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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 191

11th July, 1951.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

SIR ALEXANDER WILLIAM GEORGE HERDER GRANTHAM, G.C.M.G. HIS EXCELLENCY THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES

LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR ERIC CARDEN ROBERT

MANSERGH, K.B.E., C.B., M.C.

THE HONOURABLE THE COLONIAL SECRETARY

MR. JOHN FEARNS NICOLL, C.M.G.

THE HONOURABLE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

MR. G. E. STRICKLAND (Acting).

THE HONOURABLE THE SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS

MR. RONALD RUSKIN TODD.

THE HONOURABLE THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY

MR. ARTHUR GRENFELL CLARKE, Acting.

THE HONOURABLE PATRICK CARDINALL MASON SEDGWICK

(Acting Chairman, Urban Council).

THE HONOURABLE THEODORE LOUIS BOWRING, O.B.E.

(Director of Public Works).

THE HONOURABLE DOUGLAS JAMES SMYTH CROZIER.

(Acting Director of Education).

DR. THE HONOURABLE YEO KOK CHEANG

(Acting Director of Medical and Health Services).

DR. THE HONOURABLE CHAU SIK-NIN, C.B.E.

THE HONOURABLE LEO D'ALMADA E CASTRO, K.C.

THE HONOURABLE PHILIP STANLEY CASSIDY.

THE HONOURABLE CHARLES EDWARD MICHAEL TERRY.

THE HONOURABLE LO MAN WAI, O.B.E.

THE HONOURABLE LAWRENCE KADOORIE.

THE HONOURABLE NGAN SHING KWAN

MR. ROBERT WILLIAM PRIMROSE (Deputy Clerk of Councils).

ABSENT:

THE HONOURABLE CHAU TSUN-NIN, C.B.E.

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MINUTES.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 27th June, 1951, were confirmed.

OATHS.

The Hon. D. J. S. Crozier, Dr. the Hon. Yeo Kok Cheang and the Hon. Ngan Shing Kwan took the Oath of Allegiance and assumed their seats as Members of the Council.

PAPERS.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by Command of His Excellency the Governor, laid upon the table the following papers: —

Subject. G.N. No.

Proclamation No. 5 of 1951.

Notification under section 5 of the Public Reclamations

Validation and Clauses Ordinance, 1936 ............................ A. 113

Proclamation No. 6 of 1951.

Notification under section 18 of the Control of Publications

Consolidation Ordinance, 1951 .......................................... A. 114 Rating Ordinance, 1901—Order under section 7. .............................. A. 115

Proclamation No. 7 of 1951.

Notification under Article 4 of the Hong Kong (Coinage)

Order, 1936 ........................................................................ A. 116

Pensions Ordinance, 1949—Pensionable Office Order, 1951, under section 2 (1) (a) (i) ..................................................................... A. 117

Public Health (Sanitation) Ordinance, 1935.

Order under section 75 (8) ......................................................... A. 118

Defence Regulations, 1940.

Price Control Order, 1946—Amendments to the Schedule ....... A. 119

LAND TRANSACTIONS (ENEMY OCCUPATION)

(AMENDMENT) BILL, 1951.

THE ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the Second reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to amend further the Land Transactions (Enemy Occupation) Ordinance, 1948".

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a Second time.

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Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause. Council then resumed.

THE ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL reported that the Land Transactions (Enemy Occupation) (Amendment) Bill, 1951 had passed through Committee without amendment and moved the Third reading.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a Third time and passed into law.

ADJOURNMENT.

H. E. THE GOVERNOR: —That concludes the business, Gentlemen. Council will adjourn to this day four weeks.