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The Honourable Mr. D. F. Landale to move-

That this Council notes with grave concern and disappointment from the Hon. the Colonial Secretary's statement on 19th June, 1947, the lack of progress in solving the housing problem after nearly two years of the British re-occupation, and is of the opinion that:

(1) Government should regard the solution of this question as one of

the utmost urgency.

(2) Government should, without delay, plan and vigorously pursue a policy of rapid and extensive building, both domestic and office, for its own 198, and

(3) Government, in addition to fostering and, if necessary financing, building schemes for Civilian use, should actively encourage private building to the utmost extent possible and, with this end in view, remove all unnecessary Government impedi- ments to private enterprise, and in particular modify its present unfair and repressive policy in regard to the renewal of 75-years Crown Leases.

G.

R.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

HONG KONG

Meeting to be held on Thursday, 10th July, 1947, at 2.80 p.m.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. Confirmation of Minutes of meeting held on 3rd July, 1947.

2. Papers to be laid.

3. Motions.

ALASTAIR Tooo, Deputy Clerk of Councils,

21.

Motions.

The Attorney General to move the First reading of -

A Bill intituled An Ordinance to authorise and provide for the re-coustruation of the Register of Trade Marks formerly kept under the Trade Marks Ordinance, 1909, and to amend and modify the application of the said Ordinance."

The Attorney General to move the Second and Third readings of :-

A Bill intituled "An Ordinance to provide for the surrender of subjects of China who, during the war period, have, in China, collaborated with the Jupnuese."

A Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Trading with the Enemy

Ordinance, 1914,**

The Colonial Secretary to move that the motion standing in the name of the

Honourable Mr. D). F. Landale and seconded by the Honourable Mr. La Man-kam, c.B.E., be amended in the following manner :-

In the pramble the word "from" to be omitted and the words "the situation in regard to housing recorded in" to be inserted in sub- stitution therefor: and the words "the lack of progresa in solving the housing problem after nearly two years of the British re-occupation" and the comma after the word "re-occupation" to be omitted.

In paragraph (1) the words "continue to" to be inserted after the word

"should".

In paragraph (2) the comma after the word "should" and the words

**without delay, plan and to be omitted; and the word

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