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kind or another. Seventy-five of these remarriages were performed at licensed places of worship, the remainder at the Registries. The total of 1,195 was 245 more than that for 1963-64.

138. Of the 12,608 marriages registered, 12,262 were between parties of Chinese race; 132 marriages were between non-Chinese grooms and Chinese brides, and 22 between Chinese grooms and non-Chinese brides; the remaining 192 were between parties both of whom were non-Chinese. 268 widowers and 135 widows remarried. 183 of the parties married were divorced persons, and in accordance with the normal practice of the Registry the divorce documents were carefully scrutinized before the marriage was permitted to take place.

139. In 33 cases the Registrar in the exercise of the discretion con- ferred on him by the proviso to Section 9 of the Ordinance issued his certificate allowing the marriage to proceed before the expiry of the prescribed fifteen days' notice.

Work done and Fees collected

140. Table XXVIII gives particulars of work done during the year and of the fees charged therefor, which totalled $155,662.60. This was $1,500 more than the 1963-64 figure and constituted a new record total.

General

PART IX

BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRY

141. The registration of births and deaths is compulsory under the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance. The General Register Office is situated at Li Po Chun Chambers, 92-97 Connaught Road Central, and there are ten District Registries on Hong Kong Island, and six in Kowloon and New Kowloon. In the New Territories there are full-time Birth Registries at Tai Po, Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long, and also 'part-time' Registries at various Rural Committee Offices which District Registrars visit according to a regular programme. Deaths in the New Territories are reported to local police stations. In addition to the above, three mobile teams operate in the New Territories dealing with applications for post-registration of births. Table XXIX shows the present organization of the Registry.

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