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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1947.

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UNOFFICIALS' SPEECHES IN COUNCIL HOUSING DEBATE

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Delays

into a meaninglesá within the last six months there not patently have true relation paint, not to destitution of pro-al motion

value of the land for gress but to insufficiency or 192 statement. It was meant to be have been 250, properties de- to the requisitioned. If the pace of transfer.

Ittle progress.

The two are not

It was constructive criticism. ar derequisition is à criterion of

the same. That is not the exa admittedly critical, but is it not progress in the solution of the

guration, the extravagance and housing problem, therefore, here we have made distinct progress.

pro-

"The honourable member al-Absurdities of anying that there oue at the main functions of the

fico.

thte

membera of unofficial

to be critics and to Council volco their criticisms if they noo things going awry. I have so interpreted my functions, and my motion was worded accord-

on the amendment?

"In the preamble, despite ono

of the Attorney Generally re- marka about choice of tha word

1s displayed greater Interest) part in an auction sale who fix Pletion of the Bultding Covenant have arrived at a stage whos 1940, to March 31, 1947. 4,288 disservice has resulted by mɔment in both previous statements

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(Continned from Pagé 2.) they think will be required, and the Government scheme for the already been fully dealt with by that which they were offered and

of three erection

the Honourable nine-storey the

Colonial rejected in 1937., to lay out expenditure on ne-

Building Covenant at the Leighton | Secretary, but to confine my re- quiring these stocks, and in blocks of fints

"As regards the amount OK Etering them locally until such site to two blocks of seven murks to certain specific points

Building Covenant, and the thre time as they are called for by storeys. The Honourable Member which have been rated,

so referred to the discovery of "The Honourable Dr. S.N. Chou for its execution, both are always contracture.bum challenged Government to Boy building

a section under the same Or- has been a lack of progress, mean dinance which ha caused ing that there has been a destitu- Obviously such a urdbusiness, whether it noplies to itselt it has exhorted Government to re-open to negotiation. It satisfac for the adequate duce the orice of land at itatory proofs can be furulshed that

queries to be examined upon tion of progress, We arrangement bus failed, and own polley

In publle auctions. I would ask the the buildings which lessee intend

Service Needs

the consideration named in the The honourablo menibera pro- wil full, to commend Half to development of leased areas

Meniler

he to erect, and which Government how

on this "The majority of the

doad. The provision which I ceeded in this chorous the reordance with the needs of the, Honourable any sensible importer in

iniscs, domestic and non- think my honourable friend re-theme song, but I suggest it was development of the lense-hold absence of any declared policy community as the condition pre. Weald feel at any pubile auction has accepted as representing full

of cedent to the grant of new nt which he won bidding if the

can be erected or have domestle, which at this date re- garda as a new one was in fact not a theme song but the awan ngiy. May I comment brioly arcu. regarding rehabilitation

e. This policy of Govern auctioneer ciddenly stopped the actually been greeted for less than under requisition was for Inserted in 1838 upon a model seng of the motion,

| the use of the Bervices. The of the Finance Act of the. Unit- Want Progress housing in the Colony.'

met, (which incidentally was an ante after his opponent had raised; the prescribed

of the Government has this problem ed Kingdom in 1909 or 1910. Its Covenant for the Honourable Member's bld and¦ Ballding a year ago),

adjustment under

"I apologize if on such a sori- constant Consultation purposes are to require adjudi- "I recall in this conuertion the wounces over

that he really can always be made. In the ram: with the Servicen who are only ention in protection of revenueous matter I would appear to ba advice of the Chamber of Crane reason or other scems aud- informed him

denly to have unduly perturbed couldn't let him continue bidding. way Government whilst desirous too eauer and willing to give up the expressed consideration frivolous. If I have appeared so, reply

premises. and appears to be lens,

it has been only for the serious tack, the interpretation I gave Birree, as slated in the

the Tonourable Uuofcial Mem. and would have to knock down of obtaining carly full develop-requisoner

"Now we come to the ques-jurpose of showing up the extra-it was the common usage one. the thing being sold to the last ment of building sites will be pre-have one at the date they son or delays in the Land Of-vagance of the motion, and than elegan hv

Honourable the

lars of this Council, and 1'ven-

to This lack of progress wax, apart extent until this Colonial Secretary to a question

No, it is those taiting pared to extend the time for com- Mr. ure to wiggest that the debate bidder.

