum is accepted by the trustees, shall be bound when so required to provide for all requisite religious services and ministrations of the Church of England at the prisons and Government hospitals.
erect
16. (1) The trustees shall have power to decide as to the erection of memorial tablets or other memorials in any church within the scope of this Ordinance or in the precincts thereof, subject in each case to the written approval of the Bishop.
power to
remove
memorial,
etc.;
(2) The trustees, subject to the written consent of the Bishop, may order the removal of any monument, tablet or other memorial in any church or the precincts thereof which has become ruinous, dilapidated or unsightly if the donor thereof or his representatives cannot be found or will not properly repair and maintain it to the satisfaction of the trustees : Provided always that three months' notice of such
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