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Chapter: 1014 CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUST ORDINANCE Gazette Number Version Date

Long title 30/06/1997


To provide for the incorporation of a body of trustees capable of holding property for the purposes of the Church of
England, and to provide for the performance of divine worship according to the rites and ceremonies of the
Church of England, and for certain objects ancillary to the aforesaid objects.


[18 January 1930]


(Originally 2 of 1930 (Cap 277 1950))

Preamble 4 of 2000 01/07/1997


Remarks:
Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 4 of 2000 s. 3

WHEREAS-

(a) Saint John's Cathedral Church was erected on Crown land partly by means of private subscriptions and
partly by means of public moneys and has since been maintained and kept up and divine worship has
been performed therein and elsewhere in Hong Kong in accordance with the provisions of certain
Ordinances and it is expedient to provide for a continuance of the performance of such divine worship
and services in accordance with the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England; (Amended 4 of
2000 s. 3)

(b) the said Cathedral Church is now vested in and administered by an incorporated Church Body under
the name of the Trustees of Saint John's Cathedral Church in Hong Kong;

(c) Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon, and buildings connected therewith were erected on Crown land out
of funds generously furnished by the late Sir Catchick Paul Chater, C.M.G., the services at the said
Church to be conducted according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England;

(d) the trustees of Saint John's Cathedral Church in Hong Kong in addition to the powers conferred on
them by the Saint John's Cathedral Church Ordinance 1899 (Cap 58 of 1899), were authorized by the
Church Property Vesting Ordinance 1904 (16 of 1904), to acquire, accept leases of, purchase, take,
hold and enjoy any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements and any other property of what kind or
nature soever and wheresoever situate for the purpose of endowing, supporting, maintaining, carrying
on or otherwise promoting the work of the Church of England in Hong Kong or in any other part of
China, whether such work should be of a religious, educational or social nature or otherwise; and
(Amended 4 of 2000 s. 3)

(e) it is deemed expedient that all lands, buildings, messuages or tenements, property, funds and
endowments (save as hereinafter mentioned) of the Church of England in Hong Kong and elsewhere
within the Diocese of Victoria, Hong Kong, shall as far as possible be transferred to or vested in one
central incorporated authority which may administer the same for the purpose of endowing,
supporting, maintaining, carrying on or otherwise promoting the work of the Church of England in
Hong Kong or elsewhere in the Diocese, whether such work be of a religious, educational or social
nature, or otherwise: (Amended 4 of 2000 s. 3)


Section: 1 Short title 30/06/1997


This Ordinance may be cited as the Church of England Trust Ordinance.

Section: 2 Interpretation 30/06/1997


In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Bishop" (主教) means the Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong;
"chapel of ease" (小教堂) means a chapel under a mother church consecrated for the performance of public worship



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according to the liturgy of the Church of England, and so recognized by the Bishop, the officiating minister
whereof has not a separate cure of souls;

"church body" (管業委員會) means the trustees of Saint John's Cathedral Church in Hong Kong as heretofore
constituted;

"Church of England" (英語聖公會) means the English speaking churches of the diocese in which are performed such
rites and ceremonies as are customary in the Provinces of Canterbury and York and are authorized by the
Bishop:
Provided that nothing in this definition shall prevent the performance in such churches of such other services as
may be authorized by the Bishop; (Added 61 of 1970 s. 2)

"commissary" (主教代理人) means a person nominated by the Bishop to act for him or in his stead in accordance
with the terms of a written authority signed by the Bishop, or in the event of the incapacity of the Bishop or of
the voidance of the see, the Dean or such other person nominated by the Chairman of the House of Bishops;
(Amended 61 of 1970 s. 2)

"Dean" (座堂主任牧師) means the clergyman in charge of Saint John's Cathedral and holding the Bishop's licence to
such office;