During the year April 1. suggest that no service, but only from being admitted by Govèra- basket by The tearalım

production of Satisfactory there is no alternative to which

tion which takes no account the Council

of on this subject, the backbone of I will read their part, in the terms for the last price.

"The insurable Mr. Landate Proof of Inability to comply with they can look for housing per-instruments were registered un-

Government Ni verder 21st, 1941.

sonnel and administrative ma- der the provisions of the Land the efforts of both 1. Such, i

I understand, has that leasing or releasing Crown Land

my motion, and what was caus- Registration Ordinance. There and private individuals

which The velutives na sugraph of

than in the matter of providing has made the statement that flav

ways been the practice allowed chinery of the Services.

ing ту was an increase of 300 over the have been put out

unofficial colleagues "It is is charging exorbitant ernment Jeply:

more houses.

In this Colony. At the same time tune for in to remark that the same period in 1939. nut Crown Rents. This is

Assign- despite enormous difficulties havo, and myself auch grave concern Cavermarnt's proposal to

Tunnel Danger

Crown

present building costs are fairly Reuts

obviously and disappointment, in the

Hubmission, my colinate all orders for hulle

well known, and I do not consider meer er the Bervices must be ments and mortgages in that t "However, th dieni with period were unduly low, those fix-

met even if requisition of pre-period were nearly treble the achieved so much with so little.

An Admission? Ing materials has been

The Covenants so far proposed by mises to some extent in contin- pre-war figures, and tedications

gir. Brighton H with

in the early part of the Inst

all that has to be said and Government are unduly high bay- (und. Using a building termino- are that the number in at length

the

"The amendment to the first espesed

Ifix Excellency Six century for the th year tenson.

need to be nuld is thin. Thero has ing regard tu these costs. Joy, may I suggest that the current year will be in excess | been progress In solving the hous, paragraph ly interesting in that General Chamber of Commeren, pofted by

Mark Young recommended the most of which are now falling in building costs full adjustments Services form the retaining of that for the last year, To

It Impiles that Government has wel on the advice of the Chart

would of course be made,

wall of peace, law and order in cope with this increased volume ing problem. We won members, for some time past regarded this Ger it has been decided that & development of the Leighton 1) were in some ens only nonsinal

site by the erection thereon or} There milj ining Rural Bulling "Nevertheless, Government must this Colony? Without these cs- of work the staff has not been press. All honourable

the Lots in the best part of the Peak ensure that the Building Coven-sentials progress in the solution more: it has been less, and yet este of the Colony at heart mere-geney; and yet today they are preferable to leave such im

question as one of atmoat ur- who equally have the best inter- Three blocks of fate, and petetion to private enterprise

Government Architects were putį Pas

District having In total

Ants required are such RR wilt of our housing problem or of documents at the rate of 20 to 30 without Government control'

nearly 14 neres new bring in ་་ ensure full development of the any of the other problems that a day continue to pour in. Not by wish and merely think in their at gravely concerned and dis- total Crown Heat each year of areas lenses. "Beterring aguda bowever

To do otherwise beget the Colony would be slow all of these are. to course, con-half hearts that while there has appointed with the situation. In SING Iers than $14 per nere pe might well result in further areas Indeed.

cerned with transfer of land, heen progrez, it is a question of the statement of the fliciourable

"My honourable and learned but they all need attention, getting further progrosa. that these rificines rents should periods, with benefit, due to intouched upon the subject of re-

"I further suggest that the the one hand we are led to be.

ceive attention in the nelority amendment which I am support- continue for a further 75 years and values, aceraing only tulsion. lieve the kurters stores

the gram of new lenses?'

