CO129-616-6 Hotels Ordinance- 1949 21-2-1949 - 21-2-1949 — Page 121

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1948 (Increase)

"Firewood 1 picul

$1.00

$ 5.00

5 times

"Rice 1 picul

$8.00

$48.00

6 times

"Peanut Oil 1 catty

$0.30

$ 1.80

6 times

" Sugar 1 catty

$0.08

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(n) As a consequence, Mr. Patterson, the then Quartering Authority arranged (not by enforcement of control

but on a "Gentleman's Agreement") for all European

Government servants resident in hotels, a charge of

$8.00 a head per day for room, service, etc. and

$5.00 per head for board of 3 meals. It is there-

fore to be regretted that the new Competent Authority,

without a thorough investigation, departed very

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drastically in his controls list of 31st July last

from Mr. Patterson's rates, so drastically (as can

be testified to by hotel experts) that it is

impossible and impracticable to carry on business

at these decreased rates.

(o) Again, the present Competent Authority is imposing

severe regulations (vide Government Notification

No.A190) whereby a hotel manager refusing accommoda-

tion would subject himself to a possible total fine

of $10,000.00 or to a possible total imprisonment of 3 years, penalties usually associated with the

commission of serious crimes and not justified by

any real instance of conflict between hotel manage-

ment and the public or the previous Quartering

Authorities.

(g) In actual fact, hotel keepers, in times of stress

and need, have never been found wanting, thus,

immediately after the Colony surrendered, many

British subjects were confined in various Chinese

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