"Diocesan Conference" (英語牧區聯議會) means the assembly of clergy and laity of the Church of England,
constituted according to such rules as have been approved by the Bishop for the time being; (Amended 61 of
1970 s. 2)

"diocese" (教區) means the area over which the Bishop has ecclesiastical authority; (Amended 61 of 1970 s. 2)
"House of Bishops" (主教院) means the House of Bishops established in accordance with the constitution of the

Council of the Church in South East Asia; (Added 61 of 1970 s. 2)
"incumbent" (駐堂聖品人) means a clergyman with a cure of souls in charge of a church and holding the Bishop's

licence thereto;
"trustees" (受託人) means the trustees appointed by or under the provisions of section 3.

Section: 3 Constitution of the trustees L.N. 362 of 1997;

4 of 2000
01/07/1997



Remarks:
Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 4 of 2000 s. 3


TRUSTEES


(1) (a) There shall be a body of trustees which, subject to the other provisions of this Ordinance, shall consist
of-
(i) The Bishop;
(ii) The Dean;
(iii) The Vicar of Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon;
(iv) The Vicar of Christ Church, Kowloon Tong,
and their successors in office for the time being, together with two lay trustees representing Saint
John's Cathedral, two lay trustees representing Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon, and two lay trustees
representing Christ Church, Kowloon Tong, and thereafter the persons for the time being duly elected
and appointed in place of the above or any of them as their successors in accordance with regulations
made under this Ordinance. (Amended 20 of 1948 s. 4; 61 of 1970 s. 3)

(b) In the case of every other church to which this Ordinance for the time being applies and whose
incumbent has a separate cure of souls, the incumbent and two duly elected lay representatives of such
church shall be members of the body of trustees. (Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp.
Schedule)

(c) All lay trustees shall be actual communicants of the Church of England, of twenty-one years of age
and upwards, of either sex, and shall be elected at the annual church meetings as provided for in
regulations made under this Ordinance. (Amended 61 of 1970 s. 3)

(d) In the event of the absence on leave of any clerical trustee other than the Bishop it shall be lawful for
the trustees in their discretion to appoint temporarily the clergyman in charge of the church concerned.



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(2) The Bishop shall have power to give and revoke a dormant commission to any clergyman of the Church of
England to be a trustee, and to act for the Bishop in accordance with the terms of the dormant commission, during any
absence of the Bishop from Hong Kong and during any incapacity of the Bishop, and to be a trustee and to act in the
stead of the Bishop in the case of voidance of the see. No such dormant commission shall take active effect on the
ground of the incapacity of the Bishop or the voidance of the see until it has been published in the Gazette by the
Chief Secretary for Administration with the approval of the Chief Executive in Council, at the request of the
remaining trustees then in Hong Kong. When a dormant commission has taken active effect upon such publication on
the ground of the incapacity of the Bishop it shall continue to have active effect until the publication of a notice in the
Gazette by the Chief Secretary for Administration, at the request of the Bishop and of the majority of the remaining
trustees then in Hong Kong, suspending such active effect. Unless previously revoked any such commission shall
continue in force, either as a dormant commission or in active effect as the case may be, after the voidance of the see
until the arrival of a new Bishop or until a new commissary has been nominated by the Chairman of the House of
Bishops. (Amended 61 of 1970 s. 3; L.N. 226 of 1976; L.N. 242 of 1994; L.N. 362 of 1997; 4 of 2000 s. 3)

(3) (a) The Bishop or his commissary shall be chairman of the trustees.
(b) A meeting of the trustees shall be held at least once in every calendar year, and not more than fifteen

months after the holding of the last preceding meeting.
(c) The Bishop or his commissary and at least one-half of the remaining trustees shall form a quorum.
(d) No act or decision of the trustees shall be valid unless approved by more than half of the whole number

of trustees.
(e) If any act be done or discretion be exercised by the majority of the trustees, or if any instrument be

executed in pursuance thereof, no such act, discretion or instrument shall be questioned on the ground
that the other trustees, or any of them, did not concur or join therein, or objected thereto.


