Kowloon Residents' Association,
Kowloon, 26th May, 1930.
75
Sir,
We, the General Committee of the Kowloon Residents'
Association, in furtherance of the following resolution,
already sent to Government,
"That in view of the officially published
intimation by the Government that an
increase in taxation is contemplated to
meet the proposed increase in expenditure
which will be occasioned by the adoption of
the recommendations of the Salaries Commission,
the General Committee of this Association is
strongly of the opinion that owing to the
startling drop in the exchange value of the
dollar since the recommendations were made,
the proposals of the Commissioners have become
impracticable at the present time;
"This Committee, in face of the rapidly rising
cost of living, views with alarm the prospect
of an increase in the assessment tax, which
will have the effect of further increasing
the present high rentals and thus, in turn,
still further increase the cost of living
for the non-official population",
desire on behalf of the residents of kowloon, to adress
Your Excellency on the question of the numbers and cost
of the Government's personnel respectfully requesting