Kemp,. Cy the Attorney-General, from leave, members of the and ouisiness community expect knots, which were twisted during the recent legislation this year, will be untied.
Within the past few months 2 number of controversial and important bills have beer drafted such as that relating to the stamp duties, public health and public building. The stamp duties have created many difficulties with the brokers and those who deal in shares. The new Ines have evoked unfavourable: comment in many quarters, and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce has also expressed its disapproval.
With respect to the Public Health and Buildings regulations, many amendments have been made. Some of them refer sto architects, and Some concern the operation of retail shops on the Peak. In the latest elutions of the statutes, the provisions cover mo fewer' than 180. res, The law is called an rlinance to Consolidate and.
Amend the Law relating to Public Health and to Buildings." This! enactment has been consolidated and amended many times, and it seems to grow longer and' longer. The building of houses, cleaning of drains, prevention of nuisance, conduct of abattoirs, keeping of board-ie-house, control of cemeteries, safeguarding of food suppl these are fully treated Ordinance.
Commenting on these laws. the South China Morning Post" observes:
To yead. remember, and hey this feat In itself, We time hae come when the several mintters covered by this Ordinances. should be the "subject atate enactments. Public Health fork ne control of food stp led to arparat that trae that there. fe 88 agility hetween_ pie health and "bail That ie thave Weetters were sepa submit "that the ce-operation would not alo true that the: ast templeted the te-
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