MONDAY,
1.
may.
APRIL 2, 1932.
Election
Sanitary Board
Campaign
Candidates Contribute Statements
Mr. Mow Fung's Defence of Mr. Lo's Charges
With election day on May 10, the contest for the vacancy on the Sanitary Board is becoming keen. Dr. Li Shu-fan, a candidate, and Mr. F. C. Mow Fung, nominee of the Kowloon Residents' Association, have both made statements to the Press, outlining their policies and replying to the charges made against them.
Mr. F. C. Mow Fung repudiates the charge that he is interested only in Kowloon and Dr. Li Shu- fan outlines his past record and announces his policy. Letters from both candidates are print- ed below:-
To the Editor of "China Mail."]
Sir,-In his
appeared
M.
letter
which
Alc. in the Press ぶ。 Lo takes up the cudgels on behalf of my opponent. With one part of his letter I am in full accurd, namely that the public will be the final judge as to which candidate it prefers, and with their decision. 1, at least, shall be
[To the Editor of "China Mail."1
My aim is to make Hong Kong -by that I include Kowloon and the New Territories-a healthier! place to live in. I have as my: watchword, "Healthy homes in a healthy colony."
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Buyers.
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Hong Kong Lands, $76%, Peak Trams (Old), $16%. China Lights (Old), $20.90. Hong Kong Electrics, $73. Macao Electrics, $24. Canton Ices, $44.
POLITICAL FEELING IN AUSTRALIA
EXTRAVAGANCE OF LANG
ADMINISTRATION.
30,000
Blue Shirts"Active.
The ribbon cutting incident at the 1 During the past two years New Pre-opening of the Sydney Harbour South Wales has figured with some Bridge has not been taken very prominence in the news. The Gov- seriously in this country though it ernment defaulted in its debt obli- certainly did receive its full mea- gations in 1931, and has repeated sure of publicity and led certain the action this year, and though the people to compare it to the famous payments have been met by the Boston Tea Party. Nor did the re- Commonwealth and the incidents port that there was a plot afoot to have thus less international im- throw Mr. Lang, the Premier of portance, the fact that New South New South Wales, into the water Wales is by far the richest and create much stir, a general impres-most prosperous of the States has sion being abroad that it was pro- not contributed to a better feeling hably a hoax.
throughout Australia....
As a matter of fact, political feel- But there are violently hostile
Mr. Lang. forces in Australia of which we have ing is running high. but imperfect knowledge and it who led the Labour Party to 'victory' would not be wise to dismiss too in the State elections of 1925, took lightly incidents which have all the the posts of Premier and Treasurer elements of a first-class row.
Cements (Combined), $18. Cements (Old), $13. Dairy Farms, $274. Watsons (Old), $13.70. Government Loans, 2% Premium:
X. Interest.
Sellers.
South China Motora "B", $12. S. C. Enterprises, $8.85.
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Correspondence.
in the subsequent Labour Ministry and has since defied all attempts to remove him. He has a powerful] Labour caucus behind and scores of bitter enemies in front.
DEFENSE OF MR. MOW FUNG.ministration has become a by-word
Refused Economies. The extravagance of the Lang ad-|
all over the world. It has stead- fastly refused to put into operation! the economies which the Common-1 Although situated just within!
Swatow, Yosterday.
wealth Government have deemed the Tropics, Hong Kong, I am con-
[To the Editor of "China Mall.”] vinced, can be made as free from It is reported here that the
necessary, and by reason of the who kidnapped Sir,Mr. M. K. Lo's letter in State's inherent wealth and the two disease and epidemies as any well- Communists regulated city, in the West. Take Lightkeeper Edwards and his support of Dr. Li Shu-fan's candida- defaults has so far managed to tuberculosis, for instance: it is the Russian assistant, have evaded ture in the forthcoming election will Beramble along.
Parliamentary opposition having disease amongst infectious dis- the soldiers sent out to capture doubtless, have been carefully con- Mr. Lo's letter is frankly an ex cases in Hong Kong which is caus-'them, and have taken refuge in sidered by your readers, and I do been proved to be futile in the behind Phau- not doubt that the "impartiality and extreme, the more violent section of porte statement. With the imputa-ing by far the most deaths, yet it the mountains
characteristic good sense of the the Lang enemies have banded to- tion which he makes on the public is now definitely in check in Eng. Thai.
public". will already have led them gether into an organisation which land, and the figures there are
to assess the arguments set forth reflects its Fascist tendencies in its spintedness of the Kowloon Resid-showing a decline. It is my co-
names, "The Blue Shirts" or "The ents Association, I am not conviction that the same can be done creation of a Health Board in ad-therein at their actual value. cerned to deal. The record of pub- for Hong Kong.
