Scheme Revised by Sub-Committee Adopted by the S.M.C. with Three Reservations MHE report of the Housing Committee 1936-1937 was published as a special issue of the Muni cipal Gazette on March 30 last and was presented for the consideration of the Municipal Council.
The Council appointed a sub-committee consisting of Messrs. Yulin Hsi, E.Y.B. Kiang and W. S. King to study the report and submit their findings.
The sub-committee has now completed its work and its findings were Considered by the Council on Wednesday. In view of the importance of the subject these are published in full heréupder. Summarized, it may be stated that the sub-committee' dealt with the eleven specific recommendations of the Housing Committee and agreed that with the exception of three these might with minor modifications be adopted by the Council.
"he sub-committee, however, suggested modifications of the three recommendations dealing with:—
(1) Existing unauthorized alterations and additions in Chinese houses; (2) Restriction of the clear height of rooms in Chinese style li houses to E feet and si] ne femovat of tts from houses for industrial purposes.
The sub-committee submitted a reworded recommendation regarding unauthorized alterations and additions (published hereunder in full); Suggested deletion of the room height restriction; and an addition to the recommendation regarding removal of lofts from houses used for industrial purposes as follows "where such removal can be enforced without hardship or where needs of safety make such removal imperative."
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