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The full objects of the Fund as set out in the Deed are to provide for the benefit of any Chinese widows and orphans resident in the Colony who may become destitute and of Chinese workmen employed in the Colony who may become incapacitated for work by reason of old age or sickness or who may have been permanently disabled by any accident.
CHINESE PUBLIC DISPENSARIES.
(See Annexe B and Tables XXII to XXVI).
WANCHAI MATERNITY HOSPITAL. (See Annexe B).
CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY.
(Table XXVII).
CHINESE RECREATION GROUND.
(Table XXVIII).
32. The Chinese Recreation Ground in Hollywood Road is controlled by a Committee consisting of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs as Chairman and the Chinese Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils.
33. The Ground consists of a large concrete-surfaced open space which contains several pavilions and is bordered by sixty substantially-built stalls or rather small shops which are let by tender to refreshment caterers, barbers, book-sellers, letter-writers, etc., and the income, when expenses have been deducted, is devoted to Chinese charities.
YAUMATI PUBLIC SQUARE.
(Table XXIX).
34. The Yaumati Public Square is also administered by the Chinese Recreation Ground Committee on the same lines as the Chinese Recreation Ground. The chief difference is that there is no open space, the whole of the Square being occupied by stalls, fifty-nine in all, most of which sell cooked food.
PASSAGE MONEY FUND.
(Table XXX).
TRANSLATION.
35. The total number of translations made in the Department during 1936 was 875 as compared with 860 in 1935. 606 of these were from Chinese into English and 269 from English into Chinese. In addition a large number of translations made in other Government departments were sent to this office for revision.
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The full objects of the Fund as set out in the Deed are to provide for the benefit of any Chinese widows and orphans resident in the Colony who may become destitute and of Chinese workmen employed in the Colony who may become incapacitated for work by reason of old age or sickness or who may have been permanently disabled by any accident.
CHINESE PUBLIC DISPENSARIES.
(See Annexe B and Tables XXII to XXVI),
WANCHAI MATERNITY HOSPITAL. (See Annexe B).
CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERY.
(Table XXVII).
CHINESE RECREATION GROUND.
(Table XXVIII).
32. The Chinese Recreation Ground in Hollywood Road is controlled by a Committee consisting of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs as Chairman and the Chinese Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils.
33. The Ground consists of a large concrete-surfaced open space which contains several pavilions and is bordered by sixty substantially-built stalls or rather small shops which are let by tender to refreshment caterers, barbers, book-sellers, letter- writers, etc., and the income, when expenses have been deducted, is devoted to Chinese charities.
YAUMATI PUBLIC SQUARE.
(Table XXIX).
34. The Yaumati Public Square is also administered by the Chinese Recreation Ground Committee on the same lines as the Chinese Recreation Ground. The chief difference is that there is no open space, the whole of the Square being occupied by stalls, fifty-nine in all, most of which sell cooked food.
PASSAGE MONEY FUND.
(Table XXX).
TRANSLATION.
35. The total number of translations made in the Depart - ment during 1936 was 875 as compared with 860 in 1935. 606 of these were from Chinese into English and 269 from English into Chinese. In addition a large number of translations made in other Government departments were sent to this office for
revision.
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