HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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THE HON. MR. R. H. KOTEWALL seconded, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.
CHEERO CLUB INCORPORATION ORDINANCE, 1935.
THE HON. SIR WILLIAM SHENTON moved the second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to provide for the Incorporation of the Cheero Club of Hong Kong". He said: When this Ordinance is proceeded with in Committee I shall move in Clause 1 that the date 1934 be changed to 1935; and I shall also move that in the "Objects and Reasons", in the last clause but one, Clause 7, third line, that the word "old" be changed to "former".
HON. MR. R. H. KOTEWALL seconded, and the Bill was read a second time.
Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by
clause.
Clause 1.
HON. SIR WILLIAM SHENTON.-I move that the date 1934 be altered to 1935.
HON. MR. R. H. KOTEWALL seconded, and this was agreed to.
Clause 7.
HON. SIR HENRY POLLOCK.-In the first line of clause 7, I suggest it would be more regular to use the word "may" instead of "shall".
HON. SIR WILLIAM SHENTON.-I have no objection to that amendment.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL-I agree.
Before the Bill left its Committee stage the ATTORNEY GENERAL said: With regard to Clause 7, I am not sure that the word "may" would be a better word to use than "shall". The object of the delegation is stated in the latter part of the clause, namely, "in order, subject to the directions of the General Committee, to vest in the Ladies' Advisory Committee the control and management of the Cheero Club". It looks as if it was intended they shall do it for that purpose.
HON, SIR WILLIAM SHENTON.-I may say that the Committee are particularly anxious that the General Committee should exercise these powers.
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