Enclosure 7.
27.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber, on November 14th. There were present:— HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (Sir
REGINALD EDWARD STUBBS, K.C.M.G. THE OFFICER TEMPORARILY COMMANDING THE TROOPS (Colonel C. W. DAVY, C.M.G.).
Hon. Mr. CLAUD SEVERN, C.M.G.
(Colonial Secretary).
Hon. Mr J. H. KEMP, K.C., C.B.E.
(Attorney-General).
Hon. Mr. C. McI. MESSER, O.B.E.
(Colonial Treasurer).
Hon. Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX, O.B.E.
(Secretary for Chinese Affairs).
Hon. Mr. E. A. IRVING (Director of
Education).
Hon. Mr. T. L. PERKINS
Public Works).
(Director of
Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.O.
Hon. Mr. LAU CHU-PAK.
Hon. Mr. Ho Fook.
Hon. Mr. A. G. STEPHEN.
Hon. Mr. H. W. BIRD.
Hon. Mr. A. O. LANG.
Mr. S. B. B. MOELDERBY (Clerk of
Councils).
NEW MEMBERS.
Col. C. W. Davy, C.M.G., took the oath and his seat as a member of the Council in the temporary absence of Lieut.-General Sir G. M. Kirkpatrick, K.C.B., K.C.S.I.; and the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang took the oath and his seat as the representative of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last meeting of the Council were approved and signed by the President.
FINANCE.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.E. the Governor, laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 115 to 121, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee.
The COLONIAL TREASURER Seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.E. the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee (No. 13), and moved that it be adopted. The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
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PAPERS.
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The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.E. the Governor, laid on the table Order made by the Governor in Council under section 9 of the Post Office Ordinance 1900, and the Report of the Committee appointed by H.E. the Gover- nor for the purpose of considering what measures can best be taken (i.) To facilitate the prompt acquisition by applicants of sites which they require; (ii) To facilitate the prompt passing of building plans,
QUESTIONS.
The Hon. Mr. POLLOCK, K.C., pursuant to notice asked:-
1. When does the Government intend to publish the Report of the Committee appointed by H. E. the Governor for the purpose of considering what measures can best be taken
(i.) To facilitate the prompt acquisi- tion by applicants of sites which
they require:
(1.) To facilitate the prompt passing
of building plans?
2.-What measures does the Govern- ment propose to take for the purpose of carrying out the recommendations made in the Report of the Commission on Child Labour?
The COLONIAL SECRETARY replied:-
1. The Report has been laid before Council to-day.
2. The Government is giving the re- port and recommendations of the Com- mission its careful consideration but is not yet in a position to state what mea- sures it proposes to adopt. THE TREATY OF PEACE (HUNGARY) ORDER, 1921.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL: Sir, I beg to move the first reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to modify certain provisions of the Treaty of Peace (Hun- gary) Order, 1921, for the purpose of adapting the provisions of the Order to the circumstances of the Colony of Hong- kong. The various Orders in Council