1920-1930
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(No. 3) regulated procedure in Supreme Court. Another Ord., afterwards superseded, was passed for sanitary regulation of buildings. Trustees Ord. (No. 5) and Fine Arts Copyright Ord. (No. 18) were on lines of U.K. Acts. Rating Ord. (No. 6) left rates at Victoria at 13% and raised them to 10% at the Peak, 12¼% at Kowloon and 7 to 10% at other places.
1902
Major-General Sir W. J. Gascoigne, K.C.M.G., administered from 4.1.1902 to 8.9.1902.
Principal Events.-Mr. O. Chadwick & Prof. Simpson reported on Sanitation of Colony. Committee on Education made various recommendations including more instruction in Chinese. Penny letter postage extended to Br. Agencies in China. Volunteer Corps re-organized into 2 Artillery and 1 Engineer Co. Serious shortage of water in spring; water brought in lighters from Tsun Wan. Severe typhoon (2/8).
Trade & Industries.-Manufacture of rattan furniture for export started on large scale by American firm. Cotton spinning did better than in previous years, sugar refining worse. Exchange averaged 1/8-6¾d for the year and stood at 1/7 on December 31st.
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Public Works.-Governor's new Peak Residence completed. New quarters provided for gaol staff (6 married and 40 single Europeans and 56 Indians). Police Stations erected in Victoria (No. 7), at Sheung Shui in N. T., and at Tai O in Lantao. New Kowloon Water Works commenced (April).
Legislation.-Four Ords. dealt with land in N. T. Water-works Consolidation Ord. had for its object economizing of water.