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functions of the Committee, (see 8345/05 C.S.O.). Appointments are held for five years. The list of present members and the dates of their appointments are given below:--
Chairman
The Registrar General.
Other Members :—
The Hon. Dr. Ho KAI, C.M.G., appointed 1st December, 1891.
LEUNG PUI CHI,...
CHAN PAN Po,
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TSEUNG SZ KAI,.
LAU YAM CHÂN,..
Ho FUK,...
FUNG WA CHUN,
LI PAK,
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14th July, 1898.
30th May, 1900.
U HOI CHAU,
29th November, 1901.
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LAU CHU PAS,
6th February, 1902.
The Hon. Mr. WEI YUK,
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28th February, 1903.
TONG LAI CHUEN,
27th October, 1905.
CHAN CHUN CHUEN,
22nd November, 1905.
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(iii.)-Permits.
The nature and number of permits issued during the year were as follows:-
To fire crackers for marriages,
91
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other occasions,
To hold processions,
To perform theatricals,
To hold religious ceremonies,..
Total,
292
171
463
22
3
42
561
Permits to hold religious ceremonies and theatrical performances in the New Territory north of the Kowloon Range are issued by the Assistant Superintendent of Police at Taipo.
5.--Population.
Marriages. Ordinance No. 7 of 1875 as amended by Ordinance No. 15 of 1902 and Ordinance No. 6 of 1903.
The number of marriages soleminized during the year was 149. as compared with 131 in 1904. Thirty-one marriages were contracted at the Registrar General's Office. 292 permits were issued to fire crackers on the occasion of Chinese Marriages, as against 335 in 1904. The Rosary Church, Kowloon, was licensed during the year for the solemnization of marriages.
Births and Deaths. Ordinance No. 7 of 1896.
(Tables VI a and b.)
For full particulars regarding these, reference should be made this year and in future to the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The Births registered during the year were as follows:-
Chinese,.. Non-Chinese,
Males.
Females.
Total.
676
312
988
153
148
301
829
460
1,289
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