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THE PROVISION OF OPEN SPACES,

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12,

The

PROBLEM.

recommendation of the

allowed by the Governor sud es it HONGKONG'S HOUSING would not be brought forward until aiter the New Year there was Jample time for busse Owners. and tenants to go into the propos LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.

GRIEVANCES OF ed law thoroughly. He understood; from some property hollers that An extraditary meeting of the solicitor would & engaged to Housing Commission that the Rent | Chinese General Chamber of Com Colonial Secretary and pointed out Polisauce be maintained as long merce was held gestenlay afternoon take representations to the Goys the turmoil in Kwangtung exists ta discurs, among other things, the rament, but whether tiny stainest ntil the shortage of houses in proposed nes bauding Ordinance assistance or not he subject ut a long and interesting Houghing has been met. Was the advise landlords to consider very discussion at a Chinese Chamber regarding the provision of upen spaces, the continuance of the artly the new Hill and coof Commerce meeting yesterday | Rents Ondianere and the extensionunicate their suggestions to the afternoon.

of the European reservation as Government either through the (reconnuende) by the Housing Com | Uhinese Council members or ihrough

mission.

1.

Mr. 1. Pu-kwai, the Chairman, sail that both landlords and

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a soliciter. It would be tutile to The meeting was presided over pect that the Government wouldnts were still complaining t by Mr. Li Polkwai and atttended always meet the wishes of the the hardships of the Rent Ordin- Chinese to the fullest extent in sertion was made by house owners,

ance. tha the uae hand the s by aint two laundred member, the largest gathering tar se tine matters, but he had no doubt that that the Ordinance was unneces-} There was considerable discussions reasonable suggestions would od each of the matters special accepted. Mr. Chow Shou-senarily strict and that it should be amended, while on the other it was the agen

fewer than the landlords.

la sub-committee to esperate with tion did not provide adequate protec ninetern items, trostly of w-routing

tion. Personally, be thought that as dealt with at the regular meathly! business nature. These will be

Vigorous Opposition Urged. . the landlords were all of the well-to- Mr. Ho Kwong said he felt sumtio class they should not allow the weeting to be hell shortly.

The he was solving the feeling of the msideration of small sacritices to meeting comment and meeting when he proposed that the prevent them from helping to pro- fuld not disperse till 5 pm. The lamber should vigorously appelo all they could for the benens of mute the coton weal; they shouki, new building lau

was dealt with th. Bill. There could be only onej

the masses. There had beca com-) The Senents. Me* 1: Lan. those present re- choen, resi a letter In the Hea.

garding the new Ordinance. That hints that landlords with a genuine Mr H. Roteaa which the

was that it should be dropped by desire to attain possession of their premises for their own weupation | latter exprend me at his in problem was as arte as ever, and were unable to do so on account of andits to attend Mr. Kotevali would be seriously agravated the Rent Dalinance, while at the -aid he hawk alrezda spressol is were the new law passed. Chinese time tenants had written to Isus by the peeration question having money with think with Chamber with regard to what in the Homang tuussa njene venturing to invest their they considered to le indiscrimi As regarded the purgesel building,wing in property, us the How. nate demolition of houses. This. Bashy ani the Hon. Me. thom

had ade Sher-set. had

it clear they said, had caused many people that no compensation was be to become vagabonds and deprived Governor and appement of stel for the requisition of bali them of the means of the most mading, which no to take Fe sea of a bas to be red return the bloody capital." He securing plate at the 'mal meet by Thursday

as an pen space.

In 1940.gathised with these unfortunate M. J. Kwon, sani, "the trovert shopkeepers who had been forved front passed a bill repairing andlord, and he thought that font of business by unscrupulous open space,

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ample time trekg toss the

The Proto ed law.

It is proposed to autowitam Legislatas- Cenndan handen in se tu

the Goverawat. Tize

housing

and if in Hess auther one third demolition of comparatively new was added the Government which house bould be rigidly coa- in 1B gin the thirds and indemned. The Chairman said that wend Further the Pad HBs the detection of the whale the best way of evolving a satis. and Buildings simmons. H

Geserament factory solution would be to call a freyting represenĦng landiords and

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The beets and Reg Jewared to win the racks 14 tenants so that each could after-

that Set 13

prevent aut

Allowanc fier Health at Buddings' Debnamnen.

wards make suitable recommenda n ben they 1948, protislostingt every

finaseni the lands, and shinuli notifinas to the Doremment when the budding enenden bei base the property owners suffer.

linance came before the Legisla

froth the 4 pot

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Mr M. K. Lasked if Mr. Chutive Council for renewal.

How Tenants Suffer. Mr. Wong Kam ying. President overnment thou ht of the report which the Chamber's Sub-Forumit- the Tenants Protective Asaccia.

went to the to when the introsin

and that cases bad nesurred jtin si the cambnance was proposed "hich buildings aft from ten to the last tune. The reasons for the twenty years old were pulled down Tall toring reseinde were then fully for reconstruction. In the case of old buildings it was but right

set tarth, and if the sie

of the

February, 198, shad to waid Sonden world averton what the with an spoor spam pal area to not less than one halfet the nofel over area of semi, baslding, and that ja souvenging late 2257

ita provided to the

without Wor

Ondinase proteles

| Governmeter poolt be abtained that they should be demolished it jevery (fitas stue bubdias & CO.