More in sorrow than at their arrival. But I have in will achieve the objective the lessveland not to the communin anger he searched the un- this paranee from the Asens which all really must have in cammet with building materials the

ity as in those enses. I have quot-fathomable depth of Govern- Bor's Office, the Stamp

Office view. waiting to be used, und 1971

ed earlier at North Point, Blabbe ment's consclos conscience, and the Land Office that where offer has the same importers;

Road and Kowloon,

presumably from that source, a request is made, for instance refuse to ampert and keep stocks, Which is coricet I leave it to

be given, this 1

Mathe Their guess way be is

Not A Fact Trips. I tant are the

honourable statements

d:- the

A committee ap.

on the Jub. In order to econo

time; material, and mino

11

pre-war

perhaps not inoppor-

Mr. Watzard's entrepuradorst, on money it was decided to have the annum. it seriously suggested; of Innd lying urutveluped for Jans friend. Mr. Leo d'Almada, also These documents normally re-}

three

Rre

to RUPES, Poppent is

"A thousand tons of seinforcing stro! sounds a let. The designing engineer would want to know good deal mare about it before he coub say what he could do with it; for example, the sizes. quality, and the price, it the some 1,000

blocks identical in every

com

high buildings were that car seld see it was known that air rides

hudi tunnels under the site.

++ estructed

These investigations disclosed the that Japanese constructed tunnels, is usual without thing, or simi tons ports, had been driven under the

several of these

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The invidINUR

and which

it will excise from the motion as tabled the exaggeration of phrase, and so rejuvenated can 15 be adopted by this Council as its

real meaning and intention."

MR. MACDOUGALL

member

this an admission that there la no solution to the problem?

"In paragraphs 2 and 3 of my original motion there were, I think, two constructive augges- tlonts that Government should pursue their brilliant schomea for their own use and that the unofficial bodies should be al- lowed to do the mme, This would, I think, produce the quickest and most rapid resulta. I had sudd carlier that the

moved the backbone of my original mollon; and the amend ment to paragraph 3 removes it altogether. the amendment."

No Answer To Question amendment in the preamble re-

about whicb' I have already heard southern portion of the hill, and Care No. 1, that of a Rarn! 'Bulld- less than one with three or four war tenant, he, might be hous-1: and I suggest there must be heen charged with

"I regret I cannot support

respect.

"One set of plans, specifications and quantities would thus cuver

Two Cases the three blocks. To allow for

The Honourable Mr. M. K. Lo maximum development of the site,

buttings were has cited two

concerning Weak Arguments produced a suggestion that we where a mortgage is made, fer nine-storeyed agreed upon nrud design

the grant of new lenses to replaer "I should like, before conclud should abandon the derequist priority to menced. At the same time in 175-year lenses due to expire will

ing my macks, to ref 1 then of all premises still under granted.

should divert all vestigations in regard to founda- in the near future. This flame, advantage which has accrued loositioned | control, and

premises to pre-

"The *** | certain lesseer, who, having avail- tions for these not inconsiderably able Member declared his incred

war tenants who at this as a Diretor

dey of the Campaned themselves of the favourable have no housing. The honour mentioned that he himself in holding the use of one of the terms offered to those applications de member himself atteint his own experience found that From the description he edged within a year from June, fed some of the objections to his the Land Office since April 23. he had no document back from

Mr. MacDougall anid: gave of the other alte I have na 1945, to esses where war tamagown suggestion. diffiently in identifying 11, since had been sustained, have Imme-rosttion in which the requist amination, and it had received bite. it has had to be tong he

That, of

"We have had a very long de course; needed ex- is a ee with which in its more dintely assigned their leases

Honing authority is put would. In so far as I cant ascertain cause nothing is more important recent stages I have dealt with enhanced prices, since it is obvion; of course, he obstrus, If. For personally.

it is not a fact that no docu-lo this community than the sub- The vinils given in regard to

that lease with three or four instance, the requisitioning au-

thority were to surrender a re-ments which have been recotv-ret we have had under discussion, years to run is worth a good deu

ed in this case still remained in dealing with the problem of nuts!Floned

premises to DC-in the Land Office after June housing.

