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SANITARY BOARD, HONG KONG.
The Sanitary Board in Hong Kong has had roughly
the following history.
In 1882 Mr Chadwick the Sanitary Engineer, who was consulted about and visited Hong Kong, suggested the appointment of a Sanitary Officer, to be under the Surveyor General, the Colonial Surgeon, and the Regis-
trar General.
The Registrar General is really the Protector of Chinese, and at present his duties are combined with
those of Colonial Secretary. These three Officers
became a Sanitary Board, to which the new Sanitary
Officer acted as Secretary.
Ordinance 7 of 1883 enacted that the Roard should
consist of these three officers and of such other mem-
bers, not less than two, as should be appointed from
time to time by the Governor. In 1886 four ratepayers
were added to the Board.
In 1887 a new Health Ordinance was passed, under
which the Board consists of the Surveyor General, the Registrar General, the Captain Superintendent of Police, and not more than six aditional members, four of whom (two being Chinese) shall be appointed by the Governor and two elected by such ratepayers W are
liable to or exempted from serving on juries. These
non-official members hold office for three years.
Thus under this Ordinance the Board is one in
which the unofficial element predominates.
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