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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1991

"ALL THE FEES, EXCEPT THAT FOR A SHORTENED FORM OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE, WERE LAST REVISED IN 1986.

"IT IS PROPOSED THAT THEY BE INCREASED BY BETWEEN 60 TO 70 PER CENT EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF THE FEE FOR THE SHORTENED FORM OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE, LAST REVISED IN 1984, WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE FROM $5 TO $10," MR ASPREY SAID.

"IF APPROVED, THE NEW FEES WILL BE INTRODUCED ON MARCH 1, 1991 WHEN THEY ARE GAZETTED, HE ADDED.

MOTION PASSED TO INCREASE FEES SPECIFIED IN FOREIGN MARRIAGE ORDINANCE

THE

MOTION

COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED A LEGISLATIVE INCREASE THE FEES SPECIFIED IN THE FOREIGN MARRIAGE ORDINANCE.

SECRETARY

TO

FOR

MOVING THE MOTION

THE TO EFFECT THE CHANGE, SECURITY, THE HON ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID THE FOREIGN MARRIAGE ORDINANCE PROVIDED A MEANS WHEREBY COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS COULD GIVE NOTICE OF A BRITISH MARRIAGE IN HONG KONG, THOUGH THE MARRIAGE TOOK PLACE AT EMBASSY ABROAD.

"FEES

REGISTRAR OF FOREIGN MARRIAGE.

PAYABLE ARE

MARRIAGES,

FOR THE ISSUE OF A AND THE GRANT OF A

BY CERTIFICATE

LICENCE GOVERNOR'S

THE

OF

"IT

IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE THE FEES FROM $5 TO $10 $70 TO $120, HE SAID.

AND FROM

'THE FEES WERE LAST REVISED IN 1984 AND 1986 ASPREY ADDED.

RESPECTIVELY,

MR

0

MOTION PASSED TO INCREASE FEES UNDER LEGITIMACY ORDINANCE

$

INCREASE ORDINANCE.

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED

ΤΟ SCHEDULE SPECIFIED FEES THE

A

IN THE

THE

MOTION то LEGITIMACY

MOVING

THE

MOTION,

THE SECRETARY

SECURITY, FOR

ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID THE REVISION OF FEES WOULD BRING THEM INTO

SERVICES FOR SIMILAR WITH THE FEES

REGISTRATION ORDINANCE.

MR ASPREY POINTED OUT THAT THE

LEGITIMACY ORDINANCE

FOR RE-REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS OF LEGITIMATED PERSONS.

UNDER

THE

BIRTHS

AND

THE

HON LINE

DEATHS

PROVIDED

/"FEES COLLECTED