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FAIR RENTS BOARD.
K. R. A.'S LETTER TO THE GOVERNMENT.
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STABILISATION URGED.
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At the monthly meeting of the Committee of the Kowloon Re- sidents Association over which the Rev. J. Horace Johnston pre- sided a number of interesting matters were dealt with.
The Arst and most important. business on the agenda was the question of >A "Fair Rents" Board." The Committee had Deen advised of cakes where rent. had been increased to a very large extent. In the worst case notified the increase represented 140 per cent. of the rent paid pre- vious to June 30.
It was pointed out that if such increases can be made at this time of depression when there are fewer people in the Colony and there is an admittedly large num- ber of Chinese premises vacant, the rent situation is going to be much worse as soon as conditions in the Colony return to normal..
The Committee were of the opinion that there should be some: form of Government control and that a "Fair Rents Board" with powers to investigate all cases of large increases in rent would do much to stabilise rents.
Association's Appeal,
"It was therefore decided to write to the Government asking them to institute a."Fair Rents Board" in the following terms:-
September 16,
The Hon.
the Colonial Secretary,...
Hong Kong.
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Si-am instructed by the Committee of the Kowloon Re- sidents' Association to submit the following request for the serious consideration of the Gov-1 emment.
Even at the present time, when large numbers of Chinese and Europeans are away from the Colony owing to the boy- cott, the Committee has received advice of instances where rents have been increased from 33 per rent. to 140 per cent, of the rent paid previous to the removal of the Rents Restriction Ordin- ance on June 30, 1926. The Com- mittee Teels that in such cases." there should be some court of appeal which could inquire into the circumstances, and if neces- sary arbitrate between tenant and landlord..
Suggested Constitution. Such a cours of appeal could be formed by instituting a "Fair Rents Board" on which the
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cords and accounts to show the KOWLOON MATTERS. actual return on a landlord's in- vestment. The Board should be further empowered to call expert witresses, if necessary, to ar- rive at actual valuations as against in some cases the K. R. A. highly inflated prices pald
COMMITTEE MEETS.
Criticism Nat Same.
The Rev. J. Horsce. Johnston The Committee would point presided at the last meeting of out that such a Board would not the committee of the Kowloon Re- be subject to the same criticism sidonts' Association. that was levelled at the Rents Mr. J. L. Parren, hon. secre- Restriction Ordinance. namely tary, has favoured the "China that of preventing development Mall" with copies of reports on of property.
the telephone question (which Since some form of Govern- also concerns the service in Hong ment control is exercised over Kong) and on rents increases. profits and rates of auch public These are published fully in this utilities aa tramways, omni-issue. buses, electric lighting and tele- On other subjects, the follow- phones, it is felt that some forming has been released for publica- of control is amply justified in the case of rents.. Rent occu-
pies a larger proportion of the public's monthly budget than the total expenditure for the public utilities mentioned...
I am, therefore, directed to urge the Government to insti- tute such a Board at the carliest possible opportunity.
tion:-
Government Dispensary. A report recently appeared in the press that. The Government was considering the possibility of combining the work of the Kow- loon Dispensary with that of the Kowloon Hospital.
Presumably this means that the Dispensary in Nathan Road will be closed and the facilities it now gives transferred to the
This request is in accordance with the wishes of 92. per cent. of the members of this Assocla-Kowloon Hospital. tion who answered, the Com- In view of the distance to the mittees referendum on the sub-Hospital and the lack of transport ject..
I have, etc.,
J. L. PARREN,
Hon. Secretary.
facilities in that direction it was decided to ask the Government if the Kowloon Dispensary has to move from its present premises to find some other home for it in the same neighbourhood in order that the Tsimshatsui district may not be deprived of what is a press." very real advantage especially to the Chinese residents..
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