CO129-508-11 Copies of Ordinances and amendments with relating correspondence 17-12-1927 - 17-7-1928 — Page 26

Enclosure No. 2.

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hongkong...27.th..April,....1928.

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No...........7................. ............of 1928.

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1. I have examined the accompanying Ordinance intituled an Ordinance to suppress and prevent abuses in the management of Chinese temples and in the administration of the funds of Chinese temples, and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's instructions.

This Ordinance was introduced on the strong. recommendation and urgent request of the leaders of the

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Chinese community.

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It will not interfere in any way whatsoever with genuine Chinese religion. The enthusiastic support which

the principles of the bill have evoked from the Chinese community is sufficient evidence of the correctness of this statement.

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The objects of the Ordinance are :-

(a) To prevent the exploitation of the ignorant by

charlatans;

(b) To recover from the benefit of the community the

control over public temples which have been slipping into private hands; and