the Government tunnels haring Lot of 3.87 deres situated in

years plus another 75 years.

kome serious stready collapsed. This tunnels Peak District, are substantial. If I have not dealt in detningst a single person. where- misunderstanding

iri

somethinga and these charges have as the landlord himself, ly correct, exeupt that

there

with all the points raised in thi

given the opportunity, whether where, debate it is not because there aree e rapacious or not,

"With this factor in mind, had to be met point by point: might

to have the a good thing would be charges and the reply to But I do not wish to

thent Honourable Members it that the house restor- chleby that priority

I suggest that the delay in solving will be grateful to the unofficial that

Excess Duty

the housing problem attributable the fortis area which at very moder the Government is

members for having achloved in the Government mach-least this. to delay "Nobody would wish to with- 4 monster trying to devour the nels, so reluctantly, and with ate et enuld be made into

"I have little doubt that each sympathy from the pre-inery of stamping, assessing or greet regret, the site for one of fourth building site. The owner

Jesses and that it is not thethhold

faced

must registration

smuli war tenant who is now

be very the blocks of Bats

er sitting round this table as considered that the erection of a And to

ately going out of its way to pre- with the difficulties and Incon- indeed. But amalt though it may the delinte has block of six tats on one of the

progressed has temporarily abandoned.

vent the citizens of this Calony veulence of having no house or be, it is Government's confident "This site will be further four building sitre would be full from abtaining the honRS

thes inadequate housing, but I aug- hope that such accumulation : wondered how much of what has development. fore to leave the potential hold been

marge number of our fellow eit-24 months ago examined after the arrival of the tunnel filling equipment, and the sites within the area

able to demonstrate that a moment that we are debating at long last the staff position has the tunnels can be successfully veloped.

or the arguments put forthe solution of the houzaing become such that it will be possiens who lack houses or indeed than half a million, but today

decent accommodation of any the number has trobied." ward in support of the original problem and not the relief of ble, at least as regards the Land kind. These citizens to whom the motion have been based on work hardship of the pre-war ten- Once, to give reinforcement which subject of this debate is surpass. MR. M. K. LO foundations, and that Honourable ant

is indeed needed in its hard and ingly urgent and important will.

Fr

arui nade enquiries, its quality is

an its price Runt

outrageous,

it

may

system iny directly beneath the site of one of the three blocks of less than more hilly areas

within

the lat.

that fits. The neressary equipment there are three level sites within detai

is

Nevertheless some

prove useable.

Disappointing

"I would only remind Renoir-) able Members that one is tos avoid the danger of collapse of a ut furs when using reinforcing steel of poor quality onA may i 20 ING DEPUIS 50 per cent more stre] of inferior quality If the than good quality. parler is also out of all proportion

to the quality up to the building

MR. T. N. CHAU The Hon. Mr. T.N. Chan Bald:

"In reply to the remark made.

wish to any that when I sald

tor back filing tunnels had not the area on which buildings, could langer. I trust I have said vir rd in him would be filled from given for special cases askvil for, } made publicly and the community by the Hon. Attorney General yet arrived. I would have brenne erected But there ія niso +1

#1 felight to dispel the ill stof roof to cellar.

impressible

to bulld uver

sts already admittedly high in nited, and the site above the this Culony.

be

rapacious

at

the position today was no bet- ter than what it was 24 months ago, I did not mean that no now houses had been bulit, but that the building did not cope with

was not more

He prosazed there sorely need, I hope that I have gest that we must consider for arrears will not continue because been said can have meant to the the increase of population which

unde-seme

In a country which is suil to "In order to interfere as little made secure then a building cube and Jungry, and where there

and new buildings work to be!

by undertaken

the public. ins Government

hitherto denvertred du übtain its own sup- plies of building materials.

the

as possible with the rehabilitation i be erected on it. So like the is at acute shortege of houses. Mimbers will find themselves able

ten little nigger boys now there | Governinent wa: unable to accept to vote for the amendment try.uisition I would mention that unrelenting struggle to cope with have followed the points made on

the proposal, but, neknowledging posed by the Itenourable the the authority concerned, when the need for amenities, ngreed to Colonial Secretary." allow two of the remaining three sites to be retained for recreation

were only two!

en.

