THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 29, 1939.
The Honourable Mr. ALEXANDER BRUCE PURVES, (Director of Public Works).
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Sir HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, Kt., K.C., LL.D.
Mr. STANLEY HUDSON DODWELL.
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Mr. Lo MAN-KAM.
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Mr. ANDREW LUSK SHIELDS.
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Mr. THOMAS ERNEST PEARCE.
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Mr. LI TSE-FONG.
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Mr. WILLIAM NGARTSE THOMAS TAM.
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Mr. CLAUDE BRAMALL BURGESS, (Deputy Clerk of Councils).
ABSENT:
The Honourable Mr. LEO D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Junior.
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1. The Council met pursuant to adjournment. His Excellency the Governor
occupied the Chair.
MINUTES.
2. The Minutes of the Meeting held on the 7th December, 1939, were confirmed.
PAPERS.
3. The following papers were laid on the table :-
Amendment made by the Urban Council under section 5 of the Public Health (Food) Ordinance, 1935, Ordinance No. 13 of 1935, to the by-laws under the heading "Markets" and sub-head "Market-stalls" on the 7th day of November, 1939, and approved by the Legislative Council on the 7th day of December, 1939.
Order made by the Controller of Food under the Defence Regulations, 1939, with the consent of the Governor, fixing the standard prices of certain articles of food, dated 8th December, 1939.
QUESTION.
4. The Hon. Sir HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, Kt., K.C., LL.D., pursuant to notice,
asked the following question:-
In view of the statement made in Government Notification No. S. 646, in the Government Gazette of the 8th December, 1939, to the effect that Hong Kong is declared an infected port on account of cholera in the following places, namely: Bangkok, Siam, Tientsin, the Netherlands Indies, Singapore, the Federated Malay States, Amoy, Egypt, Palestine, Tsingtao, Shanghai and the Philippine Islands, will the Government state how many cases of cholera have been reported in this Colony during each of the five weeks up to the 9th December, 1939?
The Director of Medical Services replied as follows:-
Your Excellency, one case and two deaths from cholera were reported in the Colony during the week ending the 11th of November, 1939, and one further case was reported during the following week ending the 18th of November, 1939. Since then no cases of cholera have been dis- covered in the Colony.