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THE HOUSING

PROBLEM.

TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1923.

vale of land;, but it would, come benefit, not only from a residential back again to the community. Here but from an office point of view. He they were patting the cart be included in the area from which the fore the horse. "We want to military should be removed that. (Continued from Page 2.)

make houses ebesp and plentiful," important piece of ground-the the speaker declared. That is Murray parade ground-which to ance should cease and the recom-what we want. You cannot get gether with the adjacent baracks | mendations of the Commission houses cheap if you tax them.. I would form a very suitable place be brought into force. He contend. want to see houses built so that for offices and would much relieve ed that the Rents Restriction everybody can get them good the present strain on office accom-

in. good the houses at a low rent.".

Act hal dune

modation. Further east they had a

Colony. (Applause). He did Mr. Barreto seconded the large area of flat land for the build-

not for a moment say that it was perfect, but it had achieved its ob Eject of giving protection to tenants of houses built before the Ordinance, against having their rents raised |(Applause). That

very im.

potant and had been a great boon

amendment.

ment amounts

ing of shops and houses for Chinese Misunderstood.

and others trading here to live in Mr. Alabaster pointed out that I would be a boon to all classes conditions were vastly different in and to all races.

As to Kowkon, England, where practically all the land was

freehold, whereas they all knew that the very hub and here it was

He centre of Tsimshatsui was occupied Crown land. added, "Mr. McGuigan's amend-by Indian troops, and by stables for should take off the taxes from the so. Kowloon building sites were to this: that you mules. That certainly should not be community and put them on Gov-frapidly filling up and they should urge courts ernment land."

most strongly on the Secretary of "This gentleman is quite mis-State for the Colonies that representing me altogether," Mr. should use every influence that he he

McGuigan replied. *1 2m nowould possibly bring to bear to re- asking that the taxes should be more the troops and mules further taken off houses, I am not ask- ing that lund values should be way from the centre of Kowloon axed. It is not a

peninsula, equally as well as the question of

roops from Murray Barracks, the adjacent parade ground and the buildings occupied by the military to Queen's Road.

to many people. He confessed that when the Ordinance was brought in he had an idea that they would find the approaches to the law

locked with litigants. On the con- rary, the Ordinance had worked very smoothly and there had been comparatively few cases which had [been brought forward for decision

Hear hear).

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Mr. G. W. Sewell suggested that another public meeting should be toxing Government property, but called when the Commission report-lishing present taxation."

of making houses cheap by abo- ed, in order that they might discuss | the Ordinance in the light of the re-if the taxation

Mr. Silva Netto remarked that was taken off commendations made.

Inanimous Wish. houses and put un land, that Mr. MeGaigns said he would like would only make houses

"This question has constantly bern to know, if Mr. Lo's proposal was built in the future dearer. "We raised in Council during the last put into force, whether the higher earnt build houses in the air," three years," Mr. Pollock proceed. frents would fall or the lower go, up, he added.

ed, "because it has been felt that it It seemed to him that the man who Mr. McGuigan replied that all was imperatives in the interesta of was now paying the lower rent would tas well-known economists agreed the community that there shoul have a further burden thrust apontar a tax on land could not be be this transfer of the wilitary to him. (Applause). Legislation shifted on to someone cise.

positions further out than they this kind was no remedy of the housted in favour of Mr. McGuigan's Hongkong Governmerk

Only the proposer and seconder occupy. I can assure you that the ing problem, but in the meantime amendment, which was therefore working away at this matter, but it was a protection to a large num- declareu jost. The resolution was ber of people and they could not then pu; and carried.

we want not only to impress the alieni to throw away that protec

Hongkong overnment hat also! tion. (Applause).

Co-Operative Building Societies. I think we had

the Secretary of State with the The fourth better go on with what we have got moved by Mr. F. P. de V. Soares that not only will these large areas

resolution Was

importance of this question. I feel until we get something better," Mr. That this Meeting regards as McGuigan added. amid applause.

one of the practical measures but that they will also tend to solve of land give us much needed roon.) offering a partial solution" of

The amendment was then put to the meeting. but only three voted! in favour of it. The resolution was carried.

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Encouragement of Building. Mr. D. V. Steavenson proposed:

That the aim of the Govern- ment should be encourage house-building both by corpora- tions and private individuals by the following, amongst other.) methods:

has been

the existing housing problem in the housing problem by giving us Hongkong the formation of a very large tracts of land on both Co-operative Building Society sides of the harbour for residential with a view to some definite and commercial expansion, already schemes being formulated, with levelled and suitable for building) Government assistance, for the loc." provision of a hrge number of

The Chairman referred houses for those sections of the

to the community needing such accom-Lang, the Chairman of the Direc spereb delivered by Mr. A. 0. mudation.

the

In moving the, resolation, Mr.tors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Soares said he had in view

Bank, at the annual meeting 're- Opening up suitable areas bling of Eun penus of small means cently, when he forcibly expressed the arms containing a number town huises. If the resolution the views, not only of himself, but of sites in close proximity to one was passed the joint Committees the directors as well, as to the another requiring 补 minimuni would be able to appoint a expenditure upon preparation) by committee to deliberate on its de. tion. He thought they might say sub absolute urgent nature of this ques. providing cheap and rapid means tails. In the meanwhile those who was the unanimous voice. Every- of access (e.g.. by the construc-

į were, interested were invited to for body in Hongkong was in favour

tion of long-promised tramwayward suggestions, as it was natural of the transfer. (Applause).

to Wanchai Gap, to the southi

The

side of the Island via Wong Ne that each individual knew his own Hongkong Government was doing Cheong Gap, and through the needs, and it was not possible its best to urge the transfer, and Kowlcon peninsula.

