CO129-508-11 Copies of Ordinances and amendments with relating correspondence 17-12-1927 - 17-7-1928 — Page 34

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26.

The main principles of the bill were approved by

the District Watch Committee, the Tung Wa Hospital Committee,

the Po Leung Kuk Committee and the Kwong Wa Hospital

Committee.

All the members of these committees except

four signed a memorial in favour of the principles of the through illness and the three others were absent bill. One of the four who did not sign was absent/from

the Colony.

The members of three of the four committees

It would be difficult

are all elected by the community.

to find stronger evidence of the support given to the

principles of the bill by the leaders of the Chinese

community in this Colony.

It is believed that the details

of the Ordinance merely carry out the main principles which

have been so strongly recommended.

27.

It was considered that the bill did not fall within

class 9 of Article XXVI of the Royal Instructions, the

dividing line being religious and not racial. Further,

it was the Chinese community who were anxious for the

legislation.

28.

In my opinion this is an Ordinance to which His

Excellency the Governor may properly assent in the name of

His Majesty and on His behalf.

ماس

Attorney General.