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/whic

a city

I which is in

the main

and a tea

seaport

to extend to it without any modification

the sanitary laws of Hong Kong. It has

been represented to me by Mr.Lockhart

that they are too complicated and too

advanced for the circumstances of the

new territory; and that although the

Sanitary Board may be the best machinery

for dealing with the sanitary affairs

of Hong Kong

it is not suited for the

direction of sanitary matters in a ter-

ritory extending over 376 square miles.

Mr Lockhart is of opinion that the Vila-

age Council and Elders should be held

responsible for maintaining their vill-

ages in a sanitary condition, subject to

the inspection and control of an offi-

cer of health and his staff, who should

be held directly responsible to the

Go vernment. By this means the Village

Councils and Elders will constitute

the Sanitary Board in each village or

group