HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Objects and Reasons.
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The "Objects and Reasons" for the Bill were stated as follows:-
As Burma has now been separated from India, the former country is no longer covered by the definition of "The British Empire" contained in section 2 of the principal Ordinance, as amended by the Empire Preference Amendment Ordinance, 1934.
Clause 2 of this Bill inserts the word "Burma," immediately after the word "India," in that definition, in pursuance of instructions given by the Secretary of State for the Colonies in his circular despatch of 23rd December, 1937.
CORONATION HOSPITALITY.
HON. MR. S. H. DODWELL.-Your Excellency,-As this is the first Council Meeting which has been held since my return to the Colony in December, I would very much like, with your Excellency's permission, to take the opportunity publicly to thank the Hong Kong Government and the Home Government for the wonderful hospitality shown to Dr. Ts'o and myself as the representatives of the Colony at the Coronation of Their Majesties. Had we been permitted to select our own seats in the Abbey, we could not have chosen better ones than those allotted to us.
Besides the ceremony in the Abbey, we were honoured with invitations to many other brilliant functions, including the State Ball at Buckingham Palace, the Naval Review at Spithead, and the Receptions given by the Speaker in the House of Commons and the Lord Chancellor in the House of Lords, while quite apart from Government entertainment, the invitations from various sections of the community to dinners, luncheons and garden parties were so numerous that it was a physical impossibility for us to accept them all.
May I request Your Excellency to be good enough to have conveyed to the Secretary of State, on behalf of Dr. Ts'o, my wife and myself, a message expressing our deep appreciation of the excellence of the arrangements made for our reception, our comfort and our enjoyment during a most memorable visit. (Applause).
H.E. THE GOVERNOR.—I shall be very pleased to comply with the Hon. Member's request.
ADJOURNMENT.
H.E. THE GOVERNOR.-Council stands adjourned sine die.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Following the Council, a meeting of the Finance Committee was held, the Colonial Secretary presiding.
Votes totalling $391,999, being $101,589 under Estimates, 1937, and $290,410 under Estimates, 1938, were considered.
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