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A note-worthy event was the proscription of the Hong Kong Teahouse Employees' Union, an organisation which had for long been notorious for the violence of its methods, the questionable sources of its income and the rascality of its members. The Motorcar Drivers' and Tailors' Unions, which closed down after the 1925 Strike, were revived this year.
TEMPLES.
(Table XXIII).
32. The Chinese Temples Ordinance became law on April 27th 1928. The main objects of the Ordinance are:-(a) to prevent the exploitation of the ignorant by charlatans; (b) to recover for the benefit of the community the control over public temples which have been slipping into private hands; and (c) to prevent for the future the establishment of temples as purely business speculations. Except in the case of a few exempted temples, the revenues, funds, investments and properties of all Chinese temples are brought under the control of a Chinese Temples Committee; any surplus revenues remaining after providing for due observance of the customary ceremonies and the maintenance of the temple buildings and temple properties shall be applied for the purposes of Chinese charities in the Colony generally (General Chinese Charities Fund). The members of the Chinese Temples Committee established under Section 7 of the Ordinance were as follows:-
(a) Sir Shouson Chow, Dr. R. H. Kotewall,-Chinese members of the Legislative Council.
(b) Mr. Li Yau Tsun,-Representative of the District Watch Committee.
(c) Dr. S. W. Tso, Mr. Wong Kwong T'in,-Chinese members of the Sanitary Board.
(d) Mr. Tang Shiu Kin,-Chairman of the Tung Wah Hospital.
(e) Mr. Ma Chui Ch'iu,-Senior member of the Po Leung Kuk Committee.
(f) Mr. Wong Shiu Hing,-Chairman of the Kwong Wah Hospital.
(g) The Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Chairman).
The Committee met at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs on seven occasions during the year. Mr. Wong Kwong T'in acted as honorary secretary. The first step was to secure the registration of all Chinese temples-including temples proper, monasteries, nunneries, Taoist establishments, etc. A Sub-Committee consisting of Mr. Li Yau Tsun and Mr. Wong Kwong T'in was appointed to consider the temples-almost two hundred in number-which registered. As a beginning 28 temples which were purely business speculations and which contravened Section 4 of the Ordinance were ordered by the Committee to close down. Full control of several temples was taken over by the Committee, and tenders were received for the office of sz chuk or temple-
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A note-worthy event was the proscription of the Hong Kong Teahouse Employees' Union, an organisation which had for long been notorious for the violence of its methods, the questionable sources of its income and the rascality of its members. The Motorcar Drivers' and Tailors' Unions, which closed down after the 1925 Strike, were revived this year.
TEMPLES.
(Table XXIII).
32. The Chinese Temples Ordinance became law on April 27th 1928. The main objects of the Ordinance are:-(a) to prevent the exploitation of the ignorant by charlatans; (b) tổ recover for the benefit of the community the control over public temples which have been slipping into private hands; and (c) to prevent for the future.the establishment of temples as purely business speculations. Except in the case. of a few exempted temples, the revenues, funds, investments and properties of all Chinese temples are brought under the control of a Chinese Temples Committee; any surplus revenues remaining after pro- viding for due observance of the customary ceremonies and the maintenance of the temple buildings and temple properties shall be applied for the purposes of Chinese charities in the Colony generally (General Chinese Charities Fund). The members of the Chinese Temples Committee established under Section 7 of the Ordinance were as follows:-
(a) Sir Shouson Chow, Dr. R. H. Kotewall,-Chinese
members of the Legislative Council.
(b) Mr. Li Yau Tsun,-Representative of the District
Watch Committee.
(c) Dr. S. W. Tso, Mr. Wong Kwong T'in,-Chinese
members of the Sanitary Board.
(d) Mr. Tang Shiu Kin,-Chairman of the Tung Wah
Hospital.
(e) Mr. Ma Chui Ch'iu,-Senior member of the Po
Leung Kuk Committee.
(f) Mr. Wong Shiu Hing,-Chairman of the Kwong Wah
Hospital.
(g) The Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Chairman).
The Committee met at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs on seven occasions during the year. Mr. Wong Kwong T'in acted as honorary secretary. The first step was to secure the registration of all Chinese temples-including temples proper, monasteries, nunneries, Taoist establishments, etc. A Sub- Committee consisting of Mr. Li Yau Tsun and Mr. Wong Kwong T'in was appointed to consider the temples-almost two hundred in number-which registered. As a beginning 28 temples which were purely business speculations and which contravened Section 4 of the Ordinance were ordered by the Committee to close down. Full control of several temples was taken over by the Committee, and tenders were received for the office of sz chuk or temple-
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