Monday, January 15, 1973
There was a slight decrease in the number of church marriages in
1972, the total being 2,258 as compared with 2,399 in 1971.
However, most of the registered marriages were, as usual, celebrated
at the marriage registries, the total of such marriages reaching a new record
of 25,006, an increase of 501 over the 1971 figure.
In the New Territories, registered marriages increased significantly
with a total of 2,945 marriages celebrated, up by 501 or 20 per cent as
compared with 2,444 in 1971.
There are now four full-time registries and 14 part-time registries
operating in the New Territories.
Most Popular
The two principal marriage registries at the City Hall and the
Kowloon Government Offices remained the most popular registries with 44 per
cent of all marriages celebrated there.
Another popular registry was the Sung "ong Toi Registry, where
3,454 marriages took place during the year.
The new marriage registry opened at San Po Kong on June 26, 1972
has also proved to be very popular, with a total of 1,118 marriages celebrated
by the end of the year.
The City Hall Marriage Registry continued to operate on Sunday
mornings during the year, and a total of 564 Sunday morning marriages were
performed.
In many cases, Sunday was chosen because it happened to be a lucky
day according to the Chinese calendar; in others simply because of convenience
for work or other reasons.
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