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standard.
HON, MR. HEWETT-The point is, Sir, Governor-in-Council has not yet fixed the that people selling liquor by retail want to be put on the same footing as others in the trale. Naturally, if a man cannot get a drink at six in the morning at an hotel be goes and buys a bottle ata compradore's shop.
HIS EXCELLENCY--We are well aware of the point, but I will ask leave of the Committee to defer its discussion for the moment in order that I may refer to the papers, and recall to memory the nature of the objection put forward.
Later,
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I under- stand what my hou. friend opposite desires to do is to limit the hours in dealers' licences. At present they are from 6 a.m. till 10 p.m., and I understand bis proposal is to make it 8 a.m. I have spoken to the Registrar-General on the subject and he offers no objection. It seems to me that 8 o'clock is quite early enough for a grocer to
open.
The motion was agreed to.
On clause 22 (1),
HON, ME, HEWETT asked-Why does not the standard of quality apply to an adjunct licence?
THE COLONIAL TREASURER-There is no question about leaving it in the Bill, The only question is about extending it to adjunct licences, and I don't see why it should not be extended.
HON. MR. OSBORNE The only reason why the point arose was that it involved a change from the original Bill.
HIS EXCELLENCY-Do you move to omit the clause ?
HON. MR. OSBORNE---I don't mind one way or the other. It is quite immaterial.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL-1 simply put it into sub-section 2 because I thought it was the wish of the hon. member.
How. MR. HEWETT proposed that the standard should apply to adjunct as well as to ordinary licensed premises.
The motion was lost.
Clause 44, relating to the rebate to the Services, was deleted from the Bill.
On Council resuming,
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that the Bill had passed through Committee Hos. Mr. OSBORNE-It was not in the with a number of amendments, and moved
that it be read a third time. previous adjunct licence.
HON. MR. HEWETT - You have a standard for one class who sell liquor, why shouldn't you have it for both?
HoN. Mr. OSBORNE-I don't quite know what is the use of the regulation at all. It has never been in force.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY-The object of the regulation is to prevent the sale of inferior liquor.
HON. MR. KESWICK-You can only discover inferior liquor by analysing it.
HON. MR. OSBORNE-Is it worth while including the standard in any licence?
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY-The section has not yet taken effect, because the
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY second- ed, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.
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THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the Council go into Committee on the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance for the incor- poration and regulation of the University oî Hongkong."
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY second- ed, and the motion was agreed to. Ou clause 12, Sub-section 2,
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY said- A point arises as to whether the Director of Education should be included in the Senate. The reasons for including him are, in the
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first place, that he will probably be the only member of the Senate familiar with things Chinese. The rest of the teaching staff probably will not have any experience in Chinese matters. In the second place, he will be the only representative of the Govern- ment on the Senate. In the third place, be is familiar with scholastic affairs in the Colony and with the material from which the University hopes to draw its under- graduates.
HON. MR. HEWETT-As your Excel- lency is aware, there is a very strong feeling on this subject, and it is not customary to have anybody on the Senate excepting pro- fessors, lecturers, and holter of chairs. As the head of the Education Department is on both the Court and Council the present lecturers, who at the time are confined to the medical profession, think it undesirable that he should be on the Senate as well. I have been approached by representatives of these lecturers to put their view before this Coun- cil, and I believe I am right in saying that in all the universities at Home the Senate is composed of professors, lecturers and people holding chairs.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY-That is so, but conditious in this Colony are dif- ferent.
HIS EXCELLENCY-I may observe that one of the criticisms lately directed against the system of education in India was that the Government in all the uni- versities exercised no kind of control other than was unavoidably and necessarily exercis ed by the State. It had no control in the curriculum, and that was alleged to be one of the reasons of the unsatisfactory results of education in India. I think that one government representative out of a large Senate of 20 or 30 members may be very useful. Instead of the Senate continually adjourning to find out what the 'irector of Education would advise in regard to the schools of the Colony they could refer to him at the time. His vote is an insigni- fcant matter among so many, but he would keep the Government in touch with what is
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we should adhere rigidly to precedent. We desire the University to be suited to the conditions of the Colony. There is no Government view in this matter, and I would like every member to express his own individual opinion on the question. Mr. Hewett)-Do you move to delete the uame of the Director of Education?
(To
HON. MR. HEWETT-No, I am not prepared to bring a motion forward. I have State what I was asked to your Excellency. and in view of what has been said I don't feel prepared to bring forward a motion. I don't feel strong enough on the subject.
His EXECLLENCY-The College of Medicine expressed the view put forward by the bon. member, but I considered it was a question for this Council to decide. It is a matter of the constitution of the University. If it was a matter connected with the College of Medicine or which related special- ly to the Faculty of Medicine I would adnit that they have a strong claim to be heard, but this is a question of the Senate of the University upon which we can all take a
common-sense view.
Tas COLONIAL SECRETARY-In that case there is no amendment before the Council.
The clanse was passed. On clause 18,
should you postpone the constitution of a THE COLONIAL TREASURER--Why science faculty when you have all the material to hand? Why postpone it until you have a chair in Chinese?
The COLONIAL SECRETARY--Jun- derstand the Colonial Treasurer's point is of the medical and engineering schools a that we shall have among the teaching staff nucleus from which we could draw the staff for a science school, and that therefore a science school might be formed at the out- set.
going on with regard to the curriculum, and idea of an arts faculty is a concession made THE COLONIAL TREASURER-This
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I think his appointment to the to the Chinese.
Senate is an advantage to the University.
I quite admit it is a departure from custom,
THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL-I think
but I do not think there is any reason why priority was to be given to an arts faculty,
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