THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH AUGUST, 1887.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 328.
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The following letter and its enclosure from the Directors of the Tung-wá Hospital are published for general information.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Calonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong 6th August, 1887.
(Translation.)
SIR,--The undersigned Committee have the honour to state that, in accordance with the esta- blished regulations, a public meeting of the members of the Kai-fong of the whole of Hongkong was summoned on the 20th of the 5th Moon (the 10th instant) for the public election of new Directors who should take over the management of all the affairs, great and small, connected with the Tung-wá Hospital.
The names and surnames of the twelve newly elected Directors are now herewith submitted with a request that they may be forwarded to His Excellency the Governor for his information.
Subjoined are the names of the twelve newly elected Directors :----
WAI PO-SHAN, Compradore. Mercantile Bank.
LEUNG HOK-CH'áu, Compradore, Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co. HU WAI-SHAN of the I Tải Lung Nam Pak Hong.
Lo Tsz-TS'UNG, Compradore, Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co. CH'AN LAN-HIN of the Ming Ki California Goods Firm.
LI CH‘UK-K'AI of the Ts'ün Shing Cotton Yarn Firm.
LAM YAT-HING of the Tsni Chán Rice Firm.
CH'AN SHUT-CH'o of the KWAN YUK TONG, Owner of property. NG SEUNG-Pó of the Tsun Ch'eung Lung Piece Goods Firm.
LI PAK-SHUN of the Kung Tái Pawnshop.
CHAN HIM-KUK of the Kwong Ü Wo Nam Pak Hong.
WAI CHU-SHAN of the Min Ün Opium Firm.
Further the names of the three of the above Directors, who have been appointed to manage the financial affairs of the Hospital, are subjoined:--
WAI PO-SHAN.
LEUNG HOK-CH'ÁU.
HU WAI-SHAN.
The noon of the 18th day of the 6th Moon of the Ting-hoi year (7th August) has been selected for handing over the accounts, deeds, and all affairs, great and small, of the Tung-wá Hospital to the management of the new Directors.
The undersigned, who have to retire this year, but who will act as assistant Directors, beg to present this petition, as in duty bound, with the hope that you will look into it.
A copy of the statement of the receipts and disbursements of the Hospital for the Ping-sut year (1886) is also herewith submitted for your information. As a return showing the number of patients discharged from the Hospital cured, of deaths, and of free-patients, out-patients, free-vaccinations, and destitutes taken into the Hospital during last year was submitted to you on the 18th day of the 1st Moon* (10th February, 1887), we beg that we may be excused from forwarding a second return on the present occasion.
(Signed) ( ) ( )
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WONG PING-PO, (Hon. Wong Shing.)
SAN LOK-TING.
CH'AN SHU-SHAN.
and other Directors of the Tung-wá Hospital.
Dated the 5th day of the 6th moon of the Ting-hoi year, (25th July, 1887).
To J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Esq.,
Acting Registrar General.
*Published at page (Za 2) of the Hongkong Blue Book for 1886,