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HONGKONG DAILY
TRF88,
FRIDAY
JUNE 15, 1993.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
RENTS ORDINANCE DISCUSSED.
RENEWED FOR ONE YEAR ONLY.
COLONIAL SECRETARY OUTLINES NOVEL BUILDING SCHEME.
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Yesterday. There were present:-
HIS ENTRLLENCY THE GOVERNO (Sir
R. Sunas, K.C.M..). Colonel W. Dr. C.M.G., D.S.O. (temporarily Commanding the Troops) Hon. Mr. A. . M. FLATCHKE, C.M.G..
C. B. (Colonial Secretary). Hon. Mr. 1, H. KEMP, K.C., C.B.E.
(Attoriay-tiencral),
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Hon. Mr. Mcl. Messen, O.B.E., Colonisi permanent residents of the Colsay shall notified to remove on the 13th inst., which mittel for rebuilling and the adding-
Treasurer). 1. Mr.
R. HALLIFAN, CEF (Secretary for Chinese Affairs). Ho. Mr. E. A. Tarisa (Director of
Education).
not be turned ont of their houses to
Another car Sir, to which I wish to refer is that of No. 349 Shanghai Street This house was erected in 1921. The condi totion of the premises is stated by the Build. ing Ordinance oficer as "OK." and his remark with regard to the plans for this house is that the plans have been aslı an alitional storey in conjunction with the
have the adjoining rebuilding of
Well, Sir, although it may possibly be praiseworthy thing to rebuild the sher
submit it
short of is nothing house,
riminal in the present state of housing se Cummodation to sanction any scheme which involves pulling down of a house which was erected as recently as the year 1921.
Now, Sir. 1 should like to give a now go to other blocks of premises, few instances to this Council, of the way; also Chinese, Sos, 198-202 Hollywood. livid in which this reconstruction which is an 11, 13 and 15 Pipingshan Streek going on is affecting different classes of These preinises are stated to be very old the Chinese commiunity, I will mention and it is only fair to state that they certain instances. Of course, I do not are also stated to be in a dilapidated con pretend to say that these instances are ditio- not dangerous but dilapidated In chaustive, but I think that they are the case of these premises one naturally books very significant and they show that there to see whether there is any good object for is a certain class of reconstruction going turning these tepants out, and also one wouki on which ought not to be allowed to take; like to know in the east of these premises plae teenuse the premises sought to and the others I havo referred to, wint is to
! leanstructed-although old in some happen to the displaced tents. In answer cases--are reported by the Building to my equities to the Building Authority Authority as being either in a good conan the subject of whether a plen hail beer dition or in a fair condition as the case sent in or not, I got this answer:
No plat may be. Let me take first of all the in- bus arcally been submitted but rapuries stances which affect the Chitte business per sealing a propese cineus on this live been my Messrs. Palter and The first case will take is that of 218 to 234, Des Yeux Road Central, two locks t8-202 Hollywood Houd and
That is Mile."
the site DË these A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative it (the" Bill) presides are the provision nearly opposite the Wing On premises, 11, 13and 15 Taipingshan Street. Apparent- Council was held in the Council Chamber ! of standard rent and the principle of noi These buildings wer erceted in the year it is propused to turn out the prople While the Bill Temos in 1004 and they are stated by the Building who must number some hundrests out of ejecut.
Ordinance officer to be in a fair condi- these premises, to make way for a cinema tion." "These tennants have sent in a letter theatr fores the standard rent payable and as long as the tenant pays to me quite recently-on the 8th June- that rent and complies with the other with the chops of 17 firms upon it. The terims of his tennney he cannot be turned letter reads as follows:-
"Sir,-We
Болонк have the the indux of inform you
that
being house strangers from elsewhere the Hill pro bolders of ten premises, No. 318 to vides that the present occupiers who are 1s Voeux Road Central, have been date is rawing very near. We have pleaded with the Chinese Protector to do make way for people caning from out what he can to protect us-but yet with side. And again the hon. Attorney the result It is quite evident that these General ways in the middle of the first ten premises have no reason to le rebuilt they were established in the year column of page 17 The object of the text in modern fashion of three storeys. Hon. Mr. H. T. JaMAS (Director of Bit is to keep a roof over the heads of We have even tried our best to find existing occupiers to give them some suitable premises to move into but to our
Now I come to the last Chinese case with Public Works),
where to live B sleep. The same great difficulty we are unable to find which I shall trouble the Council. It is the principles stated in the speech by even one. If these bases are really to case of 18 to 24 Des Voeux Road West. These your Excellency declaring that a robuilt it will cause hundreds of us to houses are reported by the Building Ordin emergency exists for the dispensing of to suffer ruin. starvation and homeless an officer as being old but in fair condi the sending orders. 1 may read from tess. We beg of you to do what you tion. In this ease plans have been page 67 Hansard 1921 The gronds for can for us and the hundreds of us will submitted but not yet approved. This declaration are that as the object of thank you and never forget your kind-Sir, I think that I have stated quite the Bill is to protect the tenants 30. Thanking you in anticipation and suficient to show that these cases which domestic tenements from unreasonable
have vited ILT casus which do rentals and from awaiting your esteemed good news, w 1 in their Increasex
have the honour to be."