Section: 4 Notification of change in trustees L.N. 362 of 1997;

4 of 2000
01/07/1997



Remarks:
Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 4 of 2000 s. 3


(1) All changes in the constitution of the trustees shall be notified to the Chief Secretary for Administration and
published by him in the Gazette. (Amended L.N. 226 of 1976; L.N. 242 of 1994; L.N. 362 of 1997)

(2) No such change shall be deemed to have been made unless it has been so published in the Gazette.
(Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule)

(3) The production of a copy of the Gazette containing any such notification shall be prima facie evidence as to
the constitution of the trustees.

(4) The trustees shall when required by the Chief Executive furnish to him satisfactory proof of the succession,
election or appointment of any new member thereof. (Amended 4 of 2000 s. 3)

Section: 5 Incorporation and general powers of the trustees 30/06/1997


(1) The trustees shall be a body corporate under the name of "The Trustees of the Church of England in the
Diocese of Victoria, Hong Kong", and by that name shall have perpetual succession and shall and may sue and be
sued in all courts and shall and may have and use a common seal and may break, change, alter and make anew the said
seal.

(2) The trustees shall have power to acquire, accept leases of, purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands,
buildings, messuages or tenements of what nature and kind soever and wheresoever situate, and also invest moneys
upon mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements, or upon the mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds,
shares or securities of any government, municipality, corporation or company, and also to purchase, acquire and
possess goods and chattels of what nature or kind soever, for the purpose of endowing, supporting, maintaining,
carrying on or otherwise promoting the work of the Church of England in Hong Kong or elsewhere in the diocese
whether such work be of a religious, educational or social nature or otherwise. (Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of
1940 Supp. Schedule)

(3) Subject to the provisions of section 6, the trustees shall further have power by deed or writing under their
common seal to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, yield up, mortgage, demise, reconvey, reassign, transfer or
otherwise dispose of or deal with any lands, buildings, messuages, tenements, goods and chattels or other property



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which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the trustees, upon such terms as to the trustees may seem fit:
Provided that nothing in this section shall be construed so as to authorize any breach of trust on the part of the

trustees.
(4) All deeds and other documents requiring the common seal of the trustees shall be sealed with such seal and

shall be signed by two trustees. (Replaced 61 of 1970 s. 4)

Section: 6 Vesting of property in trustees 4 of 2000 01/07/1997


Remarks:
Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 4 of 2000 s. 3


(1) Saint John's Cathedral Church and the precincts thereof together with all buildings, rights, easements and
appurtenances thereunto belonging, and together with all the estate, right, title and interest of the church body as
heretofore constituted shall vest in the trustees in fee simple for the sole and express purpose of a church and to the
intent that divine worship and the services usual in the Church of England shall be therein performed and carried on in
accordance with the rites and ceremonies of the said Church:

Provided that-
(a) if at any time the church ceases to be used as a church for divine worship and the services usual in the

Church of England cease to be performed and carried on therein in accordance with the said rites and
ceremonies, the church and the precincts thereof shall revert to and become the absolute property of
the Government unless the same be sold or otherwise disposed of with the consent in writing of the
Chief Executive; and (Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule; 4 of 2000 s. 3)

(b) the use of any part of the said precincts for the purpose of schools, quarters for the members of the
staff of Saint John's Cathedral Church and other buildings in connection with such church shall be
deemed to be use for the purpose of a church within the meaning of this subsection. (Added 42 of
1955 s. 2)

