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Enclosure! 2nd May, 1989
and allowance, the enclosed,
Ordinance entitled "The Buildings "Ordinance 1889, No 15 of 1889.
2.
The
Ordinance as
draft of the
originally
presented to me contained certain clauses providing for improved ventilation of buildings, by enforcing
that on their re-creation a
certain space should be left for back-yards.
Your Lordship will
3.
: readily understand that
where
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every square foot of- ground is worth from $10 to
$20, as is the case in the
most populous parts of — Hongkong, such provisions would be likely to cause extreme friction and much
agitation, and they
Moreover
open
are
to the serious
objection that unless accompanied by provision
for compensation, which
would cost an enormous
sum
they would
appear
to
the