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(ii) if the offender is apparently under the age of sixteen years, in the presence of a parent, guardian, relative or other person in charge of the offender who wishes to be present.",

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 15th day of March, 1972.

HONG KONG

No. 11 of 1972

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

Uk

This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bill.

Clerk to the Legislative Council

I assent.

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Governor.

16th Murch, 1972.

An Ordinance to amend the Matrimonial Causes Ordinance.

[1st April, 1972.]

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

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Matrimonial Causes (Amendment) Ordinance 1972 and shall come into operation on the 1st April 1972.

2. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after Section 54 the following new Part-

Recognition

La Hoog Kong of

Overseas divorces

and legal separations. 1971, 2,53, 12

"PART EX

RECOGNITION OF OVERSEAS DIVORCES AND

LEGAL SEPARATIONS

55. (1) Sections 56 to 58 shall have effect, subject to section 61, as respects the recognition in Hong Kong of the validity of overseas divorces and legal separations.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) "overseas divorces and legal separations" means divorces and legal separations which-

Short title and commencement,

Addition of new Part IX.

(CAP. 179,)