happily and contentedly as we do, if scrupulous attention were not paid to health conditions, both on the island and on the mainland. I feel certain, therefore, that the Council will welcome the appoint- ment of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services to a seat in this Chamber. The Harbour Mas- ter and the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services may also be said to represent two important elements in the population of this Colony, namely, its seamen and its medical men, who have hitherto seldom been associated with us in our deliberations. From this point of view also the new appoint- ments should be a source of strength to us. In the Honourable Mr. Braga I welcome the first re- presentative of the Portuguese community to sit in this Council. (Applause.) We all of us appre- ciate the value of the Portuguese community here resident, and it is a pleasure to us that Mr. Braga, who in a very literal sense is a son of Hongkong, should inaugur- ate the representation of that com- munity in the Legislative Council. Moreover, the time has now come when the growth of this Colony warrants the addition of a third representative of the Chinese com- munity; and I know that Sir Shouson Chow and Dr. Kotewall, who so ably and worthily represent all Chinese interests in this Coun- cil, are glad to have the assistance of Dr. Ts'o Shin-wan. For my own part I am very glad to wel- come Dr. Ts'o, not only as a re- presentative Chinese, but as an old land valued friend. Both Mr. Braga and Dr. Ts'o are resident in Kowloon, and they will, therefore, be able to speak with special know- ledge concerning the needs of the inhabitants of the mainland who now form an exceedingly import- ant part of the population of this Colony.
Hon. Sir Henry Pollock.—Sir, As Senior Unofficial member of this Council who first took his seat here as far back as the year 1896, I should like, if I may be permitted to do so, to support the words of welcome which your Excellency has extended to the new Official and Unofficial members of this Council. A wise man of old said, "In the multitude of counsels, there is wisdom," and I feel con- fident that that will prove to be so in the present instance. I beg leave on behalf of the Colony to thank your Excellency for having employed part of your home leave in persuading the home authorities to increase the membership of this Council. (Applause.)
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