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
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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Applications withdrawn or cancelled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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