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Wednesday, August 29, 1973

NEW MARRIAGE REGISTRY FOR YUEN LONG

A new marriage registry will be opened next Monday (September 3)

in Yuen Long to meet the increasing demand for wedding registrations in

the district.

It will replace the existing combined birth and marriage registry

at the Yuen Long District Office.

From Monday, notices of marriage may be given and marriage

ceremonies will be performed at the new registry which features a suitably

decorated narriage room and a separate waiting room for brides and

bridesmaids.

The new registry will only perform registration of marriagos,

while registration of births will continue to be operated at the old

registry at the Yuen Long District Office.

A spokesman for the Registrar General's Department said that

the separation of the two registries should greatly reduce congestion

in the old offices.

He pointed out that last year, the number of registered narriages.

in the New Territories had increased by 20 per cent to 2,945 from 2,444

in 1971.

"The opening of the new Yuen Long Marriage Registry is part of

the department's efforts to meet this increasing demand," he said.

The new registry, situated at the Yuen Long Town Hall at Tai Yuk

Road, will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and

from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. The registry's telephone number is

12-764003.

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