No. 28.
22 FEB 1932
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG. 21st January, 1932.
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Sir,
(2)
With reference to your despatch No.313 of the
23rd November, 1931, on the subject of the validity of the
marriage of Mr. I. A. Levis, I have the honour to inform
you that marriages between persons neither of whom professes
the Christian religion duly celebrated according to the
personal law and religion of the parties are recognized as
valid in the Colony. The children of such marriages are
regarded as legitimate and the Court grants administration
to the widows or children of such marriages.
2. There is no official registration of such marriages and no record in this case appears in the register kept at the local Jewish Synagogue; I am unable therefore in the absence of the statutory declaration and marriage certificate referred to in the Foreign Office despatch to
express an opinion regarding the validity of this particular
marriage. I am informed on the other hand that the absence
of any record may have been due to an oversight on the part
of the keeper of the register which is as regards the period
in question by no means complete. In the circumstances
therefore, provided that the Foreign Office is satisfied that
the
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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.