inflict a very considerable artship on arbitrary termination of their tenancies
This задне Sir, 345 also referred existing eetplers, some of them and and as rents have been and are being to the columns of the South China, established business firns, persons who ask raisel unreasonably and as attempts Jorning Post on 5th June. It would nothing more except that the pledge which have been made and are being made to
Sir, and 1 approva
think this is the Government gave in the Objects and ejr tenants who are unwilling and an iniportant point to bear in Reasons of the 1991 Ordinance should be unable to pay such nerensed nuts it is Imind that this petition which has maintained: that is to say, that, existing desirable to pues de Bill immediat dy 80-ben forwarded. ta
in the last secupiers so long as they continue to pay the rent shall be allowed to stop in possession of the first of the classes which the Bill pines anal that these people have made for
the premises. | protect." The above quotations, Sir. I assistance, because a petition, it appears
Now I love already, in connection with think are amply suffieight to show that is fum this artice, in the South Litish people, referred to the indent danger which there is in Kowloon unless was the earest intention of the Morning Post, chopped by the firms
of British residents being shortly piers, in their then holdings absolutely using the ground floors, was brought som steps are taken by the Government, of
completely and without exception so and submitted to the Hon. Secretary turned out of the central part
of the far Chinese Affairs on 13th April for
Kowloon Tay the standard rent transmission to your Excellency, The which I will cite to this Council
Peninsula. The remaining case 14 that Petitions relating to the Bill were laid long as their clause 4 (1) (f) slip- netition
*nfortunately
the intervention sought
of of the Portugues in Beilios Terrace, but It is referred to by on the table and were referred to in the girl into the Bill.
the authorities and in it
the before doing that there is one which the Attorney Geral in Juge 98 of specho alich follow.
Hansard is proposed to add a fur-the houses for continued occupancy.
ants mentioned the suitability of have so far quitte to mention and that The Ron. Mr. Ponock said: sir, as
is in regard to the tenants of Rutter ther paragraph to sub clause of clay it also appears from the same article that Street. The Ratter Street houses are I have to address this Council on Butters
providing that if a lewer bona fide of principle in connection with this Bill I
Ordinance officer E
ira thede advisable that I should requires possession of a domiesi tene- the tenants interviewed the Hon. Secretary certainly old but they are stated by the
it a new building under the could
Paus have been sub not reveive from him any as fair condition. make my remarks now upon the motions to take it down or reconstruct it so fhinese Affairs several times, but they Building
of protection. That is a cas, Sir, mitted
tlar. for rebuilding
There Public Health Onlinane, then he shall be whores a number of busing firms will again, Sir, it is a question
of dis. entitled to turn the tenant out on giving have to le furted out unless they are placing s, number of tenants, three months nice. Thi; new claus. affondest some relief, ant. I anderstand of whom are of the poorer class. There was not commented ou further by"-any-
of the fris are of several years are various other case, I have before me, body, but was formally inerted on the smiling. I submit to
Excellency but I think it will be sufficient from the notion of the Attorney General. And that it is a very great hardship that these Chinese point of view to quite only indeed the particular clause 411) (f) people should fe pat in this position. seemed to have given ne trade whatever doubt we shall be told by the Govern have mentioned.
THE KEILIOS TERRACE CANE.
Hon. Mr. H. E. POLOK, K.C.
Hon. Mr. 1. H. HOAK.
Hou, Mr. A. G. STEPEN.
Hon. Mr. K. H. KOTEMALL.
Hon. My CuST SING
Hun. Mr. A. O. LANG.
MCELBERRY S B. B. Mr.
Comels).
Clerk of
BILL TO AMEND THE RENTS ORDINANCE.
HON. MR. POLLOCK ON TENANTS
HARDSHIPS.
· The Abrornay-Cestnut, formally moved the Second reading of the Hi intituled that Rents An Ordnance to u Ordinance, 1922.
