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CENSUS ORDINANCE, 1960.

(No. 2 of 1960).

Census Order, 1960.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Census Ordinance. 1960, the Governor in Council has made the following Order--

1.

This Order may be cited as the Census Order, 1960.

Citation,

2. A pilot marine census shall be taken at 2 a.m. on the 23rd Census order. day of January, 1960, of the population dwelling afloat in small craft

which are, at such time, within the limits of the following places-

(a) Victoria Harbour, west of a line drawn between the Star Ferry

Pier, Hong Kong, and the Star Ferry Pier, Kowloon;

(b) Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter:

(e) Aberdeen Harbour;

(d) Tai Po Harbour.

3.

The purposes of the said census are-

Purpose of

(a) to obtain by sample an estimate of the population dwelling afloat in small craft based upon the places specified in paragraph (2); and

(b) to test the organization for the taking of census under the

Census Ordinance, 1960,

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Council CHAMBER,

22nd January, 1960,

(Secretariat GR15/3231/59)

Clerk of Councils.