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THE CHINA-MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1940,"
HOTEL ORDINANCE BILL BECOMES LAW
watched and
working will receive the atten- elsewhere, shackled with the do not press the point. I can only held up the Ordinance ""
Continued from Page 1) "At all events, I hope Govern- ment will give an assurance that the actual working or this law will be carefully
from the that representations effected as to the result of such tion and consideration of Gov- ernment.
is. my submission that the provisions of this, Bill go beyond the accepted principles of Price Control,
beyond that, they go what is necessary to secure that existing permanent residents, and those to be accepted as such by the hotels, will be sub- lected only to approved and rates, and that they con- stilute a legislative sanction for hotels to undertake 'compelling or continue a kind of boarding house business Irrespective of the wisher of their owners. For these 1 shall vote against the
to the Replying to Sir M.K. Lo's speech, the Honour- ablo Mr. T. N. Chau said:
the
"An Chairman of the Hotel Rutos Advisory Committee, I wish to make it clear that the Commit- In recommending control of rales charged for accommoda- tion in hotels, was aware that
against tho principle of fren Trading-a Indeed
any form control; but they felt justified in thalo
uf
present exceptional circumstancos. Review. I. understand, however, respective of the petition which "It was been argued that sines that Government do not consider is being presented to the Secre such a method has not been adopts it a practicable measure on the tary of States for the Colonies.
the petition in mi ed in the United Kingdom, the grounds that it would encourage To my mind
of appeals some of misleading document and it will United States of America, and a flood
the hotels in Hong Kong trivial nature and 1, therefore, be a scandal if it is allowed to The Attorney General, Mr. J. should not restrictions
Quartering Au- recommended by the trust that the
therity will not hesitate to ask B. Grifin, wound up the debate. Committed
"I would now refer to the phrase this Council for power to revise He said:
17.
"Mr. Cassidy has touched on necessary. used in our report the present the rates
"However much the hotel one
criticism of exceptional circumstances. What are these 'exception!
tho
Bill.
go
the
ba
circum-owners may protest that this bill in I think only one poliit,] An acute housing shot-in driving them to ruin, the fact namely, that it does not tage does exist in the United King- is that in many cases they have whole way in giving effect to the dom and the United States of taken unfair advantage of those recommendations of the Com
there and that
should America, but
but the
positions there residents who have had me posin board of review or
housing ac¬ cannot be in any way compared to bility of obtaining
commodation.
"He has in factor that prevailing in Hong Kong.
"It in all very well to argue "Elsewhere the influx of allens
given reasons why the Bul mere- that a mero 300 people are ly
ly provides form of arbitra-
for.n is regulated, whereas here, every
affected. day, without any lat or
Actually it is a good tion in one respect, and it does
because it is
the only on hour, overg hindrance, there have been and are deal more than 300 for it does so
Into the pouring into our territory a count not follow that because only that question of what accommodation reserved dess and unce sing tonher-of-raumter replied to the question-
No--Parallel
Ment
the ampirpedon in view of people those who have no choice circumstance
on the working of the Bill upon its enactment.
For the rest it was felt after consideration that to Include the general right of appeal from any activities of the Quartering Authority or any consequence flowing from giving effect to this enactment would be merely to provide a slowing-up process which would make the whole jeglelation virtually unwork
able.
for a good portion of the differ, "These refugéne have created crice.
housing situation which, 1 "Hut even if only 300 odd were bellave," his” no parallaf-in" gny affected they deserve çonaldera- other part of the world at the | tion. They represent a very im- present moment: Who are the portant factor in, the running of sufferers from this inflow? Our the Colony. Their work is bound'
tobe aftoried permanent residents.
it they
suffer recommendations which the physical discomfort and financiali Committee have made are designed anxiety ant. I see no reason why to protect one section of these in the prevent abnormal housing they should not shortage but to live in hotels and to ensure receive sonte protection. housing in Hong Kong. They re-
that some accommodationé re- "They have been gruasly ex. In this connection it has been with my borne in mind that the Colony garded the proposal as being in line with the objects of the Land-served for them at prices they can plotted: Indicadpuny
afford to
colleagues of the Committee already has a tribunal under the to pay. "It has been contended that the visited some of the less preten- Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, lord and Tenant Ordinance."