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for the second railing. In connectio with this I was pleased to read a leading article in the Hanging Tent
th, that the Government is prepired to
when the consider suggestions comes up for the sound reading, and I desire that in walter of this im portauer that the Governmäent, laugh ne essarily it has hail to consider this Bill
so far as can buy ascertained whilst the ment, in reply that there are more
Ordinaner of 1921
Then thero to a certain extent in rostain of its har-
Is the case of the WAN storeys going up on the reconstructed will
farer. for th ings.
purposes of this
In the idille of last year the Lut
Now, Porvagues i Betili Terrace. that affords very little satia Co nel retain aut Pre-rve an open mind. Reals Ordinance of 1921 was superceded action indeed to who are being
Sir, I cannot help thinking that this case First of all. Sir, I should like to begined by the Rents Orlingbed of 1892 and en turned out of their basiness premises and so is a case or considerable baniship. by randing this Council of the latter
far as I enn gather even a few months under the conditions sow prevailing in These tenants, or many of them, have for after the Rents Ordinance of 1932 was this Colony have nowhere to go to.
very many year's been residing in part of paragraph and the first part
passed this c'au 4 (1)1⁄4(f)' practically
Aunther case, Min, that of of paragraph of the Ohjeess and
a block of Bettios Terrace and all that they ask Reasons which were attached to the first
occasioned no trouble at all, and it is houses partly in Des Voeux Road and for is to be let alone. They do not see, These only during the last few months--since I et seo-317 to 321 Des Vaux Road, # A and 1921. Bill that Bents
of
any more than the Chinese" in the cases Objects and Reasons were read by the
think the beginning of this year-that
I have mentioned are able to 10 why Aarney General on the first reading of events on the mainland of China coupled B Morrison Street, 159 to 161 Connaught they should without my fault of their
extent aro
Road. The Building Officer reports that this Bill and to
with the glut of easy money and a rather Krent
own and so long as they are willing to wild spirit of land speculation have these buildings were encted in 1905 and pay the reat, be turned out and it is no caused the present deplorable state of that the condition of the property is good satisfaction at all to them to tell them affairs. Let us consider now briefly the There, again, Sir, is a question of distur. they are being turned out for the general position which exists at the present time ing people in their businesses, turning them
hem public, good. What is proposed" to be of premises reported to be in good done with them? I have made mome condit
"and apparently the only reason Thousands of taunts who are prefectly or object for turning them out which
raller searching enquiries in connection with that matter. So far as I can sou willing and able to pay the standard | be discovered is that's plan has been sub
no accommodation lag been offered to rent have been evicted or are being mitted for erecting a Chinese residential
them which is within the means of all of threatened with eviction through no fault hotel Now, Sir, that seems to me a case of their own and even in cases where fresh which is exactly contrary to the Objects the displaced tenants. Belilios Terrace
should say in practically all cases, to payment in 1921. It is a case premises are available they are compelled and Reasons put forward by the Govern consists of four row of houses and the
a case of turning out
average rent-except certain cordier higher rent than they have been paying present occupiers who wish to stop on and sand except the houses which are
are willing to pay their rent for the pur
of better construction on the topmont hitherto Another factor in the pre situation is that hundreds of persons al
of the pose
termico-is between $3 odd and $85 odd premises being erected into a the prevent moment are sleeping in the Chinese streets.
sundry, including any persons from aretion with the question of hardship, to observation made that it is a nice, healthy outside who many desire to come and reside bear these figures in mind. These people thing to sleep out in the open air in thin that hotel. It seems to nie, Sir, it is quite have been offered two flats, I cader. street, but I think that observation contrary to the iden expressed in the Objects stand, at Beaconsfield at $35 a month hardly applies to weather such as we are Bill to keep a roof over the heads of exist
A fat consists of one room, which flat and Reasons of the first reading of the 1521
can be divided by a partition into two drawback of these reconstruction schemes in experiencing at the present. Anothering occupiers sa long as they continue to rooms. The rent at Beaconsfield in a that they have the immediate effect and The third case, Sir, it the case of 23 Amoy $35 for only
their renta,
comparatively moderate one, but it is nobody can help them from having that Street, Wanchai. I nosivel a letter from partition into two us against
room divided by A Louse reducing, the existing housing the
he occupiers of 23 Amy Street, Wanchai, with four rooms with a rental of $73 to 3. Therefore, when in a cheaply routed
Ipeated by him on the second reading of this Bill. The net result was that the Government in passing the Rents Bill had two in objects in view. The first object was to keep a roof over the heads of present occupiers and the second object was to protect them from excessivo "exploitation Le from having to pay Now, Sir, more than the fair vente.