(2) All that piece or parcel of ground known and registered in the Land Registry as Kowloon Inland Lot No.
1153 and the church building and buildings erected thereon, together with all rights, easements and appurtenances
thereunto belonging and together with all the estate, right, title and interest held upon trust by the church body as
heretofore constituted, shall vest in the trustees for the residue now unexpired of the term of seventy-five years created
therein by the Crown lease thereof, subject to the payment of the rent reserved by the said Crown lease and the
performance and observance of the lessee's covenants and conditions therein contained, upon trust to permit the said
premises to be used by the clergyman for the time being in charge of the services of the said church (or if there be no
clergyman in charge by any other clergyman who may be approved by the Bishop) for the conduct of such services in
accordance with the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England and for such other purposes not inconsistent with
the provisions of the said Crown lease as may be directed by the church council duly constituted: (Amended 8 of
1993 s. 2)

Provided that-
(a) the trustees shall not be deemed personally liable for any payments of money in excess of that

provided or available for the purposes of the church;
(b) the said premises or any part thereof shall not be used for any other purpose whatever than for a church

the services of which shall be conducted according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of
England, and for the erection of schools or parsonage or other buildings in connexion with such
church, without the previous licence or consent of the Government, signified in writing by the Chief
Executive of Hong Kong or other person duly authorized in that behalf; and

(c) the said premises or any part thereof shall not be let, underlet, mortgaged, assigned or otherwise parted
with without the previous consent of the Government, signified as aforesaid or upon other terms and
provisions than set forth in the said Crown lease. (Amended 33 of 1939 ; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp.
Schedule; 61 of 1970 s. 5; 4 of 2000 s. 3)

(3) The furniture, fittings, fixtures, chattels and effects held for the use of Saint John's Cathedral and of Saint
Andrew's Church, Kowloon, and all the right, title, interest, property, claim and demand therein or thereto of the
church body as heretofore constituted shall vest in the trustees absolutely.

(4) The sum of ten thousand dollars, the endowment fund for the use of Saint John's Cathedral Hall, and the
securities or investments now representing the same now vested in the church body under the declaration of trust dated
the 3 February 1922 shall be transferred to and vested in the trustees absolutely subject to the trusts and provisions of



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the said declaration of trust.
(5) All books, papers and other documents hitherto kept at Saint John's Cathedral or Saint Andrew's Church or

belonging or appertaining thereto respectively, and all moneys belonging or due or owing to Saint John's Cathedral or
the church body as heretofore constituted or to Saint Andrew's Church or the vestry thereof, shall vest in the trustees
absolutely.

(6) All memorials in or about Saint John's Cathedral and in or about Saint Andrew's Church shall be under the
care and custody of the trustees.

Section: 7 Delegation of powers to church councils 30/06/1997


(1) The trustees shall delegate the care and maintenance of any land, building, furniture, fittings, chattels,
effects, records and memorials and the expenditure of income appertaining to Saint John's Cathedral Church and Saint
Andrew's Church, Kowloon, respectively, and provision for the administration of the services to be performed therein,
to the respective church councils of such churches to be appointed in manner hereinafter provided.

(2) The trustees may make similar delegation of their powers in the case of any other church to which this
Ordinance for the time being applies. (Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule)

(3) Every such delegation shall be by an instrument in writing signed by the Bishop or his commissary and two
of the trustees which shall be in the form provided in the Schedule and shall specify the property committed to the care
of each church council and what powers and duties the church council shall have in the matter of making alteration or
addition thereto: But no alterations by way of addition or diminution to the fabric or utensils or ornaments of such
churches shall be made without the previous written consent of the Bishop. (Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940
Supp. Schedule)

(4) The trustees shall have power by an instrument signed as aforesaid to revoke or amend any letter of
delegation.

