1408 ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1875 .
Marriage.
Remission. 37. The Registrar General may, in cases when he is satisfied of the
poverty of the parties, reduce the amounts of the said fees , or even remit
them altogether.
Forms. 38. The forms contained in the schedule hereto may be used in the
cases to which they are applicable with such alterations as circumstances
render necessary .
Application 39. This Ordinance shall apply to all marriages where one or both
of Ordinance.
the parties profess the Christian religion .
Suspending 40. This Ordinance shall not come into operation until Her Majesty's
clause.
confirmation thereof shall have been proclaimed in the Colony by the
Repeal. Governor, and thereupon Ordinance No. 1 of 1852 , and Ordinance No. 4
of 1875 shall be and the same are hereby repealed ; but such repeal shall
not affect anything theretofore lawfully done under either of the said
Ordinances .
SCHEDULE .
Form A.
Registrar General's Certificate.
I, , Registrar General for the Colony of Hongkong, do hereby
certify that on the day of notice was duly entered in the
marriage notice book of the said Colony of the marriage intended to be had between
the parties herein named and described .
Names. Condition. Rank or Profession . Age. Dwelling Place.
Date of notice entered 187. The issue of this certificate has not been
Date of certificate given 187 forbidden by any person authorised to
forbid the issue thereof.
Witness my hand this day of 187 .
Registrar General.
This certificate will be void unless the marriage is solemnised on or before the
day of 187 .
This certificate is issued by virtue of the Governor's licence dated the
day of 187