THOUSANDS OF TENANTS EVICTED.
can
Well Sir. I have heard the fall and dential hotel for the use of a month. It is rather necessary, in con-
turned out so long as they pay the comodation and they thereby increase on the 30th of last month as follows:
there are tenants
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in order to make it clear that these were the objects which the Government had before them when the Ordinance f. 2022 was prasul I propose to read to this Council some extras from the Objects and Reasons which were road out on the first reading of the Beats Ordinance 1921. The remarks of the Hon. Attorney General which I am going to refer to in the first place will be found in page of Hansard and 1 begin with a quota tion from paragraph 8 and the first part of paragraph B of the Objects and Reasons of the Rats Ordinance 1621 That part of the Objects and Reasons is Tennuta cannot by stated as follows;
standard rent. Immigrants who wish to acquire residence in Hongkong will have to build for themselves Tenants to be considered in cconnration with the to approach you and respectfully beg no advantage to be gut by the tenant.
the housing shortage. The fourth point! Sir, We, the undersigned, have the honour place like Beaconsfield there is certainly 67, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL now in occupation will practically have scheme of reconstruction is that they that the proposal initiated by the owner Furthermore, their tenancies extended on the old induce competition for skilled labour and of the above mentioned houses to rebuild Belilios Terrace who occupy thess four tenancy terms so long as they pay the building materials thereby increasing such premises as per copy of letter from Merouned houses at $3 and who sullet the standard rent and if they are turned out both the difficullie and ons of carrying Hewlett, the architect, be rescinded on the lower part for $33 and so the rental for HONGKONG SHARE MARKET it will be due either to fault of their out one of the main objecte the Govern following grounds: (1), That the said the remaining two rooms only amounta own or to their failure or inability to ment has at heart for the purpose of re-premises is still in its best condition, to $40. pay the standard, rend. There is one exlieving the present shortage ie, the or being only about seven years since its erec- ception to this statement ie. that when ection of new building upon sites that tion. There is no necessity for such action these tenants, some of which I under Various propositions were made 10 the landlord requires the premises for his lave not been previously built upon.
just
at this critical moment when the stand have been accepted in regard to own occupation (see clause 4 (1) (e), but
There can be doubt. Sir, that this Government is confronted with a housing Kowloon. Now I will first of all take -oven in that case the tenant will not be crazo for reconstruction has hit the problem. (23): The present owner, whe
turned out unless the Court is tished people of all races in the Colony. It has just purel ased the house about oue and the case of premises offered, to tenants at that alternate accommodation masonably hit the Chinese working man, it has hit a half months ago, for speculation, has which was asked for these small Karloon opposite Palermo. The rental not been able to show the in all respects is available. So much, Chinese business man carrying on an old plan of Sir, for the Objects and Reasons read, established business.
claims that it can It hans hit merabers
be inspected at out by the Hon. Attorney General on the of the Portuguese community, who find time at Mr. Hewlett's office (3). That our first reading of the 1921 Bill, On the themselves being displaced from premises present needs. coupled with the fact that Becond reading of that Bill the Hon. which they have occupied for very many there is a shortage of houses at the present Attorney General said:-I am quoting years past and it is beginning to hit, and time, we are not able to find any accom from Hansard half down the first column.
modation eisewhere. With the forego. in the near future unless some steps are ing reasons we sincerely hope the Govern page 85 of Hansard for 1021 he has taken, it will very seriously hit numbers ment will give due consideration to the for some legislation or the subject has
of British residents over on the Kowloon plight of been widely. recognise The main
the people affected should Peninsula, for it is common knowledge this action be put into effect. Thanking. objects are the power to protect tenante from unreasonnels increases of their that several properties in the middle of you in anticipation". Then follow the rante and from arbitrary termination of sula have during the past few months, The letter was sent to me but it was
the central part of the Kowloon Penin-chop
chops. their tenascice. In other words to keep hanged hands at very high prices. There addressed to the Hon. Unofficial nem In-roof over the heads of present Copiers and to protect them from ex- Was Due well-known property, practically bers of the Legislative Council of Hong cessive exploitations" And again in the in the middle of the European residential kong. Now, Sir, that in a caso where the second column of page 88 the Hon. aures on the Kowloon Peninsula, which, I premises are only oven years old. There Attorney General after referring to the believe, has changed hands at couring cannot be any reason as far as the con- shortage occasioned by the influx or prices something like seven times during dition of the premises is concerned for
the past three months.
having them reconstructed. strangera Baya "The two weapons which
quivalent as regards rent and suitability the Chinese clerk, it has even hit the up to the pre now house, although he rooms, smaller than at Belilios Terrace
any
of
was $60 a month, for two instead four-a hundred per cent increase of Tent. In addition to that there aro various extra expenses, ferries for the school at St. Joseph's, and the Italian tenant and his children to go over to Convent, possibly toalling another 320 a month, an increase of over meest have not rent I think the Government these rents, of the flats opposite Palerma Buildings, reduced, Originally the land Jord asked $50 and $60 fat and now
A the rent is reduced to $50, but even with such a reduction there is no doubt that the tenant will have to pay a great deal more than he does at present and he will be in a far less convenient sit tion for his children to go to school, the schools being on this side.
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