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Q. Do you think that the Pó Léung Kuk does any good here?
A. Yes. I think the institution does good in rescuing these distressed children and women and all that.
Q.--You think it does good?
A.-A very great deal of good.
Q-Have you read the new Ordinance ?
A.-No I have not seen it.
Q. Have you any suggestions to make with a view to the improvement of the Pó Léung Kuk?
A. As for myself, I take no interest. I have no knowledge of how they work. I have only heard it is not worked properly and the Committee are young men and have no experience, and I don't think they work satisfactorily.
Q.-You don't think so?
A.-No.
Q.-Why?
A. They have not much experience.
Q.-Who were the young men of last year ?
A.-There were one or two who are less than 30 years old. There was WAI LONG
SHAN.
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Honourable Ho KAI-He is about two or three years older than I am, and that
A.-I did not know that.
The CHAIRMAN.-You think they are too young?
A. When they are young they go their own way, you know.
Q.--Is that the only improvement you have to suggest, that they should have older men ?
A.—I have no other suggestion, but if you discuss the thing properly, have the old members and new members here and discuss freely and openly. I think that is best.
Hon. Ho KAI.-Do you know TSAU KUNG WAN personally?
A.-No, only by name.
Q. Do you mean to say that TSAU Kung-wan is not your friend?
A.—I never had any correspondence with him.
Q. Do you know that he has been down here twice lately?
A.-I do not know. I never met him.
Q.-Don't you know that he has been down here and stayed at the On Tai Insurance Company's place recently?
A.-No.
Q-Do you know how many concubines he has ?
A.-I heard from a friend that he has ten or twelve.
Q. Do you know what age he is?
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A. He is 70, I think.
Q.—And do you know whether his fourth concubine has been caught on a former occasion taking girls away and alleging that she was taking them to be concubines to TSAU KUNG-WAN, and that afterwards it was found that she had sold them?
A-No.
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