CO129-616-6 Hotels Ordinance- 1949 21-2-1949 - 21-2-1949 — Page 15

that justice had been done.

6. For the time being, the real grievance that prices are controlled so far

residents

Ay

"

Hong Kong

are concerned. Whether or not,

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or not, accomodation

were alloimed to

is reserved from such residents do not rally affect the petitioners if the

if they were apply the changes paid by transient quents.

The petitioners are, however, afraid that the wide powns conferred on the muartering Authority by section 4 of the Ordinance might be used to increase control still further. inspect that this is the main grievance. of I an right, perhaps would it be possible to allay petitioners' fears by conceding that the martering Authority will be assisted

Advisory Committee connistin, de, say, 4 members, two of when would be hotel" managers or directors. Further concess might made commist in toning down paragraph (2) of section 4(1) which enables regulations bang made "requiring manager or any person concerned in management of any hotel to sunpply ang specified services.

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the

the

the difficulty facinthe petitioners

I is that the Ordenarn

wa

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overwhelming majority (only

one

passed by

note against). Thes now seek to have the Ondlimmance disallone and I wonder whether they realine that much

a

step is not Ext resorted to unless there are very weighty objections against the Ordinance.

M.de Comans

4.4.45.