"The

Land Costs examination

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the

by faunel system under the remain.

direct Import. The results have been disappointing due to world conditions, and in particular to the simply position in the United Kingdom.

" quote but ples:-

exam- ♫ few

to the

t

ing sites proved them to be in poses, and asked for MR. J. B. GRIFFIN Pro

good condition and although they will eventually be tied the best technical advice available was VI the opinion that it was desirable the aninimise the kad on เล Coundations by a reduction of the the builing to seven height of Instead of nine storeys.

Const-

velopment of the fourth building

site. To do otherwise would be Question Of Requisition to lock up a good building site for

firth Th

YPRES and preclude Its use by som less fortunate citizen who might be prepared to develop it,

motiun

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the

word

I

thir

In reply to the motion for amendment, depended on what the Government speakers had to say. In view of what they had said I regret very much that-I must crave the indulgence of although it is getting very late. Counch for a few more minutes,

"To begin with, I have no more desire to be źrivolous than AL my honourable friend the torney General, but after his very severa

the criticism of

"Whilst on this subject of re

A Question Of Fact a monumental amount of wark,

"Before I cloen. Sir. I would either side; they will read

The Hon. Mr. M.K. Lo premises had been returned and like to make

charges and the counter charges submission to third at the explanations.

atated:- released from requisition,

Council Broadly statod it i

"After Your Excellency's nd. studiod "But when they have promise or assurance is obtain-

that pre-Almply this, that the honourable

dress which, if I may say so, this from landlords

Every last word spoken in milses * returned would be mover of the motion, Mr. Landal Chuncli's two-day debate they will puts the matter vary impressive- ly and really expresses Inore utilised to the full in meeting and the members who supported tilt not know where the houses the demand for housing ac him in his motion, entirely failed they so desperately need are com- that we ourselves can describe commodation. And I have to keep to the sublect of the

thing from. We have none of us

our feelings towards this tople, The Hon. Attorney General learned that in the majority of motion as tabled. That is not in heen able to give the answer they fee great reluctance in strik- sald:

cases this assurance has

Been say that a lot was not said. What wanted; all we have been able to "The Hon. Colonial Secretary given and fully honoured.

ing any discordant note by mak- would wish to suggest is that do is to explain the reasons-the Rnd the Hon. Director of Public "I now turn to the points having regard to the terms of the solid inescapable

reasons whying more controversial remarks. Works in moving and second- which have been raised by the motion the arguments did not run there are on yet no new housex Whether I was to say anything "An indent for 354 tons of

Terms Refused

ing the motion for amendmer: Hon. Mr. Watson, namely, the par! passu with it. I ask honour- mild steel bars was placed on sup.

Our for them to live in. of the motion tabled by the Stamp Amendment Ordinance able member to examine the derations of wind pressure on a "There the matter stunds, ex-

"It can be small comfort to 1dles in England in April, 1948.

have 1840 which he said had affects original motion with Hon. Mr. D. F. Landale,

the Crown tali building on such an exposedrept that the applicant has been given good and sufficient rea-ed imposition of excess

critteal

these dispossessed and exploited Delivery quoted

duty upon land trans-eye, and in particular to dwall citizens to listen to debates pro- Agents was to be made within a site also indicated the desirubili informed that he may proceed at sons to support the proposal stump

ord "lack" which ap- ance with the construction of the that such amendment should fers, The honourable member union month. Te date only 50 tons ty of limiting the height to seven

suggested the fact that this; pears at the commencement of then that miracles cannot be per- have been received in the Calony.storeys. And so ends the story of block of flats he proposed to erect be made.

of the formed even though I hope suggest the employ the patent sincerity of all "I would like. however, as excess duty existed and

had motion.

