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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
MINUTES.
The Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on the 9th February, 1949, were confirmed.
PAPERS.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid upon the table the following paper:-
Annual Report of the Director of Education for the year 1947/48.
BETTING DUTY (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1949.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the First reading of a Bill intituled “An Ordinance to amend the Betting Duty Ordinance, 1931.' He said: Sir, this is a very short Bill, the objects and reasons for which are fully explained in the published Objects and Reasons which accompany the Bill. It is not, I think, necessary that I should add any remarks on this occasion.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a First time.
Objects and Reasons.
The "Objects and Reasons" for the Bill were stated as follows:- It has been the practice for many years for the Jockey Club to insert notices in the Press regarding cash-sweeps organised by the club. Attention has recently been called to the fact that this con- stitutes a breach of sub-section (2) of section 5 of the Betting Duty Ordinance, 1981. The object of the present Bill is to amend the law so as to enable the practice to continue.
HOTELS BILL, 1949.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to make provision for the control of accom- modation provided by and charges made by hotels."
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded.
SIR MAN-KAM LO:-Your Excellency: On the 20th October, 1948 the following resolution was adopted by this Council-
That in the opinion of this Council, as regards matters which are not of emergency to the Empire or of inminent danger to the Colony, Government should not resort to or continue to exercise any emergency powers conferred otherwise than by Ordinances of this legislature, but that any emergency powers which Government might consider it necessary to retain should as soon as practicable be replaced by legislation.
In speaking on this Resolution, the Price Control (Hotels) (Control of Charges) Regulations, 1948, which are to be repealed by the Bill now before Council, were one of the measures which I then
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