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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST S. 1941.
The Honourable the Financial Secretary, (Mr. RONALD RUSKIN TODD, Acting).
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Dr. PERCY SELWYN SELWYN-CLARKE, M.C., (Director of Medical
Services).
Mr. ALEXANDER BRUCE PURVES, (Director of Public Works).
Mr. WILLIAM JAMES CARRIE, (Chairman of the Urban Council). Mr. JOHN JOHNSTONE PATERSON.
Mr. Lo MAN-KAM, C.B.E.
Mr. LEO D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Junior.
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Mr. ANDREW LUSK SHIELDS.
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Mr. WILLIAM NGARTSE THOMAS TAM.
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Mr. THOMAS ERNEST PEARCE.
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Mr. Li TSE-FONG.
Mr. CLAUDE BRAMALL BURGESS, (Deputy Clerk of Councils).
ABSENT:
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (Mr. NORMAN LOCKHART SMITH, C.M.G.).
the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, (Mr. ROLAND ARTHUR CHARLES NORTH).
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Mr. JOHN PENNEFATHER PENNEFATHER-EVANS, (Commissioner of Police) Mr. STANLEY HUDSON DODWELL,
1. The Council met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency the Governor
occupied the Chair.
MINUTES.
2. The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 26th June, 1941, were confirmed.
PAPERS.
3. The following papers were laid on the table:-
The Wholesale Dealings in Rice Regulations, 1941, made by the Governor under the Emergency Powers (Defence) Acts, 1939 and 1940, as applied to this Colony by the Emergency Powers (Colonial Defence) Orders in Council, 1939 and 1940, dated 24th June, 1941.
Order made by the Governor under regulation 55 of the Defence Regulations,
1940, dated 24th June, 1941.
Fees fixed by the Urban Council under by-law 2 (4) of the Conservancy By- laws in Schedule A to the Public Health (Sanitation) Ordinance, 1935, Ordinance No. 15 of 1935, for the removal of night soil and other excretal matter, dated 24th June, 1941.
QUESTIONS.
4. The Honourable Mr. Lo MAN-KAM, C.B.E., pursuant to notice, asked the following
questions:---
Will Government make a statement on the appointment of a Lady Assessor from England for the War Revenue Department, with particular reference to the following points:
(1) In view of the evacuation why it was considered necessary to
send a lady officer out from England to Hong Kong?
(2) Whether any efforts were made to secure a suitable candidate
locally or from among the evacuees?
The Financial Secretary replied as follows:-
The staff requirements of the War Taxation Department originally included six assessors' posts, for the holders of which chartered accountants or persons with equivalent qualifications were needed: this number was subsequently increased to seven.