WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1979
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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR LEI MUK SHUE COMMUNITY HALL
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A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED ON JUNE 20 THIS YEAR TO RUN THE LEI MUK SHUE COMMUNITY HALL IN KWAI CHUNG, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE HON. DAVID AKERS-JONES TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. FRANCIS TIEN WHO ASKED WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT INTENDED TO FOSTER THE SPIRIT OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN NEW TOWNS BY APPOINTING A COMMUNITY HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AT LEI MUK SHUE IN KWAI CHUNG.
SUPPORT FOR MARRIAGE REFORM (AMENDMENT) BILL
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DR. THE HON. HENRY HU WELCOMED THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING LEGISLATION REGULATING MATRIMONIAL AFFAIRS PROPOSED BY THE MARRIAGE REFORM (AMENDMENT) BILL AND THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES (AMENDMENT) BILL, BUT SUGGESTED THAT THEY COULD BE EVEN BETTER.
SPEAKING AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), DR. HU SAID THE MARRIAGE REFORM (AMENDMENT) BILL SHOULD HAVE GONE FURTHER BY ALLOWING ONE PARTY TO À CHINESE CUSTOMARY MARRIAGE OR MODERN MARRIAGE TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE COURT IF THE MARRIAGE CAN BE PROVED BEFORE A COMPETENT COURT TO BE VALID AND SUBSISTING, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE.
HE SUGGESTED THAT THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO THE PARTIES TO MARRIAGES CONTRACTED IN HONG KONG SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER THOSE MARRIAGES CONTRACTED IN PLACES OUTSIDE HONG KONG.
ON THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, DR. HU THOUGHT THAT THE MATRIMONIAL RELIEFS AS AMENDED SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO CHINESE CUSTOMARY AS WELL AS MODERN MARRIAGES WHETHER THEY WERE CONTRACTED IN OR OUTSIDE HONG KONG, PROVIDED IT CAN BE PROVED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COURT THAT THEY ARE SUBSISTING AND VALID.
SEVEN BILLS PASSED
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SEVEN BILLS WERE PASSED INTO LAW IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON.
THEY ARE THE IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1979, THE MARRIAGE REFORM (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES
(AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, THE MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS AND PROPERTY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, THE URBAN COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979, THE HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979 AND THE DANGEROUS DRUGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1979.
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