situated for it deals with cases in the most congested part of the town.
These extensions and additional buildings naturally involve greater running expenses and I was glad to have the Secretary of State's approval of the old Po Leung Kuk site being used for the erection of revenue-producing tenements, and his further approval, notified to me only a few weeks ago, of the site of the old hospital, where the "San Yuen" is standing, being utilized for a similar purpose. This will lessen the strain on the Committee for, as is well known, committees in the past have had to donate considerable sums from their own pockets to carry on the good work.
The wide activities of these hospitals are not perhaps as well known to the general community of Hongkong as they ought to be. They are by no means confined to the hospitals. To mention only a small part of its work, the Committee undertakes the care of destitute people, the burial of destitute dead and assistance, from time to time, to the many sufferers from the floods and famines which occur all too frequently in China. The Government fully recognises the excellent work which successive committees have performed in this Colony, and I take this opportunity of thanking them most sincerely on behalf of the Colony and the Government for all that they have done (applause).
I have much pleasure in laying the foundation stone of this new building and in tendering to the Committee my sincere good wishes for the continued prosperity of the institution (applause).
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situated for it deals with cases in the most congested part of the town.
These extensions and additional buildings naturally involve greater running expenses and I was glad to have the Secretary of State's approval of the old Po Leung Kuk site being used for the erection. of revenue producing tenements, and his further approval, notified to me only a few weeks ago, of the site of the old hospital, where the "San Yuen" is standing, being utilized for a similar purpose. This will lessen the strain on the Committee for as is well
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known, committees in the past have had to donate consid erable sums from their own pockets to carry on the good work.
The wide activities of these hospitals are not perhaps as well known to the general community of Hongkong as they ought to be. They are by no means confined to the hospitals. To mention only a small part of its work, the Committee under- takes the care of destitute people, the burial of destitute dead and assistance from time to time, to the many suffers from the floods and famines which occur all to frquently in China. The Government fully recognises the excellent work which successive committess have performed in this Colony, and I take this opportunity of thanking them most sincerely on behalf of the Colony and the Government for all that they have done (applause).
I have much pleasure in laying the foundation stone of this new building and in tendering to the Committee my sincere good wishes for the continued prosperity of the institution (applause).
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