1 maintain that no person oùght Board (but with its activities
content.
fic service rendered by the Associa-
dition to the existing Sanitary As President of the Kowloon New Guard," and whose main ob- Resident's Association, I cannot ject is to depose the Premier by tion is so well known that Mr. Lo's to be the victim of a preventable greatly curtailed), or in substits-allow Mr. Lo's imputation of lack of any method-short, presumably, of public spirit to pass without com- murder-which can most easily ac complish this purpose. Their fur- ther mission is declared to be" to drive every Communist and So- clalist "out of Australia and into
attempt to extract from their state- ment and ming a meaning, which they will certainly not bear to the electorate generally benefit his cause.
will
I wish. however, to reply to his charge that I am standing primarily
in the interests of a section of the
been to give due thought to all ques- There appears to be more than
diverse. If a disease can be pretion for the Sanitary Board.
I am not prepared to give a con- ment. vented by the exercise of ordinary
without the care and proper sanitary precau-sidered judgment
The activities of the Association tions, then it is the duty of the necessary data, which alone would Health Authorities to instruct. re-enable me to form an opinion as since its inception bear witness to
and disadvan-its general policy, which has always the sea." hardly Ridents as to what constitutes or to the advantages
dinary care, and to provide the tages of such a scheme.
I venture to believe that my tions of public interest affecting rumour to support the view that necessary sanitary precautions,
Favours Health Propaganda. practical experience gained as the Colony as a whole. How close-this army, which is said to have up. I am therefore wholeheartedly Commissioner of Public Health inty this policy has been adhered to wards of 80,000 members, is secret- in favour of health propaganda' Canton may stand me in good an examination of its published rely drilling and arming in the moun- tains. It is led by an extremely conducted regularly and systema stead in the consideration of this cords will show. tically, with the object of guiding important problem. Whether the
We have consistently declined to zealous ex-colonel who' the public in health matters, and Health Board will materialise or especially of educating the lower not, I am of the opinion that a act in the interests of any section have taken Herr Hitler
Financial Tangle. classes in the rudiments of sani- closer liaison ought to exist be or party at any time where such tern. tary living in the hope of obtain tween the medical and the sani-interests would conflict with the I would tary authorities who have, after public weal. Our primary interests ing their co-operation. stress the necessity for this, as all, the same end in view, name are naturally those of the Penin- its extremists, who, it will be re- They are however atringent ordinances and ¡y, the good health of the Colony. sula, but there can be no doubt that called, paralysed the shipping trade
these are closely linked with the not so very long ago. general welfare of the Colny, numerous, and they are determined, by-laws may be, the officers to en-
community only and that the inter- ests of the Colony as a whole will come secund. With this supposed attitude of mine he cleverly con trasts Dr. Li's pledge to serve the interests of the Colony as a whole.
also
have
Had Mr. Lu wished to make a fair comparison he might quoted my
in my statement own
letter of April 19, "I pledge myself
force them cannot be present
Achievements in Canton.
seems
to
as a pat-
J
But Labour in Australia also has
ers' Defence League, which is
if elected, to speak candidly, fairly everywhere. At any rate I am in A question has been put to me Mr. Lo, while protesting that he and accordingly they have formed and fearlessly on all matters con- favour
of intelligent education by a representative of a local paper is not concerned with the compara-an organisation known as the Work- as to what I had achieved while tive merits of the rival candidates, pledged to uphold Mr. Lang, The cerning the welfare of the Colony rather than stringent regulation. and of Kowloon in particular."
It is the co-operation of the performing the duties of Commis- stresses at length the peculiar It is undoubtedly the constitu-masses that we need in order to sioner of Public Health in Canton. qualifications of pr. Li for tional duty and privilege of the two abolish the wide-spread evil of I was responsible for the follow-vacant seat. elected members of the Sanitary spitting in, public, to prevent the ing health and other measures: other hand wishes to point out that all lawful means," but the rise of Board to represent the interests of dumping of dead bodies, to prevail
Chemists.
the first manifesto of this organisation
The K.R.A. on the added to this object the words, "by
In addition to his long residence in the Blue Shirts has led to the
the Colony as a whole, but I submit on the people to surrender the pri- (1) Segregation of lepera.
and the Colony and. intimate knowledge confident hope among them that that it is neither unconstitutional vilege of exemption from registra (2) Registration of Births
Deaths.
of its requirements from a health Mr. Lang will put at their disposal paint of view, Mr. Mow Fung has in case of trouble the arms and the drill halls in the Sydney area. nor undesirable for one or both of tion of deaths in the New Terri-
far not them to give special attention to tories, to notify infectious dia- (3) Registration of Midwives.
his connection with the Association Though Mr. Lang has so the needs and problems of a parti- cases, and to submit to isolation (4) Registration of Doctors and the further advantage, by reason of cular district of the Colony, es- with proper amenities.