who made with have spoken may have convinced "Orders were placed in England Leighton Hill. The change in with the assurance that on the

A Inck. of in March, 1948, for wrought iron plans had nothing whatever to do expiry of the 75-year lease Gov-briefly as possible, to deal with been calculated played its part ment of that word wan

thought, them of the unanimous clesire and which transfers of land: and he sug- whether wishful or otherwise, be resolve of all members of pipes and fittings for delivery to with any desire on the part of inent would grant a new lease toples which were raised in the in slowing down the process of perhaps

for that part of the urea so de- to extricate Itself)

veloped. So Government is not

upon by

legislation cause examination of u dictionary Council to help them. the Kested that as the commence within a month. Ad. Goverment

the meshes of its

of the mover and the seconder of the was designed to ment a phase would have revealed that the own preventing the erection vices received in April, 1947 from

No Promises the

that as that phase amendment. (ull block of six ints

The and

has word "lack' in Its most ordinary In regard to stale that the

the legislation could meaning

'destitute of'. "Packed in their hot, tusenitary accor.}

toples that occurred to me are passed. twofold-the question re now. be repealed, and that quisition and the

We Thus, in effect, the motion table un-private quarters, they must be continuance should now proceed for the

by my honourable friend really sick of promises and of words, wording of our motion and at- Jepse

revenue to In requisition of premises, and purpose of

to mako any ter listening to all the striking- amounted to this, that within two am not "1 will now turn to the question] has expressed the intention of the assertion that Government ad valorem. He suggested

personalve "Eighty enst iron Roll pipe

years there has been completa promises and I am going to say ly e'nquent land branches were ordered in April, of land. As I have already men. erecting on the lot a hotel, should machinery should be employed figure of three percent.

Hew lense he granted. The lot regard to

destitution of progress in solving only a very few words more, I speeches, am wondering why transfer of pre- Mem-is eminently suitable for such mises which would further the

the housing problem.

ix to make it clear that Govern the Attorney General did not 1040, delivery was promised intoned, most Honourable

No Hardship,

ment has accepted the responsib The lat solution of the

move the amendment in somo- from 8 to 9 months. The suppliers bers who spoke in support of the is emine

Business undertaking,

housing pro-

"Such enquirica na

for tackling this emergency, now state they can give no de original motion have stressed the has remained without any build-blem.

I have

Hy

what different forma. I suggest point that it is the high cost of ing on it for almost ten years, the "Taking the

up to the authorities "One exception was my honour- question of re-been able to make lead me to

27 | that he could very wo'l have *finite delivery date.

for rulled steet land that is preventing the erce previous structure having been quisition first, it has been su- the conclusion that that phase able friend, Mr. T. N. Chau, be primarily but I venture the pre-

Govern- removed by the lessee and not re- Rested by honourable members is not over. At this stage col cause he said this. I quote from diction that the best answer will moved the first paragraph some-

be found in combination

what like this: jolets was also placed in April, tion of more houses.

lease that requisition or the continu-lection of stamp duty to live the Press 1940, for delivery at the end of ment has been accused of pro-placed. Terms for a new

notea October

enter.

"That this Council In rising to speak in support Government and privato,

joy, and 1940. The suppliers now advise leering in its land, cousing in- were offered to the Company in ance of requisition should asstrt times what it was in

and presumably to that extent last, the what not. Some 1987 and were not accepted by the housing problem would be which it was flation

first full montli in of the motion now before Council prise; it is a combination that has with great pleasure, they have no prospects of obtain-

collectable, and I do say with a deep conviction brought us results before in other some other adjectives or nouns, have con- Honourable Members

alleviated. Statistics are dull the collections for May and that the housing question is one almost equally dificult problems the situation in regard to hous- Jng these joists.

