CO129-610-5 Marriages solemnized in Stanley Camp during the Japanese occupation and subsequent legislation for divorce 14-2-1947 - 27-6-1947 — Page 63

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Mr. Mayle.

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6- MAY 1947

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

TELEGRAM

CODE (1)

GOVERNOR,

HONG KONG.

No..7.28

Your secret despatch No. 6 of 14th February,

paragraph 3.

1.

Occupation Marriages.

(17/54185/46) 2. It was not intended in my despatch No.265 of

19th December, 1946 to suggest that the marriages

should be made subject to a provisional Order,

FURTHER ACTION.

but merely that the Ordinance should follow the

form of the Order in not (repeat not) Scheduling

the marriages affected, since there is a .danger

that some marriages might be overlooked.

3. I agree that în viewof the large number of

marriages concerned, which was not before

appreciated, it would be impracticable to

consult all parties before a decision is finally

reached.

4. In these circumstances, however, I am advised

that it would be desirable to retain a safeguard

in the legislation on the lines of that which

you agreed to omit from the last sentence of

Clause 2 of the draft Bill, though the words should

explicit than those originally suggested

The wording proposed by my Legal Adviser to

be more

replace the last three lines of Clause 2 is as

follows:-

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