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The Honourable Dr. Chau Sik-nin, pursuant to notice, will ask the following questions :-

1. With reference to recent correspondence in the Press on the subject of gratuities to Civil Servants who were not interned during the Japanese Occupation, will the Honourable Colonial Secretary kindly state whether the Government did make any promise to pay such Civil Servants any gratuity, and if so, what are the terme, and whether and when such promise will be implemented?

2. (a) What are the rehabilitation and high cost of living allowances paid to the Chinese, Indian and Portuguese employees of the Government,

and

(b) How do they compare with similar allowances paid to the European

employees, in proportion to salaries?

Motions.

The Altorney General to move the First, Second and Third readinge of --

A Bill intituled "* An Ordinance to amend the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance, 1929, and the Regulations thereof **.

The Honourable Mr. Lo Man-kan, C.B.B., to move:

That this Council, whilst appreciating the World food shortage situation and the consequential obligation on the part of the Colony to assume its share of the burden of restricting consumption to the utmost extent consistent with the due maintenance of a reasonable standard of health, considers that it is its duty towards the residents of the Colony-

(a) to voice its profound regret and disappointment at the reduction of 70% made on the allocation of rice to the Colony in respect of the second quar- ter of 1946.

(b) to express its concern on the effect of the cut in the rice ration from the already drastically reduced amount of 4 catty per person per day to .25 catty.

(c) to protest against the large quantities of rice consisting of 100% broken rice, old and full of debris, and totally unfit for human consumption, shipped as part of the Colony's allocation.

(d) to express its hope that the allocation to the Colony of the next and sub- sequent quarters will be at the rate and on the basis of each consumer being able to have at least two proper meals of rice per day.

Accordingly it is hereby resolved that Ilis Excellency the Governor be asked to be kind enough to transmit the above Motion together with an expression of the strong feelings of this Council to the Secretary of State for the Colonies so that the nccessary action may be taken.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Hong Kong.

Meeting to be held on Thursday, 20th June, 1946, at 2.30 p.m.

ORDER OF JUSTEES

MOEIDIM

The Honourable Dr. Chau Sik-nin, pursuant to notioa, will ask

the following question :

"Will Government make a statement on to suppression of the 'Kwok Man Tat Fo' ('National 99aea') for one month on the 8th June, 19467"

The above question will be asked immediately after the second.

question already standing in the Honourable Dr. Chau Sik-nin's name.

D. R. HOLES,

Deputy Clerk of Councila.

D. R. HOLMES,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.