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HONG KONG AS A MUNICIPALITY

MR. BELLAMY DISCUSSES PROS AND CONS.

AT ROTARY CLUB TIFFING

PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.

The advantages and handicaps of a municipal form of Govern mant in Hong Kong were dealt with at soms length by Mr. L. CO F. Bellamy in an address delivered at the Rotary Club luncheon yesterday.

In the course of the address, which was antitled "Municipal Socialism, the speaker quoted extracts from leading article which have spported in the local Press, in regard to bathing beaches in the Colony, and dealt with the claim for municipal representa sion made in these articles. I Ife mentioned instances where muni dipal authorities, had prored svacessful and at the same time gaya antimber of instances where they had failed: fals

stated

The Hon. Mr. Shenton, in the course of a brief that he felt the present form of Government in the Colony serged the citizens well. He paid a tribute to the 'excéllan

under taken by private utility companies and concluded by reminding his audience of the old saying, “ Lot well alone.

“KOWLOON MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.”

In introducing Mr. Bellamy, the and porochial Kowloon matters Chairman, Hon, Dr. S. W. Tso, raid One of the great dangers, however, that Mr. Bellamy bad bean an official of many municipalitios, both small, medium and large. His last public office was at Liverpool, where his father had bean the manager; of the Tramway Company.

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went so far as to threaten to grays"

ration until the Governor of

had introduced ernment Bill providing for electri- city suppl

entirely in the handa" of the Government.

How is it that in Liverpool and Shafield the gag undertakingi are in the hands of private enterprise whilst in the equally-largo cities of Manchester and Leeds these under- takings are run by the municipali- Ition 7

Pros and Cous, What advantages are enjoyed hy the cititena of Eastbourne: näd

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where the electricity un dertaking, is in the hands of clie municipalities, lover tha sitizens of Bournemouth rand Folkestane, where tão electricity worka ?ure. owned by companies? No wa

Is the urban passenger transport business in Bristol and Norwich where it is in the hands of com- panies inferior to the Municipal. systems of Cardiff and Hull

Town councillors rocura

I require to be fairly thick-skinned. There are times, when a party in general and few of the individual councillors in particular are the objects of the would be the temptation to a most severe criticism, not to say realous and enterprising Council of unfair bust. The result is that embarking on municipal trading men of too refined an upbringing which might prove unremunerative, shrink from the publicity which In 1003 there was held in Newpublic life ineurs and it followe York a National Convention on that there are a large number of In his address. Mr. Bellamy Public Ownership of essential urban man in almost every town at home said-In a leading article on June utilities like water, electricity, gas who would make excellent town. 12 last, the South China Morning and transport, etc. Amongst those councillors but who refuse to en Post dealt with Municipal who attended that convention were bark on a life of useful service to Amenities⠀⠀ The concluding para- | b British municipal electricity the community because of, the in- graph was as follows:

A former Governor of Hong Kong described himself as, ulso the Mayor, and the Government as the Municipality; but if that in so we must request that the Government perform fully a Municipality's functions.";

official, a British municipal gas official and a British municipal transport official, who all had to read papers pro-municipal working end were followed by papers by the preponents of private ownership of these three businesses.

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lfy late father was the British the hands of private enterprise. transport, gas and electricity, there and the Privy Council. Ho le alea In a deading article on June 22. municipal transport representative In Wigan the municipality ronin sharp conflict.

rp conflict of opinion. an energetic, forceful and exceed the Hong Kong Daily Press said, and he kindly took me with him.trols all three, undertakings. As a These enterprises are trading toningly able man of affairs and the inter alid

Although I was very young at the Lancashire man I hesitate to sug- cerns hng I can think of no botter feels bound to carefully consider "Kowloon inust be the largest time, I listened attentively to the gest that perhaps the average topic of discussion in a debating

his views and to try to defect the town in the world without any arguments both for and against Wigan tradesman is better qualified society than that of whether these defects (if any) in his arguments semblance of the usual machin public ownership.

for the administration of trading urban public utilities should be before rejecting them. ery of urban government.

