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"SIR SHOU SON. CHOW'S PLEA FOR COMPLETION OF WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES.
As was only natural the major portion of the time at the disposal of the Legislative Council at their meeting yesterday was taken up by the unofficial members who delivered lengthy speeches criticising many points in the Endgot Estimates for 1930, His Excellency the Governor, Sir Cecil diamenti, K.C.M.G., took his seat at 2.30 p.m. and the Cound did not rise until 4.40.
Prior to the speeches, the Attorney-General, Sir Joseph Kemp. KC., moved the final read- ing of three new Ordinances, all of which were passed without comment..
"
FAULTY CLAUSES IN A BILL CORRECTED.
When the Supplementary Esti mates came up for consideration by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council, yesterday, the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern,"C..G.. gave a few details concerning the item referring to the allotment of $150,0% for the resumption of the Sailors Home at West Point.
He said that in 1923 an agree ment was reached between the Government and the Trustees which was submitted to the Secretary of State, approved by him, and by the then members of the Finance Com- mittee, by which the Government was to purchase the home at West Point for 8800,000 and provide a site in Kowloon. The matter was held in abeyance from 1025 until six months ago when. serious steps were taken to re-open negotiations.
Dr. Kotewall Satisfied. The Government was then naked it it intended to stand to its promise and, naturally, replied in the affirmative. The Trustees then put a new proposition to the Gov- ernment and said that amalgama- tion with the Seamen's Institute at Wanchai was proposed.
Therefore, the Kowloon site be-
came uselesa and they offered to ance Orders (Facilities for Enforce- sell it back to the Government.ment) Ordinance, 1021," "An Or- Offences The scheme was settled on those dinance to amend the
Person Ordinance, lines and the Government will pay Against the about 8000,000 altogether and will 1865," and "An Ordinance to get the home at West Point ns well amend the Accessories' and Abet as the site in Kowloon,
tors' Ordinance, 1885."-
is intended
to build a police station."
Dr. Kotewall: What for 1
The first-named Bill proposes to I believe it is Mr. "Southorn: proposed to build on one part of insert in the principal Ordinance in.
place of the present section 12 A the site and sell the other.
Have you any idea, Bir, what will new section which will provide that later where the Governor is satisfied that be built there -This is
reciprocal provisions have been. scheme but I believe
made by any British possession cr protectorate for the enforcement of maintenance orders made in Hong Kong he may extend the principal Ordinance to auch possession or protectorate and that thereupon the Ordinaner shall apply as though the references to England or Ireland were references to such possession or protectorate and the references to the Secretary of State for the Colonies were references to the Governor of such possession" or pro- tectorate.
Dr. Kotewall: I would like to be assured that the unofficial members of the Council have an opportunity of studying the scheme before any- thing definite is decided upon.
Mr. Southorn: Certainly. I will make a note of that. In any case. it would have to go before the Council.
Dr. Kotewall. Thank you, Sir.
Maintenance of Ordar.
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Before resuming the debate upon the Budget Estimates, the Council, passed three new Ordinances upon motions put forward by the Attor-
were: "Anl ney-General. They Ordinance to amend the Mainten-
The draft of this part of the new section 12 was supplied by the Secretary of State.
The Council then resumed the debate upon the estimates.
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SIR H. E. POLLOCK ON "DISAPPOINTING BUDGET."
OUT-OF-DATE HOSPITAL AND LACK OF PLAYING GROUNDS.
AVIATION BACKWARD IN HONG KONG.
Sir Henry E. Pollock, K.C., said Į that he had been asked by his Un official Colleagues to make the main speech dealing with the Estimates for 1930 on behalf of all the Un-
official members. In the matter of the Sai Kung Road only his Hon- ourable friend, Mr. Braga, did not see eye to eye with the rest of them, and he would doubtless in- dicate, in due course, his reasons for that dissent.
We should like to add a few remarks, on subject cognate to the hospital, namely, dispensaries and clinics.
In his interesting Report on
Malaya, Ceylon and Java, which was presented to Parliament in December, 1829, the Right Honour able Mr. Ormsby Gore referred to the excellent work which was being dore in the Federated Malay States by travelling dispensarios, which "At the outset, Sir" he went on, quite apart from their value to we have to confess that we find the sick population, have a tremen- the Budget for 1920 somewhat un- dous propaganda value in inducing inspiring and disappointing. villagers to have recourse to diag
"In his remarks on the first read-posis and treatment." ing of the Appropriatic Bill for 1030, the Honourable Colonial Secretary admitted in effect that the Govern ment had not adopted a forward policy in material works, and this is obviously so when one comes to consider some of the Colony's pressing needs which still await fulfilment.
"One of the foremost of such Hospital.
needs is a new Government Civil
Government Civil Hospital and Asylum "Our Government Civil Hospital is hopelessly out of date. It goes back to the early days of the Colony ind an entirely new structure is one of our most pressing needs. It is difficult to keep clean and is an
"We note with pleasure that this principle has been recognised on a small scale in the provision of a Harbour Dispenancy Inunch; item No. 50 en page 48 of the estimates. This principal might be extended with advantage to outlying districts of the New Territories.
