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Kowloon Residents' Association,

Kowloon, 26th May, 1930.

75

Sir,

We, the General Committee of the Kowloon Residents'

Association, in furtherance of the following resolution,

already sent to Government,

"That in view of the officially published

intimation by the Government that an

increase in taxation is contemplated to

meet the proposed increase in expenditure

which will be occasioned by the adoption of

the recommendations of the Salaries Commission,

the General Committee of this Association is

strongly of the opinion that owing to the

startling drop in the exchange value of the

dollar since the recommendations were made,

the proposals of the Commissioners have become

impracticable at the present time;

"This Committee, in face of the rapidly rising

cost of living, views with alarm the prospect

of an increase in the assessment tax, which

will have the effect of further increasing

the present high rentals and thus, in turn,

still further increase the cost of living

for the non-official population",

desire on behalf of the residents of kowloon, to adress

Your Excellency on the question of the numbers and cost

of the Government's personnel respectfully requesting