Both points of view, as expressed concerns than councillors versed in operated by the ratepayers for the Mr. Morrison's opponents declare Both the leading articles, referred by the various delegates, struck 100 Greek and Roman literature ratepayers or by private enterpries, that economic soundness, and Bo- to were in connection with the inckus tantalizingly convincing, with The chief person in an English To what extent are municipalities cialism are incompatible and irre- of public bathing facilities in the the result that ever since that New town is the Mayor Those gentle justified in pledging the credit of concilable. Mr. Morrison, how- Colony and the proposal to provide York Convention of 1003 I have men, however, who aspire to Lo their ratepayers in embarking in ever, if you told him this would open-air bathing pools to be filled been keenly interested in the pros mayor of Kowloon must yet trading schemes which may be smile, a very engaging smile and from the pen. The Daily Prese and cons of municipal socialism. imagine that they, in turn, are hazardous and, which could be left reply that he only advocated the

Bo for as America is concerned going to rule the Kowloon roost if to private companies:↑

socialization of an industry if that "Thero are occasions when many we all know that munici

municipal trading and when a Municipal Council in

was economically practicable of no wish that Kowloon had has made little or no headway. Kowloon becomes an accomplished

An Trample. own municipality, with

America and England.

fact power to go ahead with public

article commences:-

its

works that its inhabitants want.

There are, for instance, at lånst

The man upon whose advice every

Socialism and Business, When was At Home last year, I had the pleasure of meating Mr.

ter of Transport, who is regarded with

and are willing to pay for with transport undertakingi in Grent committee of the corporation must, Herbert Morrison, the then Miniple. There is a small town in Bed-

in reaso

The article expresses the opinion that it is a foregone conclusion that no bathing pools will be provided bus that any

a large extent, rely, is the Town Clerk My close

te Association an

I will give you a concrete exam-

regarded fordshire named Luton in which

there is very small and unpre fitable trainway This was, until about 1990, operated by a

in Parliamentary circles as the one outstanding success of the recept Labour Government. In a speech

Mr. Morrison said ---

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Britain which are operated by municipalities whereas I know of only three-Detroit, San Francisco very alila town clerks has, per hops, Siven me too high an opinion and Seattle in the USA. Jnown clerks generally but my at Llandudno on October 10 last self-governing town of Kowloon's Detroit the revenue berely meets the cler size if it wanted bathing pools cost of operation, in San Francisco would float a loan and get on the voters recently turned down a with the work.!!

proposal to extend further, munj- When" I was asked to read acipal ownership and operation; in napor before this club I decided Seattle the fares, are as high as to take these newspaper articles as anywhere in the country, yet service captain running his ship. Al-present obviously the public in

my, texta I have further title.

America is, however, going theaủ rapidly on municipal airports Up

Let me quote two recent items of

experience has been that the Town Clerk is alway aloof from polities, never makes a public speech but who, nevertheless, runs the muni- cipality after the manner of a

"I Am Leeds."

There are, however, exceptions,

"I am convinced that if Socialis tic proposals are put forward in the way that they are sound on business, grounds, that they aro common sense, that they ro

when it was bought out by the municipality

After ten years

operation, however, the muni cipality rightly came to the on- clusion that the place was too small for trams and they entered into negotiations with the Eastern terest, then those proposals are National Omnibus Company who so obviously the right thing to made quite a good offer for the do that it would be impossibio undertaking on condition that the for them to be opposed without

opponents running the risk of municipality entered into an agree making themselves ridiculous,,:"ment not to institute competitive. Collectivist policy for a huge transport for 21 years.

aren would not be of metropoli, jpu

tan interest only; it would be

As the Luton Corporation, possess

of national interest as it would only 13 trim cars and the track, establish new and successful.

to address you on the subject I bare laxpayers are confronted with the

is said to be unsatisfactory and though, nominally, the chief Hervant of the corporation, he is, in fact, chosen for the reason that I have necessity of paying for a substan- ja the

a corporation. spent about 12 years in municipal

tial deficit. service. As a chief official for the majority of that period I saw a lot

and most Yorkshiremen know the from the inside, of what I will call

to January 1 Inst, 1,113 airports story of the late Sir Charles Wil- the political working of the muni had been established in the U.S.A.