Section: 8 Boards of patronage 30/06/1997


(1) Whenever a vacancy occurs or is expected to occur in any cure of souls the trustees shall appoint a board of
patronage, to be constituted as hereinafter provided, which shall nominate a clergyman for institution to such cure
when vacant and shall return his name to the trustees together with the recommended terms of appointment. The
trustees shall before entering into any contract with such clergyman obtain the written approval of the Bishop or in the
case of the incapacity of the Bishop of his commissary of such appointment. If no notice of nomination be returned to
the trustees and by them to the Bishop or his commissary within six months after a vacancy in any cure it shall be
competent for the Bishop or his commissary to appoint. (Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule; 61
of 1970 s. 6; L.N. 235 of 1996)

(2) Such board of patronage shall consist of the Bishop or his commissary, who shall be chairman, one clerical
representative one lay representative of the trustees and four lay representatives of the church council concerned:
(Amended 61 of 1970 s. 6)

Provided that-
(a) the incumbent of the church in which the vacancy is expected to occur shall not be a member of the

board; and (Replaced 61 of 1970 s. 6)
(b) when a vacancy occurs or is expected to occur in the office of Dean two additional members (one

clerical to represent the clergy and one lay to represent the laity) shall be appointed by the Diocesan
Conference or in default of such appointment in such manner as the trustees for the time being may
approve.

(3) The time and manner of the summoning and meeting of such board and the mode of its procedure shall be
determined by the board itself, subject to any direction that may be given by the trustees. The Bishop or his
commissary and not less than three representatives of the church council concerned shall constitute a quorum.

(4) The fixing of the salary of the clergyman in charge of any church shall be determined by a sub-committee
consisting of not more than six to be appointed by the church council concerned which shall report to the board its
decision, but such decision shall be subject to the approval of the board.

(5) The question of the renewal or termination of the agreement of the clergyman in charge of any church shall
be decided by a board of patronage, constituted as hereinbefore provided, to be appointed by the trustees ad hoc which
board shall report its decision to the trustees:

Provided that no termination except on the expiration of an agreement shall be valid without the written approval



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of the Bishop or in the case of the incapacity of the Bishop of his commissary. (Amended 61 of 1970 s. 6)
(6) Save with the consent of the trustees no amendment shall be made to the agreement of the clergyman in

charge of any church. (Added 61 of 1970 s. 6)

Section: 9 Regulations for trustees and church councils 30/06/1997


REGULATIONS


(1) The trustees may by regulation provide for all or any of the following matters-
(a) the mode of filling up casual vacancies among their number;
(b) the holding of meetings of the trustees and the conduct of business thereat;
(c) the election and tenure of office of an auditor and the appointment and tenure of office of a treasurer

and secretary and the mode of filling up casual vacancies among such officers;
(d) the regulation of the church councils constituted by section 10, and the constitution and regulation of

church councils for any church to which this Ordinance for the time being applies; (Amended 33 of
1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule)

(e) the keeping of accounts by church councils;
(f) the care, maintenance and administration of chapels of ease;
(g) all other matters relating to the affairs of the trustees.

(2) No amendment of the regulations shall apply in the case of any particular church council until such
amendment has been adopted at a meeting of the qualified and duly enrolled electors of the church in question.
(Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule) (Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule)

Section: 10 Church councils of Saint John's Cathedral and of Saint

Andrew's Church
30/06/1997



CHURCH COUNCILS


There shall be a Saint John's Cathedral church council and a Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon, church council,
and a Christ Church, Kowloon Tong, church council, and a church council for every other church to which this
Ordinance for the time being applies. The primary duties of every such council, whether constituted by or under this
Ordinance, shall be to co-operate with the incumbent in the initiation, conduct and development of work in the church
concerned in accordance with the regulations for church councils for the time being in force and to exercise the
powers conferred upon them in accordance with section 7:

Provided that-
(a) all matters connected with the religious services of the churches shall be under the immediate direction

and management of the respective incumbents or clergymen in charge subject nevertheless to the
control of the Bishop; and

(b) no change in the customary arrangement and conduct of the religious services in any church shall be
made arbitrarily and without the consent of the church council, and that the incumbent or clergyman in
charge shall inform the council before making any change. Any question which may then or from time
to time arise between the incumbent or clergyman in charge and the church council with regard to any
such change shall be referred to the Bishop who, after such consultation as he thinks best both with the
incumbent or clergyman in charge and the council, shall make orders thereon against which there shall
be no appeal. (Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule; 61 of 1970 s. 7)


Section: 11 Application of Ordinance 4 of 2000 01/07/1997


Remarks:
Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 4 of 2000 s. 3


MISCELLANEOUS


The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to every church of the Church of England now or hereafter
established in Hong Kong.



