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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 6, 1920.

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QUESTIONS. Mr. POLLOCK, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions:

1. What steps is the Government taking for the purpose of carrying out the recommendations of the Coroner's Jury with regard to the recent Victoria Gaol tragedy, in which two Warders lost their lives ?

2. Will the Government consider the advisability of establishing a Pasteur Institute in this Colony? What would be approximately the cost of doing so? Will the Government procure the services of a trained and fully qualified man, who has passed through the course at a Pasteur Institute ?

3. In view of the bad example set by the exhibition of crimes of violence and other criminal acts on cinema films, will the Government give directions to the Censors to refuse to pass films for exhibition in this Colony which show the execution of any of such crimes or criminal acts ?

4. What steps is the Government taking to secure the inclusion of Hongkong in the proposed

Imperial Commercial Wireless Scheme?

5. What facilities is the Government giving for the encouragement of Aerial Transport to and

from this Colony ?

The Colonial Secretary replied.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.----The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 1 and 2 and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee:-

No. 1.--Crown Solicitor's Office, Extra Legal Expenses, ...$ No. 2.-Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Build-

ings, Latrines and Urinals,

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

200.00

2,000.00

STANDING ORDERS.-His Excellency the Governor having addressed the Council, the Colonial Secretary moved the following Resolutions:---

1. That Standing Order No. 11 be amended as follows :-

In sub-section (a) by the omission of all the words after “Chairman" and the sub-

stitution of the following words

The Treasurer, the Director of Public Works, and

the Unofficial Members of the Council".

In sub-section (c) by the omission of all the words after · Chairman' and the sub-

stitution of the words “the Treasurer, and the Unofficial Members of the Council".

2. That Standing Order No. 12 be amended as follows:-

if

In line 1 by the omission of the words "either" and or the Public Works Committee”, In line 3 by the omission of the words "either of such Committees " and the substitution

of the words "the Committee”.

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In line 5 by the substitution of the word the" for the word

The Attorney General seconded.

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such".

Mr. POLLOCK addressed the Council, and His Excellency the Governor replied. Question-put and agreed to.

STANDING LAW COMMITTEE. His Excellency the Governor appointed the following to be Members of the Standing Law Committee:-The Attorney General (Chairman), the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Mr. POLLOCK, Mr. LAU CHU-PAK, and Mr. JOHNSTONE.

SUGGESTED REMOVAL OF MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS.---Mr. POLLOCK, pursuant to notice, addressed the Council and moved the following Resolution:---

That, with a view to giving facilities for commercial expansion, a Committee of the Legislative Council be appointed, consisting of His Excellency the General Officer Commanding and two Official and three Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council, for the purpose of considering and reporting to this Council upon the resumption by the Hongkong Govern- ment of the Military Establishments on the Queen's Road and the terms and conditions

of such resumption.

Mr. DODWELL seconded.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council, and Mr. POLLOCK replied.

On the Resolution being put to the vote it was declared lost, eight Members voting against and five- Mr. DoDWELL, Mr. PARR, Mr. Ho Fook, Mr. LAU CHU-PAK, and Mr. POLLOCK for the Resolution.

HOUSING SCHEMES.-Mr. POLLOCK, pursuant to notice, addressed the Council and moved the following Resolution :-

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That the various Housing Schemes for different sections of the community in various districts of the Colony be now referred by the Government to the Public Works Committee of the Legislative Council, with power to that Committee to make suggestions as to the carrying out and financing of such schemes and as to the improvement of the methods of communication with the outlying districts which are sought to be developed by such

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schemes.