1970-HKRS28-8-37_Part04 — Page 49

HONG KONG

No. 68 of 1970.

I assent.

Kreuch

Governor.

9th July,

1970.

An Ordinance to make provision with regard to customary marriages, concubinage, modern marriages and the dissolu- tion of marriages, to repeal the Chinese Marriage Preservation Ordinance and for connected purposes.

[10th July, 1970.]

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

PART I.

PRELIMINARY.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Marriage Reform Ordinance 1970.

Short title.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires— Interpretation, "appointed day" means the day appointed for the purpose of this

Ordinance by the Governor under section 3;