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a new edition - now somewhat overdue - of the Ordinances and

Regulations.

Under Charitable Services the grant to the

The

General Chinese Charities Fund has been increased by $30,000 at

the request of the Committee which administers the Fund.

Tung Wah and Associated Hospitals which are the principal

beneficiaries have suffered much in recent years through the general fall in income from house property and mortgage interest while their expenses, owing to the high cost of

efficiency and to a large increase in the number of patients

treated, have swelled from year to year. I should like to take this opportunity to urge those charitable persons and

organizations whose contributions hitherto have maintained

this splendid institution not to relax their efforts in the

future. The Tung Wah Hospital is famous throughout the East,

and it would be nothing less than a calamity if it were forced

through lack of adequate support to choose between insolvency

and coming on the rates.

I have already made a passing reference to Public

Proposals with

Works both Recurrent and Extraordinary.

regard to the latter will be found with full explanations in

the memorandum prepared by the Director of Public Works. The

only other matter which I think requires mention at this stage

is the transfer of Wireless from Public Works Department to

Post Office. Under that Department you will find an addition

in the person of a Vireless ngineer, and under Electrical

Department, Public Works Department, you will find an addition

of one Electrical Engineer. These additions and alterations

are consequent on the retirement, in 1938, of Mr. L. H. King.

I need not remind you of the splendid work done by Mr. King

in connection with the development of wireless telegraphy and

broadcasting in the Colony an I am sure you will all wish to

associate yourselves with me in expressing our gratitude to