[build one type of house to suit all he hoped that that meeting would (i) Levelling extensive areas requirements. Tonses of a simple strengthen the hands of the Glove for building purposes, where the type, Mr. Soares proceeded, can be ernment and of the commercial configuration of the land shows built from 85.000, upwards, accord. people by passing the resolution that course to be expedient, anding to size and number of rooms, unaniously. (Applause). planning settlements before the Advances for monthly settlement Mr. A. R. Lowe seconded the lots are offered for sale to the might extead over 8 to 15 years, resolution. public, on lines similar to those according to the monthly payments,

Mr. Barretto suggested that the followed by private enterprise at but the cost of the land should be land now occupied by the Hongkong| Kowloon Tong."

paid by the intending house owner] Cricket Club should be made avail. fill) The extension of financial at the outset, as a test of his willable by the Government for bail. assistance to such of the

comingness to co-operate in the building ing purposes. It should be sold to munity as are desirous of build-scheme. I only wish, in conclusion, the public. He proposed an amend- ing their own homes.

(iv) That in considering the Colony, in justice and fairness to

to impress on employers of this ment to this effect provision of means of transit the their employees. to suitably extend Government should follow the ex-their help in subscribing to ample set by Municipal bodies)

Hongkong Cricket Ground. Mr. G. W. Sewell urged that at the the present time there were not

at Home and give greater weight fads of the Co-operative Buidling sufficient. recreational facilities. to the convenience of the Public Society so as to enable their em There was need for more recrea than to the immediate financialployees to acquire the needed tion grounds, and it would be a aspect, especially as all land in house at a cheap rate." (Applause). very short-sighted policy to stifle this Colony is the property of

The resolution baving been second. & growing Colony. They could not the Crown, which, therefore, pro-ed was unanimously carried. afford to take away the lungs of the Colony. It would be the great-

fits directly by its development.

Mr. J. Julinstone seconded.

Military Lands.

The Chairman submitted the fifth est mistake in the world to do so. resolution:

"Recreation grounds must be left That this Public Meeting desires entirely untouched," declared Mr. 15 urge upon the Right Hon. the Sewell amid considerable applause." Secretary of State for the Colonies Mr. McGuigan: What answer the absolute necessity, in the in-has been given to the Hongkin terests of the commercial and re. Government by the Home Govern sidential expansion of the Colony,ment as to the transfer? - of the present Military Establish. The Chairman: I am afraid I ments being transferred from their am not at liberty to say, but I do present sites to other sites. know something about it.

The Chairman said that the mili

Cart before the Horse." Mr. McGuigan desired to test the fecting of the meeting on the qurg. tion of the taxation of Inases, What was wanted, I said, was not for then merely, to. get access to the land; that was not suficient. They were only toying with the question niless they abolished the taxation of houses. He moved that they addi before (i) "by the abolition of tixa-

Mr. McGuigan: Is it military or tion on houses." If they urged thetary establishments occupied in is it commercial? Are they holding Government to abolish this taxation portant central positions both in the on for higher prices, as some they would be taking a real stop to. city of Victoria and on the Kowloon the private individuals are doing, wards solving the housing problem, peninsula. The Murray Barracks or have they military reasons for As to the extension of tramwaya, and the part of Queen's Road ad.holding these sites? they had the example of Britain, jacent thereto might have been sait The Chairman: I am afraid I where tramways went into the connable and proper points from a mili am not at liberty to say. try from all the big towns; but the tary point of view in the early dagi Mr. McGuigan: If you tax land housing conditions in the agrical.of the Colony, but he thought it values that might shift them. tural districts were just as bad as would be generally admitted that (Laughter).

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they were in the towns. One cffect it was not in the least necessary for The Chairman expressed himselfį of extending tramways would be to them in these days to occupy such as entirely in sympathy with what increase the value of all property central positiona. It was almost as Mr. Sewell had said in regard to

That a copy of these Resolu- of the value of public meetings algrig the route, and if land

tions be forwarded to the Gov and the power of the Press. was much of an anachronism for them to preserving the lungs of the Colony. wanted later a good deal more occupy these places to-day as it was Mr. Barretto's amendment failed transmission to the Secretary of thanks and the meeting terminated ernment for consideration and The Chairman briefly returned would have to be paid for it. If to use the loopholes in Murray Bar to find a seconder. The resolution State for the Colonies they taxed land values first and abcracks with which to fire through was carried unanimously... lished taxes on houses and then the The removal of the military from

"Mr. G. M. Bowell, in at cloquent The last resolution was proposed closing peraration, expressed thanks Government provided communication Murray Barracks and neighbourhood by the Chairman, seconded by Mr.to the DR.A at the BBA for facilities, that would increase the would be of the greatest possible B Wyld and unanimously carried rganising the meeting He spokes

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