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TO ALL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

NOTICE is hereby given that THE CHURCH BODY intends at an early date to apply

to the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hong Kong for the enactment of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to incorporate a Body of Trustees capable of holding property for the purposes of the Church of England, and to provide for the performance of Divine Worship according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England and for certain objects ancillary to the aforesaid objects".

A copy of the proposed Bill is printed hereunder.

Dated this 2nd day of December, 1929.

DEACONS,

Solicitors for the Church Body.

A BILL

INTITULED

[No. 2-4.12.29.-11.]

An Ordinance to incorporate a Body of Trustees capable of holding property for the purposes of the Church of England, and to provide for the performance of divine worship according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England, and, for certain objects ancillary to the aforesaid objects.

1. WHEREAS Saint John's Cathedral Church was erected on Crown land partly by means of private subscriptions and partly

partly by means of public moneys and has since been maintained and kept up and divine worship has been performed therein and elsewhere in the Colony in accordance with the pro- visions of certain Ordinances and it is expedient to provide for a continuance of the performance of such divine worship and services in accordance with the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England:

2. AND WHEREAS the said Cathedral Church is now vested in and administered by an incorporated Church Body under the name of the Trustees of Saint John's Cathedral Church in Hongkong:

3. AND WHEREAS Saint Andrew's Church Kow- loon and buildings connected therewith were erected on Crown land out of funds generously furnished by the late Sir Catchick Paul Chater C.M.G. the services at the said Church to be conducted according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England:

4. AND WHEREAS the Trustees of Saint John's Cathedral Church in Hongkong in addition to the powers conferred on them by the Saint John's Cathed- ral Church Ordinance 1899 were authorised by the Church Property Vesting Ordinance 1904 to acquire accept leases of purchase take hold and enjoy any lands buildings messuages or tenements and any other property of what kind or nature soever and where- soever situate for the purpose of endowing supporting maintaining carrying on or otherwise promoting the work of the Church of England in Hong Kong or in China whether such work should be of a religious educational or social nature or otherwise:

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