My experience as a medical (5) Improvement of scavenging as a member of the Committee, of complied, it appears that the law is the technical and medical knowledge no longer held in such respect by pecially when that district is of such
and conservancy services.
With these two forces in exist- increasing size and importance as practitioner here and as Commis-
teriological, Kowloon, which at present com- sioner of Health in Canton has (6) The organisation of the Bac-represented by that Committee. It the League.
Chemical, and makes no suggestion that the As- prises nearly 43 per cent. of the given me an insight into the liv
Analytical Departments.
sociation is the only channel byence there is always the fear that total population. True, I have had ing-conditions of the people, and
me that they are (7) Introduction the honour of being nominated by it has taught the Kowloon Residents' Association not incorrigible. and shall unequivocally adhere to my purpose to pay particular atten- tion of Kowloon
The Poor and Ignorant...
measures.
of quarantine means of which health matters the slightest friction will lead to affecting residents can be ventilata zaajor crisis and the most obvious ed on the Sanitary Board, nor is source of trouble is the financial
7
I do not wish to take special there the least grounds for the imposition which may have been put
28 I putation that the Association wishes slightly into the background by more
It is primarily the poor and credit for these measures, matters, but I ignorant that we have to deal with,happened to be the first Commisto,reflect on the actions of Mr. Lo. /exciting affairs but has not become
measure is toner of Public Health in Canton or any other member of the Board,ess serious,
maintain that the interests of Kow- because no health
loon are so bound up with the effective without their co-opera- and the lot naturally fell on me to I fail therefore to see that the state- February instalment. of the New
of the Colony, tion; because it is ultimately introduce them. general welfare
as regards health pro- through them that it is determin- especially blems, that it is impossible to im-ed whether epidemics will arisa,
indicated in
ment of which Mr. Lo complains is
The Commonwealth paid the
Kowloon's Spezial Problems,
any more "unfair" than is Mr. Lo's South Wales debt but without plea- Finally, I should like to say that own emphasis on the peculiar ad-sure and without intending that the State should escape. According- agine any situation where there and whether the better homes will the special problems of Kowloon vantage of his candidate.
ingly, it is sought to attach the re- have to bear the onslaught of in- have my sympathy. The residents would be a conflict of interests.
The Association has every con-venue of the State under the Com- All matters concerning the public fection. In short, the standard of of Kowloon and the New Terri- health must be considered from the health prevailing to the slum tene- point of view of the Colony in gen-ments in the back streets of Hong tories will find me ready to listen idence in putting forward Mr.monwealth Liability Act and the eral, and without regard to the Kong will be the determining facto any representations that they Mow Fung as a suitable candidate Financial agreements Enforcement private interests of any particular tor of the standard of the health of may bring forward, and to join for the seat. In addition to his Act, but action is held up meantime them in tackling any problem personal qualities he has a notable pending the decision by the High section of the community what- the Colony.
which might ba, peculiar to their record of public service; he has Court of an injunction motion by Mosquitoes and Bles are two districts. As a medical man, I stated his views and attitude with New South Wales. Boever. That I fully endorse this policy Is
the pests which I believe mere could make no distinction as regarda characteristic, clearness; and, frank- Mr. Lang, of course, dominates views which I have already be done to eliminate. Then there physical. boundaries: I have ness, and we believe that his, elec- the picture, The joint respon publicly expressed concerning a child welfare. The Society for patients on both sides of the har- tion will be unquestionably in the sibility of the Federal Government ponsibility. Somehow a way, has certain health problems of the Protection of Children and the bour. When the late Dr. Sun Yat-general interest of the Colony as is burdened by his individual irres- the Colony, and I am prepared at new Government Welfare Centre sen asked me in 1911 to undertake whole
In closing I would re-echo Mr. to be found out of the maze, and it any time to state frankly and in Wanchal are performing pioneer health work for a period of two hesitatingly my attitude towards work, but there is simple scope for years in Canton, I did not hesit-Lo's hope that all who are entitled le not for the sake of Australia can be found before the all such questions as may be of extending such activities. ate, although I was primarily a to do so will record their votes on alone that it is to be hoped that public interest.
Creation of Health Board Hong Kong man, born and bred May 10. The decision lies with a solution My opinion has been Bought in here, with all my interests, here the general public, and we are well vultures of trouble who are now am, Sir,
regard to the proposal which I when it is a call to fight Tutoring content to leave that, that sqreaming for and against Mr. Lang
Yours, etc
descend to settle their differences understand has been under the and disease, my duty is clear.
WWALTON ROUTE on the class of what should be a Teonsideration of the Government.
-LI FHU-
President KR A-land of promises for the past two years for the
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