CO129-616-6 Hotels Ordinance- 1949 21-2-1949 - 21-2-1949 — Page 14

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3. Om the face of it the Ordman does not discriminate between Europeans

Europeans, and, from the legal

and now

angle,

it does not call for the exercise of the pomen of disallowance

4. It cannot be denied, however, that the object of the Ordinance is unusual and that the methods adopted to attain that object are rather peculiar.

ดู

The object is to.

"

resence a member

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in the local hotels for person. declared by the artering Authority" to

"Hong Kong residents, and to contot changes payable by much residents. In other words, the Odinance an indirect method of requisitioning

Lebotel

affeands accomodation.

ستا

Out of 9, hotels, 264 have been chosen. Of thone 24, two are

are completely "requisitioned", six have 90% I accomodation "requisitioned,

"

timo

Their

affected to the extent of 80%, two to th exterat of 70%, and the next 20%. 5. The task of choosing the hotels etc. mas performed by a Advisory Committee whose recommendations, nave one, were embodied in the Ondimmance & Regulatinis,

The petitioners complai@tat the Govt refused to include in the terms d reference

the question whether control necessary fy that the Committee refused

"quasi Judicial" inquing in public; and (oftat their counsel

کیا

15 cars

out

a

"exparte" for 45 minutes only.

was

مصا

Leand

It would perhaps have

been more catisfactory if the petitioners & other interested parties had been allowed to take a more active part in the proceedings

the Advisory Committee and, opportunity of combating the arguments put forward by the Hotels Residente

of

had

день

un the

Association, the outcome would possibly have been the name but the method would

have been more likely to foster the feeling

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