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All Chinese temples to be in complete and separate buildings used for no other purpose.

All Chinese temples to be registered.

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(b) the management, control and audit of the

funds of Chinese temples;

(c) the duties of sz chuk (temple keepers).

(2) All regulations made under this Ordinance shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Council at the first meeting thereof held after the publication in the Gazette of the making of such regulations, and if a resolution be passed at the first meeting of the Legis- lative Council held after such regulations have been laid on the table of the said Council resolving that any such regulation shall be rescinded or amended in any manner whatsoever, the said regulation shall, without prejudice to anything done thereunder, be deemed to be rescinded or amended, as the case may be, as from the date of publication in the Gazette of the passing of such resolution.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as obliging the Chinese Temples Committee to make any regulation before exercising any other power conferred on the Committee by this Ordinance.

4.-(1) No Chinese temple which is in existence at the commencement of this Ordinance shall be main- tained for a longer period than six months from the date of the commencement of the Ordinance unless it is in a building which is a complete and separate building and which is used for the purpose of such temple and for no other purpose.

(2) No Chinese temple shall hereafter be established or maintained unless it is in a building which is a complete and separate building and which is erected and is used for the purpose of such temple and for no other purpose.

(3) No person shall---

(a) take any part in the establishment or main- tenance of any Chinese temple which is established or maintained contrary to any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder, or

() take any part in the management or in the

service of any such Chinese temple, or

(e) derive any profit from the revenue of any such

Chinese temple.

5.-(1) No Chinese temple which is in existence at the commencement of the Ordinance shall be main- tained for a longer period than six months from the date of the commencement of this Ordinance unless it is registered in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.

(2) No Chinese temple shall hereafter be established or maintained unless it is registered in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.

(3) Registration shall be effected at the office of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and the following particulars shall be supplied in order to effect regis-

tration :-

(a) The name of the temple or intended temple. (b) The address of the temple or intended temple,

including the street or road and lot number. (e) The gods worshipped or intended to be wor-

shipped.