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(c)

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replace Supreme Court' by Hign Court/ in section 2.

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5.

provides

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Affiliation Proceedings Ordinance /Cap. 1821.

for the maintenance and custody of illegitimate children The British side proposes to replace Chief Justice' by Chief Judg of the High Court' in section 17.

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6.

Adoption Ordinance (Cap. 290). This makes provision for the adoption of children. The British side proposes to adapt it as follows

(a) replace the reference in section 17 (2) (c) (i)

(b)

(C)

Commonwealth country or the United States of America or any

State or territory of the United States of America by a

reference to jurisdictions to be listed in

under the

Ordinance;

replace paragraphs (a) to (d)

Rules by a reference to

authorized by law in that place to administer any judicial or other legal purpose;

(d) of Rule 29 of the Adoption

any person for the time being

an oath for

delete_ rule 2 (3) of the Adoption Rules which gives precedence to the English language in the forms;

(a)

replace 'High Court' by

(e)

(F)

'Court of First Instance' in

sections 2 and 4A (2) ✰ (3) of the Ordinance and in Rules

14A(1), 17(2) and (3) and 32 of the Adoption Rules;

replace 'Supreme Court' by

by High Court' in Rules 14(3),

(4), (6), 20 and 26 of the Adoption Rules;

replace 'Colony' by 'Hong Kong' in sections 5(6) and 7(2)

of the Ordinance and in Rules 28, 29 and Forms 4 and 4A of

the First Schedule to the Adoption Rules.

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