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HONG KONG.

No.

REPORT

OF THE

COMMISSION APPOINTED BY

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG

A. to inquire into and report upon

(1) the prevalent charges for rent in the towns of Victoria and Kowloon, having regard to their rise and fall during the last ten years,

and

(2) the extent to which and the manners in which tenants and landlords have been and are affected by the sudden growth of the population of Hong Kong since the beginning of Sino-Japanese hostilities last

year:

B. to receive oral and written evidence upon the foregoing issues:

C. to make such relevant recommendations as may commend them-

selves to members.

1938.