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(b) The address of the temple or intended temple,

including the street or road and lot number. (e) The gods worshipped or intended to be wor-

shipped.

(d) The nature or intended nature of the control of the temple, that is to say, whether by a committee or by a family or by an individual, and the title of the committee or the name of the family or individual.

(e) The name and address of the sz chuk

(, temple keeper), if any.

(/) Particulars of the funds, investments and properties held at the time of registration, and where, how and by whom those funds, investments or properties are held.

(9) The application or intended application of the revenue of the temple, including the revenue from funds, investments or property held or

to be held.

(h) In the case of a temple which is in existence at the commencement of the Ordinance, the date or approximate date of its establishment, and the approximate average annual revenue from all sources.

6. No person shall—

No person to take part in

unlawful

(a) take any part in the establishment or main- the establish-

tenance of any Chinese temple which is ment of any established or maintained contrary to any Chinese of the provisions of this Ordinance or of temple, etc. any regulation made thereunder, or

(b) take any part in the management or in the service of any such Chinese temple, or

(c) derive any profit from the revenue of any

such Chinese temple, or

(d) knowingly supply any false or inaccurate information for the purposes of this Ordi-

nance,

Chinese

7.-(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Revenues, Secretary for Chinese Affairs Incorporation Ordinance, etc., of all 1928, the revenues, funds, investments and properties temples to be of all Chinese temples shall, subject to the provisions under the of section 8, be under the absolute control of a com- control of mittee which shall be known as the Chinese Temples the Chinese

Temples Committee and which shall consist of the following Committee. persons:--

(a) The Chinese members for the time being of

the Legislative Council.

(b) A representative of the District Watch Com- mittee appointed by the Governor from time to time on the nomination of the District Watch Committee.

(c) The Chinese members of the Sanitary Board for the time being who shall have been appointed by the Governor.

(d) The Chairman for the time being of the Board

of Direction of the Tung Wa Hospital.

(e) The senior member for the time being of the

Committee of the Po Leung Kuk.

(f) The Chairman for the time being of the

Kwong Wa Hospital Committee.

(9) The Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

The Secretary for Chinese Affairs shall be the chair- man of the Chinese Temples Committee. Five mem- bers shall form a quorum.

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