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Monday, January 15, 1973
RECORD NUMBER OF REGISTERED MARRIAGES IN 1972
City Hall Registry Remains Most Popular
The number of marriages registered in 1972 reached a new record
total of 27,264, being 360 more than the previous record of 26,904 in 1971,
the Registrar General, Mr. W. Hume, announced today.
These figures apply to all marriages in 1972, which was the first
full year in which marriages might be contracted only in accordance with the
Marriage Ordinance.
While this no doubt influenced the figures for the year, another
influence was the fact that the early part of the year (up to February 14)
fell within the preceding lunar year, which was a particularly auspicious
year with two First Days of Spring (Lap Chun) according to the lunar calendar.
The current lunar year is a blind year, that is to say, a year in
which there is no First Day of Spring.
"The record total of registered marriages included 2,795 marriages
between parties already previously married in other ways as compared with
4,076 marriages of this category in 1971.
"The marked decrease in the number of these remarriage' cases is
due to the impact of the post-registration provisions of the Marriage Reform
Ordinance gradually tapering off.
"Excluding these 'remarriages', the total number of registered
marriages actually increased by 2,641 from 22,828 in 1971 to 24,469 in 1972,"
Mr. Hume added.
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