Tetentei han about whether they still held mod italy for the sake of public safety,

Dudh be very helpful to the blot to pull down sound and stro 21st Februns, 1000, shal fontani the Chamber when der provided with an upma spy to optimasidered the BL in area to not less than a third o Pie pedicates are of soon band

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houses simply in onder to get more rent shout E Leaderbeil. The Chataber svuld give its belp in the matter by making representations

the Government.

Mr. Lan hoon said the craze for pulling dom houses for re- in-truction was in directly due to Ith Ben Celinance, it being tone jin many cases as a meade tulindwen " www.bb wind be the tenants to give up pretuise, which Bus Pet and 50mmittee of |ken repormi ly the handlerris the "katuber to enage des or two then gives for weupation.

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There

It but i arbetert- and thak out nire always two sides to a quest As the was the chirit, and the same applied to Cine the Chosennene had intended the Beats Ordiannes, Monge would to uteden the tendoane a was contardier nim when he said that] desirable that the finernment, the fanlicase provided ja aha-

bug scavenging banks, ami

of any street full went!

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to provale that my portion should be informed once and all tenants the instrument of exploit-

that the Chinese what i never allow ling their low Jokers and rasmi sich un risoarer to

had been brought to his notice passed Building Without obysetion.

where the pracipal tenants of sort houses won able to take af living by charging excessive rents to The suggestion was made by Mr. [their fellow tenants. If the bel

The Bills the

Suthority a power of tolitication.

hat this power will not extend in

Chamber to Foot the Cost.

any was to the grant of elepesa, Los chen that the meeting first one was abolished, lekever, petits

tion

**Most ('nfair."

Injustice lo Owners.

A. illustrating the injustice*

give their plana ws to whether would go up by hups and boun'is Mr. Le Powai said the prope. They would afterwards appoint a would inleed be very serius.

the (2.dinance slanuld be passivi, fand the hardships of the tenants jeff Dedinaner was most unfair and subtemmitter to prepare a petition! -hould never be passed. Twp atasking the Government to withiran ! tempts huri almady been made to the rimauce. introduce it, but ench time it was

tr hords Mr. M. K. Lo dropped by the Government on the resting oasimon-la desidia man toll im

On the propisal of Mt. Ho Kwong mentioned that the other dlay that tenant account of protests From Chinese to oppose the Onlinance av ke bad suspended business on I carted property owner. The

respires the hinese Coned members to his premises, but he had installent inent the open space contemplated communicate this decision to the a new tenant in the house without | Fby the proposed'ordinames, if sany-overament.

tioned, would render many Chinese

6ix the lab liorly, consent. The building unsuitable for Busine

Some discusshun anime as to who man asked what steps he should? is responsible for the take, and he tMt. Loy adviser him! farergarmen Most bibling in the expense injured in connection with to prevent the new tenant from business centre sere below sixty the tition, such as architects and moving into the house. Mr. Lo or seventy feet in lepth and to solicitor's bees if the landlords, that this was but one of many reduce the premises by half would tenants and the Chamber were to unfair restrictions imposcu entail, grave hardship on both art jointly. It was Really Inndlards by the Onlinance. The owners and compants, especially decide rat if any differ once should tovernment should radicate box the latter, on agent of business foceur in con etion with expanes mony years it intended to have the singnation in the one case sad the Chamber would funt the Ordinance in operation so thaij high bats in the other. EEL BALL

Jandlords would know for how long) such a law were passed the (ios. The following gentemen are they had us suffer. Afr. 1 ex. ernment might just as well omer appointed to coopera e with the pressed the opinion that lung the wholesale demolition of nil Executive Committ

Ot

of thela the Ordinance was in force

Mr. Wong Kan-sing said that

houses in Hongsor. The Chamber Chamber preparing the petition: the demilition of houses would Įmust request the two" Chinese Messrs Fung Ping-shan, Chan continue a must people would members to ask the Government arr. Li Yauchsen. Leung Ent prefer building or bruses to to rescind the proposed new yue. Pong Warting. Chad Pik-buying old ones. Reat would! legislation.

chuet, Shio Wai-man. Ip fii-kweng consequently continue to be higher. Reasonable Suggestions Wanted Kwok Chuen. Li Siagia, Mok The Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-sening-kwong. Fu Yk-pink, Lean

Kwai din, Tara Woon-tong and said that both on Friday and Koop-chun. Saturday of last week he and the Hon. Mr Kotewall interviewed the Segretary for Chinese Affairs, the Attorney General and thei

to them the serious effects of the this new Ordinance on houSE-OW DETR and tenants alike. A postpone-,"S. ment of the first reading, had been

if the Rents Onlinance caused mang landlords to build worg houses it. became all the more desirable that it should be main- tained because the more houses |tury "built, the quicker" would the Christmas and make all the There was further discussion.

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