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(ii) by the deletion of the words which was lawfully sub-let to him at or before the 3rd day of June, 1938" and by the substitution therefor of the words which is lawfully sub-let to him ".

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7. Sub-section (5) of section 3 of the principal Ordin- Amendments ance is amended by the deletion of the word house

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in paragraph (d) and in the second proviso, and by 1939, s. 3 the substitution therefor of the word " tenement

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No. 44 of

8. Section 4 of the principal Ordinance is amended- (i) by the deletion of the word "dwelling-house the second line, and by the substitution therefor of the word 1939, s. 4. << tenement ;

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(ii) by the insertion after the words "thinks proper in the ninth line of the words but not allowing any increase or anticipated increase in respect of taxation under the War Revenue Ordinance, 1940".

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Amendments to Ordinance in No. 44 of

9. Section 6 of the principal Ordinance is amended- (i) by the deletion of the word dwelling-house sub-sections (1) and (3) and by the substitution therefor of 1939. s. 6. the word tenement ";

(ii) by the addition after the word " tenement at the end of sub-section (1) as so amended of the words " but not allowing any increase or anticipated increase in respect of taxation under the War Revenue Ordinance, 1940".

10. Section 7 of the principal Ordinance is amended by Amendment the deletion of the word "dwelling-house" in the fourth line, and by the substitution therefor of the word tenement".

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to Ordinance No. 44 of 1939, s. 7.

to Ordinance No. 44 of

11. Section 9 of the principal Ordinance is amended by Amendment the deletion of the words until the first day of June 1940 and by the substitution therefor of the words until the 1939, s. 9. termination of the War which began on the 3rd September, 1939 ".

Objects and Reasons.

1. In its application the principal Ordinance No. 44 of 1939, was limited to dwellings (other than dwellings in respect of which the rent included payments in respect of board, attendance or use of furniture) in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Kowloon held by tenants who had been sitting tenants thereof on the 3rd June, 1938.

2. It is considered necessary to extend, for the duration of the War, the scope of the Ordinance to all tenements in the Colony except furnished dwellings let at a rent which includes payments in respect of board and residence.

3. The reason for this extension is to prevent landlords passing on to their tenants the War Taxes or anticipated War Taxes imposed on them under the War Revenue Ördinance, 1940.

4. In introducing the Bill for the latter Ordinance to the Legislative Council the Financial Secretary said "I am authorized to state that if any attempt is made generally to pass on the Property Tax to tenants Government is prepared to introduce such legislation as may be considered necessary to prevent this."

April, 1940.

C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney General.