CO129-232 - Acting Governor Marsh Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [4-5] — Page 408

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Board. I am free to confess that personally I did not share the views of my colleagues in the Executive Council, as I conceive that it is always open to the Governor to run his pen through any byelaws of the Sanitary Board which he may deem objectionable. The foregoing brief statement will explain the difference between the Draft as transmitted home in Mr. March's despatch and the Bill as read a first time.

6. The Bill does not propose to interfere with any Chinese house as built, but limits its action to any new dwelling-houses that may be erected or old houses that may actually be rebuilt for the accommodation of tenants at the sacrifice of light and air. They say that the compulsory provision of ten-foot back-yards in the rear of human habitations will rob the dwelling proper of five feet of depth. Most Hong Kong Chinese tenements are three-storied, and most of them, as actually built, have back-yards only five feet in width. The Bill seeks to make this dimension ten feet. Diagram A shows a normal type of Hong Kong native house and Diagram B shows the wider back-yard which the Bill seeks to provide for the benefit of the tenants.

Diagram A Diagram B pulled down and re-erected after the Bill has become law.

7. As far as I can ascertain, the main objection of the landlords is to such portions of the Bill as will curtail the space hitherto used by them.

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401 Board. I am free to confess that personally I did not share the views of my colleagues in the Executive Council, as I conceive that it is always open to the Governor to run his pen through any byelaws of the Sanitary Board which he may deem objectionable. The foregoing brief statement will explain the difference between the Draft as transmitted home in Mr. March's despatch and the Bill as read a first time. 6. The Bill does not propose to interfere with any Chinese house as built, but limits its action to any new dwelling-houses that may be erected or old houses that may actually be rebuilt for the accommodation of tenants at the sacrifice of light and air. They say that the compulsory provision of ten-foot back-yards in the rear of human habitations will rob the dwelling proper of five feet of depth. Most Hong Kong Chinese tenements are three-storied, and most of them, as actually built, have back-yards only five feet in width. The Bill seeks to make this dimension ten feet. Diagram A shows a normal type of Hong Kong native house and Diagram B shows the wider back-yard which the Bill seeks to provide for the benefit of the tenants. Diagram A Diagram B pulled down and re-erected after the Bill has become law. 7. As far as I can ascertain, the main objection of the landlords is to such portions of the Bill as will curtail the space hitherto used by them. STREET Kitchen Kitchen Yard Back Yard Back Yard House Dwelling House Dwelling House 15.00 15.00 STREET FRONT A A
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401 Board. I am free to Confess that per- sonally I did not share the views of my colleagues in the Excentive Council, as I conceive that it is always open to the Governor to run his pen through any byelaws of the Sanitary Board which he may dum objectionable. The foregoing brief datement will explain the dif- ference between the Draph as trans. - mitted home in M. March's despatch and the Bill as read a first time. 6 The Bill does not propose to inter- -fire aus or to any with Chinese house as built, but limits its action to any be erected dwelling - houses that may old houses that actually wew be may for the accommodation of tenants at the sacrifice of light and air. They say say that the compulsory pro- rision of ten fook back=yards in the rear of human habitations, will rob the dwelling proper of five fut of depth. Most Hong Kong Chinese linements are three-storied, and moth them-as of actically built-have back= yards only five fart in width. The Bill seeks to make this dimension ten feet. Diagram A shows a normal type of Hong Kong native house and Diagram B. shows the wider back. yard which the Bill sucks to pro- vide for the benefit of the tenants. Diagram A Diagram B pulled down and recrected after the Bill has become law. 7. مد far I can ascertain, the main objection of the landlords is to such portions of the Bill as will curtail the space hitherto used by them. Kitchen Fikhen Yard Back Färd Back Yard Flouse STREET A A Kitchen Kitchen Back Lord Dwelling Dwaltung House Hous Devalling Колко Howar Movie 15.00- 15.00- ∙15.00 15.00 شروع کی لی اور ای که بیشتر STREET FRONT
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Board. I am free

to

Confess

that per-

sonally I did not share the views of my colleagues in the Excentive

Council, as

I conceive that it is always open to the Governor to run

his

pen through any byelaws of the Sanitary Board which he may dum objectionable. The foregoing brief datement will explain the dif- ference between the Draph

as trans.

- mitted home in M. March's despatch

and the Bill as read a

first time.

6 The Bill does not propose to inter-

-fire

aus

or to

any

with

Chinese house as built, but limits its action to

any be erected dwelling - houses that

may old houses that

actually

wew

be

may

for

the

accommodation of tenants

at the sacrifice of light and air. They say

say that the compulsory pro- rision of ten fook back=yards in the rear of

human habitations, will

rob the dwelling proper of five fut

of depth. Most Hong Kong Chinese linements are three-storied, and moth

them-as of

actically built-have back= yards only five fart in width. The

Bill seeks to make this dimension

ten

feet. Diagram A shows a normal type of Hong Kong native house and Diagram B. shows the wider back. yard which the Bill sucks to pro- vide for the benefit of the tenants.

Diagram A

Diagram B

pulled down and recrected after

the Bill has become law.

7.

مد

far

I can ascertain, the

main objection of the landlords is to such portions of the Bill as will curtail the space hitherto used by

them.

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Fikhen

Yard

Back Färd

Back Yard

Flouse

STREET

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Kitchen

Kitchen

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Lord

Dwelling Dwaltung

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Колко

Howar

Movie

15.00-

15.00-

∙15.00

15.00

شروع کی لی اور ای که بیشتر

STREET FRONT

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