Social_Welfare_Annual_Report_1965-1966 — Page 81

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APPENDIX 9

(See paragraph 45)

ABANDONMENT OF CHILDREN

FIGURES OF CHILDREN FOUND ABANDONED IN RECENT YEARS

Sex-ratio

Year

Male

Female

Total

boys per 100 girls

1958 - 59

34

174

208

19.5%

1963 - 64

་་་

40

98

138

40.8%

1964 - 65

21

41

62

51.2%

1965 - 66

21

32

53

65.6%

APPENDIX 10

(See paragraph 45)

THE ADOPTION ORDINANCE 1956

FIGURES OF LOCAL ADOPTIONS BY COURT ORDER IN RECENT YEARS

Applications for adoption pending on

1 April

**

Applications received during the year

Adoption Orders made by the Supreme

Court during the year*

Applications refused by Court

Applications withdrawn or cancelled

Total number of cases disposed of

during the year

1958-59

1963-64

1964-65

1965-66

95

125

120

117

121 216

138 263

161 281

150 267

**

84

122

121

103

2

35

21

43

25

121

143

164

128

95

120

117

139

Applications pending at end of year

***

**

Analysis of Adoption Orders made by the Supreme Court:

1958-59 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66

Abandoned children

Illegitimate children

23

27

19

24

***

4

9

5

3

Adoptions by private arrangement

37

65

82

70

Legalization of Chinese customary adoptions

20

21

15

6

***

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