CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920 — Page 377

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I cannot agree with Chatham's proposals. Too much has been written concerning the insanitary nature of the long tunnel-shaped floors in many of the old dwelling houses in Hongkong, filled with rows of windowless cubicles, that it is unnecessary for me to again direct attention to the matters contained in the minute referred to above.

I am very thoroughly of the opinion that the earliest opportunity should be taken to make the old dwelling houses in Hongkong, built under the 15them, uninhabitable unless they are abolished. I would only say this, that unless a certain standard is maintained, Hong Kong will always be subject to the terrible epidemics which from time to time have devastated it.

It has been discovered in the Hong Kong Ordinance of 1903 relating to new buildings, that property owners and architects have to comply with certain requirements. The Public Health Building's Ordinance will store its regulations. Everything written about the unfortunate experience of the plague in Hongkong, and the hole which the insanitary conditions created, is unforgettable. The building which will store its regulations is an example.

Steel curtain that Hong Kong will always be subject to the terrible epidemics which from time to time have...

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374Img 10:55bossing wouldI cannot agree with Chatham's proposals. Too much has been written concerning the insanitary nature of the long tunnel-shaped floors in many of the old dwelling houses in Hongkong, filled with rows of windowless cubicles, that it is unnecessary for me to again direct attention to the matters contained in the minute referred to above.I am very thoroughly of the opinion that the earliest opportunity should be taken to make the old dwelling houses in Hongkong, built under the 15them, uninhabitable unless they are abolished. I would only say this, that unless a certain standard is maintained, Hong Kong will always be subject to the terrible epidemics which from time to time have devastated it.It has been discovered in the Hong Kong Ordinance of 1903 relating to new buildings, that property owners and architects have to comply with certain requirements. The Public Health Building's Ordinance will store its regulations. Everything written about the unfortunate experience of the plague in Hongkong, and the hole which the insanitary conditions created, is unforgettable. The building which will store its regulations is an example.Steel curtain that Hong Kong will always be subject to the terrible epidemics which from time to time have...22

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