providing for that. It is a du
The Civil
duty of
Civil Government to secure it.
goes beyoud
But the Ordinance goes
registration of marriages, it uripose
conditions leviriting the right or power
to marr
marry
they
These conditions.
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far as
are of any value, the Church.
enforces and has the means.
far
enforcing
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of
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effectially than
the state. The Registrar General's
supervision is wholly weffective
Again permit
me to
point out for the consideration of your Government and of the Right Honourable the Secretary of State that the Marriage Law of Hongkong
it affects Rorman
Catholics and
the Roman Catholic Church is,
a
877
Catholic Church and
Cergy,
and is
singularly defective in itself, making
no provision for any but Christian
MANA a
uages;
that
we ask
for
its
alteration and amendment and
pocist to the fact that throughout the vast extent of the Government of credia there is in force
a law which provides
for all
classes and
religiones,
w, which
hurts the conscience of
allowing
cr vir
La Le
all the free exercise of their
rules and
regulations and
amply
which at the same time and
provides for all the requirements of the civil Government as to registration. The same law is in force in the
traits Settlements and works well.
I cannot see, I cannot
whether it is a
system of marriage
system of marriage
by license, or a
upon conditions and on certificate,
is depechorable
ana
objected to on
conveciae tions.
groun
LAJ
by
the Roman
Catholic
understand how or
why
it is that a
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under the enighter
approved and in full operation
ned Gavern:
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of India, and sanctioned. Imperial Government for one
by the
N
of
the
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