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(Amended 33 of 1939; G.N. 840 of 1940 Supp. Schedule; 4 of 2000 s. 3)

Section: 12 Right of visitation 30/06/1997


The right of visitation of churches shall lie with the Bishop who may report to the trustees any irregularities in
regard to the fulfilment of the duties of any particular church council in matters delegated to it by the trustees.

(Amended 61 of 1970 s. 8)

Section: 13 Bishop's right to use Cathedral 30/06/1997


The Bishop shall have the right of using the Cathedral, upon due notice being given, for ordinations,
confirmations and other special services, of determining the order and form of such services, and of preaching and
celebrating the Holy Communion therein.

Section: 14 (Repealed 61 of 1970 s. 9) 30/06/1997




Section: 15 Government grant for services at prisons and Government
hospitals

4 of 2000 01/07/1997



Remarks:
Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 4 of 2000 s. 3


It shall be lawful for the Chief Executive to appropriate such proportion of any sum which may be voted by the
Legislative Council for general ecclesiastical or religious purposes as he may deem proper to the trustees, and
thereupon the Dean or other clergyman nominated by the trustees, if such sum is accepted by the trustees, shall be
bound when so required to provide for all requisite religious services and ministrations of the Church of England at the
prisons and Government hospitals.

(Amended 4 of 2000 s. 3)

Section: 16 Power to erect memorials 30/06/1997


(1) The trustees shall have power to decide as to the erection of memorial tablets or other memorials in any
church to which this Ordinance for the time being applies or in the precincts thereof, subject in each case to the written
approval of the Bishop.

(2) The trustees, subject to the written consent of the Bishop, may order the removal of any monument, tablet
or other memorial in any church to which this Ordinance for the time being applies or the precincts thereof which has
become ruinous, dilapidated or unsightly if the donor thereof or his representatives cannot be found or will not
properly repair and maintain it to the satisfaction of the trustees:

Provided that three months' notice of such intended removal shall be given in writing to the donor or his
representatives if he or they can be found, and if not a notice signifying such intended removal shall be posted for
three months in the western porch of the church concerned.

(3) Subject in each case to the written approval of the Bishop, the trustees shall have power to make alterations
in a church to which this Ordinance for the time being applies or its furniture and to add to or remove ornaments
therein.

(Amended 61 of 1970 s. 10)

Section: 17 Saving of the Chater Endowment Funds 30/06/1997


Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the Chater (Saint John's Cathedral Church)
Endowment Fund or the Chater (Saint Andrew's Church) Endowment Fund, save that for the purposes of such funds
the trustees shall be substituted for the church body and vestry respectively and shall authorize the payment of the
income of such funds to the council of the church concerned.




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Section: 18 Saving 4 of 2000 01/07/1997


Remarks:
Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 4 of 2000 s. 3


Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the rights of the Central Authorities or the
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law and other laws, or the rights of
any body politic or corporate or of any other persons except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those
claiming by, from or under them.

(Amended 4 of 2000 s. 3)

Schedule: SCHEDULE 30/06/1997


[section 7]


LETTER OF DELEGATION


issued pursuant to section 7 of the Church of
England Trust Ordinance, Chapter 1014


To the CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHURCH.


THE TRUSTEES appointed under the Church of England Trust Ordinance, hereby delegate the care and
maintenance of the following property to the above mentioned Church Council, namely-
and empower the said Church Council to exercise the following powers and duties, namely-


GIVEN under the hands of the Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong, and of two of the trustees this day of , 19
.


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Bishop.

................................................................................................... Trustees.

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