The Archive · 1936

Daylight Saving in Hongkong

Governor Suggests Move to Legislative Council Sportsmen in the Colony will be glad to learn that the Hongkong Government is considering a proposal whereby daylight saving will be brought into effect. This nouncement was made by the Governor, Sir while presiding over a meeting of the Legislative Council on December 2 'But before anything definite can be reached in' the matter, Sir Andrew stated that as the ' daily time schedule "of our two cities is effected by this question, I propose therefore to ask the Urban Council and the Harbour Advisory "Committee to put before their colleagues the following resolutions:

a). that a measure for daylight saving is advisable in Hongkong; and (b) that the best basis for such measure would be the advancement of the present Hongkong Standard Time by thirty minutes, throughout the year."

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