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in building a new out-patient hospital in Kowloon City in
A
connection with the Chinese Dispensary.
This use of the
balance was suggested by the representatives of the
inhabitants of Kowloon City, and it is no doubt an
illustration of the kind of policy which will be followed
under the Ordinance.
11.
The definition of the term "Chinese temple"
naturally gave rise to considerable difficulty. The
definition in section 2 of the Ordinance was worked out with
the able assistance of the members of the District Watch
It is unusual in form in that it is based
mainly on certain Chinese terms which are not defined.
Committee.
It
is doubtful if these Chinese terms could be defined within
reasonable limits, but it is not anticipated that any great
difficulty will arise in the practical application of the
definition of the term "Chinese temple".
12.
Section 3 gives to the Chinese Temples Committee, which will be referred to in paragraph 16 below, power to
make regulations for the control and management of Chinese
temples. These regulations will be subject to the approval
of the Governor in Council. They will also be laid on the
table of the Legislative Council, and it will be possible for
any member of the Council to move for the rescission or
amendment of any such regulation.
13.
Section 4 provides that no temple which is in
existence at the commencement of the Ordinance shall be
maintained for a longer period than six months after such
commencement unless it is a building which is a complete
and separate building and which is used for the purpose of the
temple and for no other purpose. The same rule with regard
to the nature of a temple building is applied also to all
This is aimed at the class of temple
future temples.
referred to in paragraph 5 above.
It is perhaps