§ 115. Mr. Rankinasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what alternative accommodation is being provided for the 1,600 roof-top dwellers in Hong Kong who have been rendered homeless by the recent fire and for those advised by the Governor of Hong Kong to find other accommodation.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe only recent fire involved ground squatters. They are receiving Government relief and being both allowed and helped to rebuild their huts. Roof-top dwellers have been advised to find other accommodation because of the dangers of fire and disease. They cannot however take precedence over the many other people in Hong Kong in more urgent need of resettlement.