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HONGKONG
LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Council Chamber.
The following were present:-
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.C.M.G.
HIS EXCELLENOY MAJOR-GENERAL F. H. KELLY, C.B. (General Officer Command- ing Troops).
Hon. Mr. CLAUD SEVERN (Colonial Secretary).
Hon. Mr. J. H. KEMP (Attorney- General).
Hon. Mr. E. D. C. WOLDE (Colonial Treasurer).
Hon. Mr. A. F. CHURCHILL (Director of Public Works).
Hon. Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX (Secretary for Chinese Affairs).
Hon. Mr. C. McI. MESSER (Captain Superintendent of Police).
Hon. Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.
Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C.
Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWETT, C.M.G.
Hon. Mr. LAU CHU PAK
Mr. M. J. BREEN (Clerk of Councils).
MINUTES.
The minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed.
PAPERS.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of his Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following papers:-Abstract showing difference between Estimates of Revenue and Estimates of Expenditure for the year 1914-1915; Despatch from the Secretary of State, dated the 11th Septem- ber, on the subject of investigations by the Imperial Institute for private individuals and firms; and quarterly return of Excesses i sub-heads met by savings under heads of expenditure.
FINANCIAL.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of his Excellency the Governor, laid on
the table Financial Minutes Nos. 67 to
72, and moved that they be referred to
the Finance Committee.
The COLONIAL TREASURER SCConded, and the motion was agreed to.
ALIEN ENEMIES (WINDING UP) AMENDMENT. ORDINANCE.
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The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-It proposed, Sir, to deal with the first item on the Orders of the Day, the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to amend the Alien Enemies (Winding Up) Ordinance." MEDICAL REGISTRATION AMENDMENT ORDINANCE,
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The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved first reading oi a Bil entitled, "An Ordinance to amend the Medical Regis tration Ordinance, 1984."
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.
The Objects and Reasons are as follow:-
The main object of this Bill is to assimilate as far as possible the qualifications_which entitle a medical practitioner to registration in this Colony to the qualifications required in the United Kingdom and in other parts of His Majesty's Dominions.
It accordingly provides that only the following cases of persons shall be entitled to registration here:
(a.)-Persons registored in some other part
of His Majesty s Dominions, whose quaitlication is accepted for registra- tion by the General Council of Medical Education and Registration in the United Kingdom. (b.)-Persons holding a medical degree of
the University of Hongkong. (c.)--Persons holding a degree, diploma or licence in medicine and surgery of any medical school in Europe, the United States of America or the Empire of Japan, the degrees, diplomas and licences of which are recognised as entitling to registration by the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom.
THE ESTIMATES.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the second reading of the Bill entitled,“ An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Nine million five hundred and fifterm thousand six hundred and ninety-two dollars to the Public Service for the year 1915."
The COLONIAL TEEASURER seconded.
Hon. Mr. HEWETT-Your Excellency, I have been asked by the unofficial mem- bors to speak first in reply to the Budget statement put before us a fortnight ago. I had, perhaps, better begin by expressing my regret that the representation of the unofficial members at this very important meeting is so sparse. But, as your Excel- lency is aware, one of our members has been away a good many months ill, and another has been called away on business and left the Colony a few days ago. That hon. member, however, attended the meet- ing at which the anofficial members dis- cussed the budget now before us, and I think I am correct in saying that he would entirely endorse, and would, if he were here, voice the views I am about to express. Perhaps your Excellency would allow me to add a word or two to what I said about a fortnight ago when your Excellency's address, which was printed, was laid upon the table. Personally, as I have had the honour on more than one occasion of being asked by unofficial mem bers to reply to the Budget speech, I may say that it
far more illuminating to me to hear a clear and concise verbal state- ment made by the Governor than to have a printed paper laid before us, or even to have a printed paper read to us. I trust that the usual procedure will-as your Excellency gave a sort of half pro- mise would be the case-be adopted in the future; that is to say, that the Governor will deliver his speech, because listening to such a speech is, from an educational point of view, of far more value to me, if I have to reply to that speech, than it would be if I had to read a printed paper. Turning to the Budget itself, the financial situation, so far as next year is concerned. may be considered very satisfactory, but I think, on further consideration and analysis of that statement, it cannot altogether be regarded as satisfactory. Now, we find that the estimated revenue
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