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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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4. Section 4 brings this amending Ordinance into operation before the opening of the Autumn racing reason.

PONTIFICAL FOREIGN MISSIONS INSTITUTE INCORPORATION ORDINANCE, 1933.

HON. MR. R. H. KOTEWALL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to provide for the incorporation of the Procurator in Hongkong of the Pontifical Foreign Missions Institute." He said: This Bill follows the form usual in incor- poration ordinances of this nature, such as the Jesuit Order Incorporation Ordinance, 1927; the Jesuit Order (Portuguese Province) Incorporation Ordinance, 1929; and the Salesian Society Incorporation Ordinance, 1931.

Incorporation in this case is considered desirable now that the education of adults to priesthood for the purpose of Mission work in Hong Kong, Central China, and certain other places, has been entrusted to the Pontifical Foreign Missions Institute with certain powers.

Clause 3 of the Bill empowers the Institute, subject to the provisions of sub-section 2 thereof, to acquire, hold, sell or mortgage lands and buildings, and also to invest monies upon mortgage of lands and buildings.

Clause 4 provides for passing to the successor of the Pro- curator the legal estate in any property transferred to the Corpora- tion, in the event of the death of the Procurator or in the event of his ceasing to hold office as such Procurator.

Clause 5 deals with the appointment of the Procurator, while clause 6 provides for the execution of deeds and other instruments requiring the seal and signature of the Corporation.

Clause 7 is the usual saving clause of the rights of the Crown and of certain other persons.

I beg to move that the Bill be read the first time.

HON. MR. S. W. TS'O seconded and the Bill was read a first time.

Objects and Reasons.

The "Objects and Reasons" for the Bill were stated as follows:-

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The education of adults to priesthood for the purpose of the Mission work having been entrusted to the Institute by the Holy See in Bengal, Burma and other cities in India, the Shan States,

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