CO129-629-8 Social policy 1-12-1949 - 31-12-1951 — Page 117

The

Jan aware that in the past the pokig Jefremment of Hongkong

has been to leave the hildinning of Workers houses layely to privati enterprise,

while itself gwing assistance by the provision of land at reduced praemia, and that this with bohing was adopted on the grmed that the workeruld

in this way

has not, in many view,

hen

it wre it w

I be carried ontruose cheaply than if

underlaten by fromment. But the furney

In my view, and hand sahifactory by; and progress alike in reconstruction, and withe building of additional accommodations has been too slow, and with the return of of prosperite, & Houpkong

a

large

Ie are

The time has uns, densider, arrived when The fort iltapkong should itself inke an actus bout, and Endravans beta luch Pasti pace in this & matter.

Iregand the provision & voting of the necessary

as a public duty, nicunctent on the Lyistative of thongkoup, who withisway

funds

showing a proper appreciation

would to shining

and awareness of a slate of affairs mirelation

words..

to Housing which calls for permipt remedial

measures miso

msay a estiny under Burtish

aduninstation.

7. I dont arrlook the food and basic acting fact

that the parsion of new and better accommodati fo the working population of Hongkong has m awaited the condiratin of the repunt made by Sir Patrick Abercrombie on the replanning of

Kälina and Kowloon, but the matter is

how one

Arrausty

of such mgcncy and emiperlance,

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