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Sin. This questiua is, to the exclusion of all others, the most important affecting this, Colony and is still a burning one Mines the Constitutional Reform Associa tron rock it up and had it discussed ab a public ingeting held at the Theatre Royal sound" this years ago; but no tangible beoefit of nuy' kind has so far faited from the representations made, by that or any "other Associations or persons, AB edented y the ruct that ents Have risen mgher and higher ever since, while house- accommodation has become more difficult to obtain.

The reason, for it seems to me to bu due more to some impracticable' récom- mendations made, arising out of the fai Aure to grasp the question thoroughly and

ake in all its details.

This recommendation to build ronda and more roads, especinily motor-roads, round the Colony and the New Territories 18, karey, no soration of the problem except to cater to the tow who find it a pleasare to drive round these places; and the targe subs spent on them, rusuing into many with tons of dollars, which could have been best.rutinaed cowards solving the pro biem are thms beid idle in the meantime because the long distacce and the neces sarily heavy expenses for transport, not to say the inconveniences and disabilities of which therá are many, will deter the average working man whose daily aven- Lion is in the Cay from aring in these Places.

Nor does the building of houses and inore houses close ty, and easily, accessi Wie to, the City aloce solve the problem any more than it can sitons be the means of Towering the high greats now obtaiging, though it may, if the ratio of its output corresponds with that of the growth of the population, releve congestion and prevent scarcity of houses being felt for the time being.

alore than twenty years ago, when quite a young man, I had becasion to advocate in the columus of the Hongkong Daily Press, rent-control by the Government as the most cificient means of counteracting, ar at least arvesting, the then incipient though heavy rise in house rents, as i foresiw then that if some such steps were not taken at the time "one could not teli what serious proportion the onward march of the rise in rents might not attain to. And, in support of my views, an able and Fery lengthy artic.e appeared in the same journal a couple of days afterwards by Mr. A. Cunningham.

After these long years, it gives "ina pleasure to note that that. hard-working, body the Kowloon Residents' Associa tion," whose success is in a great measura due to its indefatigable Secretary, Mr. W. Jackson, also advocated my views. (namely, rent-control,

1 must, however, say that this melaura along is not a solution of the housing problem, but 1 emphaticalty say that, of the several questions which it embraces, rent-control is the best in that the public will be anfeguarded against future ex ploitation "by, profiteering, if not un scrupulous, landlords, because the public I assured of protection and, working hand-in-hand with the development of buildings, it goes far towards solving the housing problem.

The only question now remaining is how far the building of houses will meet the needs of the growing population-for. growing there is no doubt it is if we take the past as a criterion and, if measures can be taken to check its growth, then the problem is: solved.

I am fully aware that the objection to rent-control will be on the ground that

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it is purely an economic affair. Quite so, A. G. DA ROCHA.

but having regard to the fact that the Chinese own sny, ainestenths or more of the properties in this Colony and that a great proportion, of these properties are heid, by owners not domiciled in Hang- kong, it will not affect trade, il a rent contro measure is adopted; on the con trary, it will keep these people from taking money out of Hongkong.

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Although there are several other minor. questions.connected with the problem: I have purposo y abstained from mention- ing them as the several measures referred to above nie, in my opinion, the main questions affecting it.

Now with regard to the additional rates. of 7 per cent imposed on rents by the Government, it will be a great mistake. and false economy to oppose it, as it is |a-small molter in comparison with the Textortionate, increases in rents made by most of the landlords from time to time. Besides, how can the Government help it. when it was urged to undertake many an expensive work at a time when its revenus was decreasing

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on rent freely contributed by the public during the late war for Imperial pur poses van abolished it was the Jandfords who reaped the benefit,

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There are, however, some landlorçis who pro not only heavit but oven hy was, but

arp few in number of whom, jold, Mr. M.J. D. Stephon is one. If the others prefer not to fallow in his font- steps there is the more reason for a rent fcontrol; and if the Government will soo to its being accomplished I am sure the public will heartily contribute twice the rates on rent now being asked for there will be an end once for all to the vexa trous question of high and oppressivs entsYours faithfully M. XAVIER

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