"Mr. Ormsby Gare also mentions the numerous clinics which have
been established in Singapore-8
The Prison
"The prison is overcrowded, and the proposal to erect a printing shop within the prison at a cost of $100,000 will make congestion • en worse. On this ground alone the
unofficial members are unanimously oppoard to the printing scheme
"Moreover to sink at the present time $100,000 into a building that may before long be demolished with the removal of the gaol in a larger and more suitable site is, a waste of public money for the sanc- tion of the expenditure of which the unofficial members feel they are constrained to withhold their ap proval.
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Water.
"Another pressing need is an adequate water supply.
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our shipping beyond any prob ability of shortage for an in- definite period: but we think that 'steps should promptly be taken to put the Island of Hong Kong in an equally satisfactory posi tion: for, as you, Sir, are well aware, we have, notwithstanding. repeated increases in our water supply on the Island during the past 25 years, constantly found ourselves under the necessity (in some cases for periods of several weeks at a time) of having a res- tricted water supply in certain daitricts of this Colony-a prace dure which is not only incon venient but also contrary to the interests of public health. We, therefore, consider it of vital im portance that the original inten tion to carry the pipe line across the harbour should be proceeded with forthwith.'
Publle Health... "Next we turn to the question of malaria. We note with pleasure the advent to this Colony of the Hon. Dr. Wellington, one of the experts on this subject, who, we understand, has been working on. a comprehensive scheme for the im- provement of the Public Health of the Colony, and whose recoramen- dations we hope to see shortly laid upon the table of this Council.
"In the meantime we heartily approve of the new staff to assist him in his labours which is pro- posed in the estimates for 1930, for hitherto Dr. Wellington has been rather in the position of a General without an army.
There can be no doubt that it is necessary to wage war upon the malaria-bearing kinds of mosquito, especially at Repulse Bay, Stanley and Taipo and in the Kowloon foot- hills.
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"All those remarks were made by me on behalf of the whole body of the Unofficial Members, but the, "In this connection the follow- matter of bringing the pipe line ing quotation from the report, across the Harbour was then view already referred to, of the Right cd as being of such urgency and Hon. Mr. Ormsby Gore seems worth importance by my Unofficial Col-attention eagues that my Honourable friend The importance of adequate Sir Show-son Chow (speaking on training in hygiene and preventive behalf of himself and his Chinese medicine can hardly be overstated. Colleague, Dr. Kotewall) referred Every practitioner in a tropical to the matter again in his speech climate should be a sanitarian, (see Hansard 1928, at page 78), in The value of measures for the pro- the course, of which, after referring tection of the health of the in- to the hardships which the Chinese dividual and the community is well- suffered from a policy of water res-recognised in Malaya, where o triction, Sir Show-son Chow said: many successful pioneer workers in "We, therefore, urge that no. the field" sanitation and anti- matter what other minor plans malaria measures have set the Government may have in example throughout the East. It is: mind for increasing the water remarkable, therefore, that a Chair supply on the Island, no matter of Public Health has not so far what reasona the Government been regarded as" essential in the may have for not proceeding with College of Medicine. A strong and the Shing Mun scheme, some vigorous department organised for scheme for bringing water across research and experiment, for post-
studies the harbour should be carried out graduate
and refresher as soon as possible."
courses in conjunction with the de- "The
partments of bacteriology, patho- logy and tropical medicine, for additional training of the assistant: advice of the Unofficial Members of this Council in the matter with the surgeons, and for instruction to result that more than eighteen Sanitary Inspectors in close 3880- months of valuable time were wastciation with the Singapore Muni cd, in failing to take steps to bring cipal Health Department is urgent... the water across the harbour, and ly required." indeed the pipe line will, apparent- ly, in all probability not be com- pleted for several months,
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Government, however, thought fit to disregard the united
In Hong Kong there is at pre- sent no Board of Health whatever. but the question seems well worth consideration whether it would not: Passing on, we note from your be advisable for the Government to summary of the cost of our water-establish, such a Roard, under the- works and their maintenance that Presidency of the Hon. Dr. Welling- you do not consider that the re-ton, for preventive and research ceipts from water services give work, seeing that the present reasonable return on our paat, ex-powers of the Sanitary Board in penditure and you hint that in regard to Public Health are very: year or two we shall accordingly ill-defined. have to pay extra taxation in res pest of water.
Your Excellency is not even now It seems most regrettable that able to lay before us definite water- works extension proposals under. Mun scheme, seeing that the full the second section of the Shing needs of Hong Kong Island are not the present residents of this Colony
"The question also arises whe-- ther this Colony ought not to con.. "But, Sir, we do not see why tribute more than it does now to schools for research into tropicat diseases..
Education.
