Social_Welfare_Annual_Report_1972-1973 — Page 75

APPENDIX 39

CASES UNDER THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND JUVENILES ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 213

PERIOD: 1 April 1972 to 31 March 1973, COMPARED WITH PARVIOUS YEARS

1.

Wards of the Director of Social Welfare

2.

1970-71

1971-72

1972-73

(a) Female adopted under Chinese cus- tom and on the register as wards on

#

1 April (section 30). New registration during the year

1,093

977

858

11

1

3

1,096

978

BGT

Wardships terminated during the

year...

119

120

42

嘴觜

977

838

819

(b) Females declared as wards and re- maining wards on I April (section 31) Wards declared during the year

139

140

18

$*

126

24

21

157

164

147

Wardship by declaration terminated

during the year

17

39

24

|

140

125

123

(c) Wards by order of the Juvenile

Court on | April (Section 34)

392

391

297

W

Made wards by Order of Court

during the year

42

34

31

434

425

328

Juvenile Court Orders cancelled

43

128

27

391

277

301

Total number of wards of Director of Social Welfare at end of year...

1,508

1,280

1,243

Males adopted under Chinese custom and voluntarily registered

On register on 1 April New registration during the year

245

232

204

JUL

2

1

+

''

247

233

204

Registration cancelled during the

15

29

21

Total at end of year

PAY

232

204

183

65

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