"The lease now has Bittle things, perhaps, and Council June were in fact higher. Thus of the most centrated their attack on the high'

vital facing this and I may say this is the line weing recorded in the Colonial "As the Honourable the

Prices demanded for the lease of more than a year to run,

and has had enough of them this would be bold indeed should I Colony today. It is nearly two are working on now. I said I Secretary's statement and is of Colonial Secretary has told us,

through their failure to accept the afternoon, but I would try impinge upon the province years since Hong Kong was liber. would make no promises so

"will I recent advices from the Secretary Crown Land previously unoccu of State for the Colonies have pled; others on the terms offered terms offered them in 1037 their the patience of members by my honourable friend the Fin-ated, yet the position is no better mazaly state the fact that we are the opinion that.great clapping

order will be ready for shipment development of sites in

balance of the policy

with the dance community.

but June, 1947.

Leighton Flats

"An

order

to Government.

J

And

needs of

"As regards the second caso, I the should like to make it clear thus

the Company, holding, the

them.

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interest in the lease has now littlḥ {giving some more here.

ancial Secretary if I were to for the grant new leases to

value. Although no war damage foreshadowed further restrictions

today than it was twenty-four busy with a number of schemes, should be heard in this Council "Here the peak of the re-agree that the moment to

at least one of which looks en for the work of the Govern building roplace those 15-year leases which was sustained by the lessten. inquisition period was December abandon the in certain essential

excess duty for months ago,'

munt." That is all. There was no ll-tirely practical. regarit to this property, since 1945, when the number of pro- which legisintion was passed materials. Wherefrom then are are due to expire within the next

"Every Honourable Member this lustration of this astonishing as

"Joking appart, the speeches if requisition without a Ifew years; others have attacked there was no buliding on the lot perties held under

division by building materials to come?

Kowloon Council in September laat.

hero. knows that this housing I may say so, of the Hon. Direc- amount or time on the outbreak of war, they have in Hong Kong und

all 'also there are surpluses in the Colony either the

Then wo turn to the speech of emergency is above "The honourable member re-

ator of Public Works and of the been given the favourable totalled 735. The present num-

same not required for private buliding stipuintet for ants, completion tarms for the, calculation of pre-berà atti, are fomestic preferred to the hardon este motion. lie was not logical at all brooks no delay and we are that Government really have hers, that is, approximately hardship entailed the honourable mover of the human.problem. The solution Attorney General would indicate work, let them be offered for sale Building Covenants, -1

mlum as those lessees whose promises, 88; non domestic 144; tect's certificate in Crown Rents

porty suffered war damage. This making a total of 230. In the with the

connection Hy was not bravo. He was cau- pledged to find one."

no reason to view with grave, assessment of thia tions because at. "I do not propose to detain they have rojected and have sug-past twelve months 442 proper excess duty,

early a very "I should now ifice to refer to

concern and disappointment at what the Honourable Mr. Landale Honourable Members by covering rested in lieu thereof

I suggest that stuge it must have been appro MR. D. LANDALE premiumtles have been derequisitioned, where and has been has described as the shrinkage of the whold field, part of which has of little more than ans-third of and included in. that

bought clated by him that, in order period, with the acrious intention

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requirement of an architect's "Because he told its this it is rejecting the amendment to his of thin preamble it is purely certificate is in fact no hard-through rebuilding as opposed to original motion, sald:

a question of fact. In the aulu- ship. But I am aware that, rehabilitation. That is the theme "We have listened to a lot of tion of the housing problem | commencement of this Ordin of the motion'. Well the honour-, { soothing syrup

administered one can say, fairly, in brackets ance and its operation it is now able movor having act the motion very admirably by my honour- by Government what progress the practice not to require an to music the honourable supportable friend the Colonial Secre- hus been made towards its solu architect's certificate except: In ers of the mation joined in fust

view in, I reward to lands which have chorus and kept welf in tune, witntary, the seconder of the motion, tion. The general buildings on them for rehabili-the solitary exception to which I and the Hon, Attorney General, venture to say, that whatever.

have refuzrod.

on the amendments which ́have; "It has been suggested that "In the speeches the arguments "been proposed to turn my origin-} (Continued on Page 9). the need for assessment in or- der to deviza, the right compu» tation of tax is tile cause of do-i lay. That 'Is, of course, the crise. But aksessment would

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