"In Ceylon, Malaya and the Dutch East Indies much has been accomplished, the rice-crops having." been largely increased per acre by scientific means alone, and many new cereals and plants have been introduced.
for men and 3 for women-for deal (as we gather from Mr. Hender- should be saddled with long past ing with venereal disease and the scn's report) met, under present expenditure upon waterworks which
"Instruction in agriculture oughtr extensive instruction which is given arrangements, and even with the has been paid from time to time there for combating that dread pipe-line across the Harbour and out of revenue, nor can we agree complaint. In this matter of the the building of the Aberdeen Re with the principle that all Govern. to form one branch of the Govern- Provision of clinics and instruction servoir, up to a later period than ment expenditure ought to produce pent's educational curriculum and n revenue which will give a reason to be taught in the Government. this Colony appears to be behind the year 1932.
Also it must be borne in mind able rate of interest on the capital and Vernacular Schools. Singapore.
expended, that the construction" of the big In the course of your speech. bygienie according to modern ideas. "Our prison, accommodation is Shing Mun dam, which apparently Sir, at the last meeting of this
is the corner-stone of the second Council you said: It is also at times very overcrowd very insufficient. A few years ago, rection scheme, will take many
The aim of the Government ed. There is no isolation block-we thought that we were well on the maternity wing is inadequate the way to better times but the years to complete even after the
is to give every houss connected plans for it have been drawn up and fine new
we had decided on. the X-ray room is damp and un-
edifica which
with the waterworks. both on
The Right Hon. Mr. "Ormsly- suitably located.
visualised crumpled like the walls
Hong Kong Island and the main- "We consider it a matter for "In his speech on the Budget for of Jericho at the first trumpet-blast
land, fall supply of filtered Gore in his above-mentioned report,
when dealing with Ceylon, at page. grave criticism that the Govern- 1990 (see Hong Kong Hansard for of financial depression, and we are
water throughout the year. 1928, at page 74) the Honourable left with $300,000 worth of founda- ment in connection with our water
"We venture, however, to ex-74, points out the proved utility Mr. E. I. Hallifax, then acting tions now buried under the sandssupply disregarded the unanimous press grave doubts whether, unless in Canada and other parts of the Colonial Secretary, after stating of Kai Tak,
advice of the unofficial members, the Government very speedily in- Empire of cinema films as a mean that expenditure for a new Govern- "We are glad to note that the given in this Council on the 4th deed gets on with the construction of disseminating instruction regard- ment Civil Hospital must be faced Government is providing in item 21 November, 1998, urging the Gover- of the big dam at Shing Mun, iting the best agricultural practices, in the near future, said that CX- on page 45 for dentistry in the gnol, ment to bring the pipe-line across will be reasonably practicable for the result of experimental work penditure for beginning the Govern- and we hope that the prisoners will the Harbour.
the Government for some years to and research, and the treatment- ment Ciyil Hospital at least will, also receive the benefit of the ser-
"On that occasion, I, speaking come to discard the rider main and prevention of insect-pests and plant diseases, and he also points. I expect, be asked in the Estimates vices of the new dental surgeon, on behalf of all the Unofficial Mem- system. for 1930, and it is very disappoint who is now being budgeted for, for bers of this Council, said as fol "We would, therefore, most out that the Films Committee of ing to the Unoficial Members to the first time, and, in passing, we lows:-
strongly urge the Government to the Empire Marketing Board is now
engaged in formulating plans for.. see that no provision for the long should like to be informed what are
"As regards the water supply, press on with the plans for the con- an interchange of instructional; we notice that the estimates for struction of the big dam in the promised no-to-date hospital is con- the duties of such dental surgeon tained in the estimates now being and to what clasars of Government
1927 de not provide for the bring. Shing Mun gorge and with the build-filmas between different parts of the
Empire. servants he is intended to give his presented to us..
ing of the water from the Shing ing of the dam itself.
Mr. Ormsby Gore also pointe "We do not know whether the services.
Mun Valley across the harbour as was originally intended: und present position of uncertainty is out (on page 123). when dealing due to divided opinions within the with Java that, in that Island, the the Colonial Secretary's remarks, Government or not. bat what we best method of reaching the agricul in introducing the Budget, condo suggest is that Your Excellency tural peasant bas been found to be tain no reference whatever to so might appoint an advisory Com-hy means of a staff of trained important a matter as the secur- mittee from the residents of the native lecturers,
Also we suggest that instruction ing of an adequate water supply Colony with technical knowledge, for the Island of Hong Kong. It who, we feel certain, will be able be given in the above mentioned is good news to hear that the to gasist in arriving at definite re schools in sanitation, hygiene and first portion of the Bhing Mun commendations and whose advice anti-malaria meandres Valley Scheme will place the will, we believe, be of great assist endeavours be made to instruct the water supply of Kowloon and of ance to the Government.
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"Moreover the accommodation in the asylum, which is now grandilo- We welcome the initiation of a quently described in the estimates specially trained gaol hospital staff; as a mental hospital, is most de-measure which is aptly described. fective: the quarters being cramp by the Honourable Colonial Secre ed and there being no proper exer- tary as along delayed reform." cise around for the inmates.
In connection with the hospital, we desire also to suggest that there abould be two resident doc tors, and that more Chinese proba tioner nurses should be trained, if possible.
Printing in the Gaol. "Whilst conceding that printing is a suitable occupation for certain classes of prisoners, we are opposed to the enlargement of the printing applicances in the present gaol for the following reasons:
we are disappointed to find that
and that: