60g. Hongkong
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Mr. Hudson's case. Hong Kong Building
In April 1856, an ordinance was passed at Hong Kong to regulate buildings and abate nuisances. Certain regulations were laid down for the construction of houses, compliance with which was to be held to constitute a nuisance. For breaches of the ordinance, offenders were to be summarily dealt with by a magistrate or any two Justices of the Peace, upon whose order, the Surveyor General was to be invested with power to order the demolition of any building erected in accordance with the specifications of the law.
Difficulties arose in working the ordinance - Local prejudices (for it is alleged, personal interest in house property) impeded the execution of the