CO129-241 - Governor Des Voeus - 1889 [1-7] — Page 515

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Enclosure! 2nd May, 1989

and allowance, the enclosed,

Ordinance entitled "The Buildings "Ordinance 1889, No 15 of 1889.

2.

The

Ordinance as

draft of the

originally

presented to me contained certain clauses providing for improved ventilation of buildings, by enforcing

that on their re-creation a

certain space should be left for back-yards.

Your Lordship will

3.

: readily understand that

where

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every square foot of- ground is worth from $10 to

$20, as is the case in the

most populous parts of — Hongkong, such provisions would be likely to cause extreme friction and much

agitation, and they

Moreover

open

are

to the serious

objection that unless accompanied by provision

for compensation, which

would cost an enormous

sum

they would

appear

to

the