298.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG. 14th June, 1929.
Sir,
I have the honour to refer for your
consideration a question of the interpretation of Hong
Kong General Order 109 (12) which reads:-
"During temporary absences, when there is a reasonable
"necessity that the officer paying rent or drawing an
"allowance should retain his accommodation, the rent
"payable in respect of Government Quarters may be
"remitted or reduced and rent and lodging allowances
"may be continued."
2.
The grounds for the promulgation of this
General Order lie in the fact that the supply in Hong
Kong of Government quarters is far below the demand and
outside accommodation is by no means plentiful. It is
clearly inequitable that an officer having Government
quarters, who is absent from the Colony, should continue
to pay full rent for those quarters. Moreover, it
sometimes happens that an officer residing in an hotel,
who takes short leave e.g. to visit Japan, must retain
his room for the month or six weeks involved or risk
being homeless on his return. It is seldom possible to
place an officer of the latter class temporarily in the
Government accommodation vacated by the former.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
SIDNEY WEBB, P.C., LL.B.,
&c.,
&C.,
&c.
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