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I think many of them.

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So that as there are about 25,000 floors in Hongkong,(33,

and as these have to be limewashed twice a year,

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if the contractors and Inspectors divide about $3 a floor between them, that would amount to several lakhs

of dollars a year, wouldnt it ?

It is about a lakh and a half, straight away.

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The Chairman:-

Yr Fung Wa Chun:--

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Do you know that Sam Iu charges other landlords the 6332

same price as you ?

I think charge more.

Can you give us some names of chinese gentlemen, who 6333 are owners, who have spoken to you?

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Xr Shelton Hooper:-

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But they dont want me to tell their names,

But we do, and

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The Chairman:-

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Your name wont appear in the matter at all. They will

only think we are very clever in getting to know. All our Chinese have very peculiar manner. They are

afraid of the officials.

If you dont want to tell the Commission, you can tellb335- Mr Lau and Mr Pung tete a tete.

Would you like me to make some statement of houses or

property in this Colony ?

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Concerning people grumbling about Sanitary people, and

Yr Shelton Hooper:-

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Concerning what ?

so on.

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Cant you make a statement a little more definite. If (337

anyone has complained to you that they have had to

hand over bribes to any particular officer ?

That I must find out afterwards.

We would like you to make such a statement » any information you can give to the Commission.

I meal. the statement is simply for to stop the

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