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Inclosure No.1 in No. 690 to P.Q. of December 2nd.,1924.
Traffic and Police Regulations.
The Council considered it to be its duty to ameliorate this, and searched for means to improve matters. Several means were suggested and during the deliberations, which naturally took the shape on the first instance of reviewing the Chinese police regulations, the police, acting with increased deli- gence, brought into force certain old-established customs which had lain dormant, This resulted in a storm of protest from the more radical Chinese news- papers. By the good offices of P.M. Consul General and the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce reason was restored on its being explained that authentic traffic regulations were in course of preparation and would be published in due course. The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce kindly consented to translate these so that our friends might see that there was no wish
either to restrict unreasonably the movement a of our
Chinese neighbours or to hurt their susceptibilities. The regulations have now been compiled and translated.
We hope that those concerned will allow them a fair
trial as to whether the amenities of Shameen are im-
proved thereby or not. Copies have been circulated to
ratepayers but in case these have not been studied in
full in the short time available I venture to touch
on them as regards the more important items, namely:
the status of hameen (rule 1); division of roads for
various services (rule 8, 9, 10); rights of landing
and using Shameen as a thoroughfare (rules 7, 15); the
use of the Bund as a promenade (rule 6); and the control
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