son, leader of the Leeds City Coun cipal machine and it is upon that of which, 40 were municipal and 564 moting a Bill in Parliament for cil on the occasion of Leeds pro-

machinery for the management mostly single line with passing feature that I want chiefly to speak.commercial.

of collectivist undertakings, places, the, offer was accepted sub- the purpose of extending the City boundaries. A MA

Mr. Morrison then referred to ject to the consent of the Minister "Rap Over, the Knuck

Sir Charles was in the witness the Road Traffic Act of 1980 and of Transport Mr. Morrison has It is said that the Marquia of legislation-ong case for the pro-chair in a committes room of the said that it was, in reality, a however, refused his consent. Is Ripon, when Secretary of State for fection of private enterprise and House of Commons and he kept ray measure of economic and industrial | this-in the interests of tas Luton, the Colonies, was in favour of Hong the other in favour of bureaucradle ing Leeds wanted this and Leeds

considered that and Leeds demand reconstruction and that it inoor ratepayers? One cannot say, with Kong having a Municipal Council

control.

ed so an so, Sir Charles was aporated an important instalment of out further particulara and details. but, that his successor in office, Mr. The Ulster House of Commons very portly gentleman and sudden Municipal Bocialism. Mr. Morri To show that Mr. Marrison's Joseph Champorlain, would not recently passed their Electricity, eminent Counsel, who was cross son's peroration was as follows views on public ownership of urban examining said Tell me Hir hear of it and we were told in the Supply Bill but by a large majority. Charles, who is Ceeds 1 To which The industrits of the country passenger transport ara abared by Jubilee unmber of the Hong Kong rejected the clause which would came the startling reply “I am must be made effective instra a constantly increasing number of

Federal and Leeds Thun, let us hope said have empowered local authorities to Telegraph that the then-Governor,

ments of production. They must Counsel: That the Leeds boon- be socialized where that was people in England, I need only re- Sir William Robinson, Teprived provids, sell or let on hire naydaries will NOT be extended But economically and socially to port a significant incident relating from Mr Chamberlain a rap over

electrical fittings or apparatus for they were

sible, and where it was set to Bournemouth. On February 3: the knuckles because he had lighting, beating or mo

motive power. Whether in the misty future,

possible the machinery must te sought popular opinion by meansThis clause was, of course, rejected there will ever axiss in the Kow

loon Town Council a man who will of a plebiscite as to whether, there in the interests of

private

ssy with conviction and confidence should or should not be an unofficial trader who will not be prepared to Lam Kowloon," one cannot say, majority on the Sanitary Board. let on hire-say, an electric oven but should this overcome to pass

at will be a red-letter day for Bow Since that time residents of Hongan cheaply as the Belfast Corporaloon. The next best thing, how- Kong have probably come to tha |tion would have been prepared to zover, would be a strong and capable conclusion that n' Municipal Coundo

Town Clerk TV cil for island matters is quite un:

of Commons, eo has the Isle of Man," Britain the municipality admini recessary."-- There are, however,

but in the latter place it is called, drainage, education, baths, many who consider that a repro

the House of Koys. This very liga and garden, health, highways sentative body of man, constituting body recently rejected = Bill-which-markets, TANK

Just me. Gister has its own House In most large towns in Great

trates such departments

prepared so that & Labour Gov. last, at a meeting of the Bourne- crament of the future could mouth Town Counalla 'finish the work that had been read from the Hadts and

begun. The nation had to get Motor-Services, Ltd, it ite lizing, and its industries

that

must be eficient, and well or Company expressed it wil ganized." Guided, as they were to negotiate with the Town, Counci by Socialist principles and with a view to the acquisition inspired by Socialist Ideas, theys

Dist make sure that what they the Company of the who

did was economios]ly sound and transport services onerated by the in the interests of the nation Bournemouth Corporation on terms: ng a whole,

Indicated

Those are not, the theories of

a Kowloon Municipal Council, Limed at giving a private company abattoira, eta, and the majority of They are the conv would be a good thing and would the electricity supply rights for the people consider that this is who, until a few be a great bolp, to the Government a whole, Island, The Houm of Kaya nait ahould be. When, however; one of His Majes by relieving H of certain domestic // not only rejected witha Bill Butzfit:comes to trading concerna like.. State with senta in

ocompanying let-

diagmenian that

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