349/19 C.S.O.
No. 1.
47
HONGKONG.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
No. 1920
5
PUBLIC
WORKS
COMMITTEË
at a Meeting held on the 5th February, 1920.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency
the Governor, 17th June, 1920.
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Colonial Treasurer, (ROBERT OLIPHANT HUTCHISON, M.B.E.).
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Mr. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.
Mr. LAU CHU-PAK.
Mr. Ho FoоK.
Mr. EDWARD VICTOR DAVID PARR.
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Mr. STANLEY HUDSON DODWELL.
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ABSENT:
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Mr. JOHN JOHNSTONE.
The Housing Question.—(C.S.O. 349/1919.)
1. The Chairman informed the Committee that the following was an approximate statement of the number of new houses,-as distinguished from re-erected houses,- which had been built during the past 10 years, 1910-1919 inclusive:-
Chinese Houses.
OTHER PARTS
CITY INCLUDING
OF
KOWLOON
TOTAL
NORTH POINT
HONGKONG
1910
40
19
6
65
1911
72
CO
22
97
1912
71
9
43
123
1913
133
12
22
167
1914
88
18
67
173
1915
141.
14
77
232
1916
153
10
69
232
1917
133
12
99
244
1918
81
14
150
245
1919
61
4
235
300
TOTAL
973
115
790
1,878