"Since
of publication
the question of principle involved in tious hotels, and frankly I was which has had the greatest Committee's report, there has been those
saw. so recommendations should not appalled at what of 175km in the P
there be ignored. But exceptional, med-Dark and Rhabby rooms,, not faculty in discharging the work epimedation that the Paramount aures must be septional condivants
a few having belginally been ser "Not only has there been much and Cathay hotels should be taken
quarters or bathrooms, work brought to them, but there meet
were let at $20 or more a day. has inevitably been great dif- for the good of the genre Some residents had gone to the fleulty in Anding the personnel to commendation was based on cogent
we hays
Because expense of providing furniture to man the tribunal or to serve as prics and rent control. ed after the Pacific War-one in the Committee have ven- to supplement the rickety, entianelerks or interpreters. A similar to go beyond their, terms of chairs and tables which the situation could be anticipated
make the recom- reference and
management had. provided. mendations now being considered." Pathetic Results
Supporting the new OrdinanceThere was plenty of evidence Mr. Carsidy said:
that the occupants had done something to create a homelike
The
exempted from control. That recole. For instance,
reasons.
"The two hotels were establish-
an extensively renovated building, and the other in a much rehabil tated building.
Their capital expenditure, in cluding the outlay on costly furni
air-conditioning,
upon
where a general tribunal is to be established in connection with
legislation
now before Coun-
the
In the committe
stage six
"I ought to be standing here in was a white sheet confessing that atmosphere but the result was amendments were made to the
have, sinned against the light. pathetic. The work of the Com-B
was hampered by the for the Bill with the exception of On its third reading, all voted
very high and their accommoda- tion is comparatively limited.
"The Committee felt that even If their raten were controlled they would have to be high to give a return on the capital reasonable Invested. Thus any rates that might be computed would be be yond the means of the ordinare
resident.
am all for freedom, in business
as in other wolks of life.
" do not like controls and al- non-production of accounts ang Sir Man-kam Lo, who abstained.]
mittee
apart from the hotels we grouped I
under A there were only one or
though some are inevitable want to see them teduced to a minimum. Yet find
myself Tesponsible for a bill partly which seeks to deprive the hotel owner of als right to charge what
the business will beur,
Not Illogical·
It is a ball which, admittedly "In other words, the two discriminates between one set of hotels cater only for those who hotels and another and it con- can afford to pay rates higher tains some regulations which will than those charged by other not be too easy to apply. But for
all that I support the bill. and larger hotels, in there.
buts into effect what the circumstances, and on 'the in-
recommend- slogy that new buildings are Advisory Committee
as the exempted by law from rested and in such details control, 1 submit that it is not debnition of a Hong Kong resi- dent and the substitution of. illogical to exempt these two
weekly for daily rates it in comparatively small hotela.
recommenda- upon the ས།
Dow
come to a rather knolly proves
tions. problem the reservation of a
should ike to have seat prescribed percentage of accommo
a Board of Appeal sot up dation in hotels for permanent re-
suggested not only in our Ro port but nixo-in" the "Répärt” of the Gillesple Committes which went into the hotel question when there ‚éstablishments were being derequisitioned in June 1946.
on
not all bally.
two cases where proper accounts GOLD CONFISCATED were tendered and they made it Approximately $14,300 worth wear to that the proprietors of gold went to Government we doing that bit coffers when four applications by Inspector fully justified. I hope it will for confiscation not be necessary at extend It Humphreya were granted by beyond the end of 1950 but un Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central
the supply of housing yesterday. overtakes the demand an ex- Dik So had on his person 15 tension may be inevitable.
gold rings, 10 gold crucifixes and contend that je section of the 14 gold chains when Revenue. of the community who are plicers Boarded the "ka, Kwi Affected by this bill should Wah. He failed to be present at have been relieved lang, bafore the court. His $10 ball was also this.
confiscated.
"Their hopes were raised at the end of July only to be dashed
three bars of gold on the
Cheng Sam was found with a few days later. They have been Kwangsl, and a similar kept six months and the least this sentia.
in, suspense for more than was made against him in ab- Council can do is to implement
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Another five bars of gold were this Ordinance without further found on the Kwangst but were delay
not claimed and theso were also)
I hope it will be enacted fr-ordered confiscated.
S.S. “BELAPUR”
This problem received the very careful and anxious_consideration of the Committee. They realised that the point did not come within their terms of reference: but as It is point intimately bound up with the important problem which they were charged by the Government to Investigate and to advise, they deamed it their duty
•Recommandation.
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to
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