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limited as I had suggested. On referring to the letter, he found it was as I had stated, but it evident that this was the first time his attention had been called to the fact: His Excellency then said "it might have been made plainer". I said that I had been careful to insert this for greater caution, though I knew nothing of the facts as to Mr. Ho Tung's domestic! arrangements which the Executive Council knew.
But it was obvious that the officer whose duty it is to rend
the papers to the Executive Council had omitted the, as it turned out, mort important point, and that therefore the opin-e ion of those members who had gone on the ground personal to Mr. Ho Tung's family, was given in ignorance of the real terms of the request.
In the face of this, and putting the question of complete exclusion to all Chinese on one side, His Excellency is of opinion that I should bear the loss myself, or accept it as a charity from some members of the Executive Council.
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21. One other point only it is necessary to refer to I pointed out that it was rather hard on Mr. Ho Tung, quite apart from the way in which it affected me, to be prevented from benefitting from the change of air and practically climate. His Excellency said that he thought that that was an additional reason for refusing the exemption, because Mr. Ho Tung was already on the Peak and enjoying its advantages.
Mr. Ho Tung's house is on one of the Southin slopes of the Mount Gough side of the Peak facing and at least 400 feet lower than the Eyrie, which is the highest house in the island, is cool throughout the year and has the benefit of every breeze that blows.
22. My contention is the following:- (I am obliged for want of a better word to use this, which is more suited to the making of a claim)
The 4th section of the Ordinance vests a discretion in the Governor in Executive Council to grant exemption:
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