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THE
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MUI TSAI PROBLEM ISSUES.
LOCAL SOCIETY PRESENTS CASE TO THE S.C.A.
REGISTRATION PLEA,
TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY
15, 1929.
A Mui Tsai about 12 years of ago was picked up. near the Chineso Y. M. C. A. on Bridges Street, The Chairman of this Society discovered bruises all over her legs, in addition to a ciot of blood on top of her head. So far ne could be ascertained from the little girl, the wound on the head was inflicted by her mistress, who struck her with a plece of fire- wood. The bruises were traceable to her mistress's daughters who often kicked her with the clogs they wore while in the kitchen. After all, this ill-treatment, she was turned out of the house and left destitute on the street. The cruel owner of the Mui Tani was never severely dealt with so far as we know. True, the little girl was turned over to Po Leung Kuk or three cases of unusual cruelty. and the last we heard of her was Apart from a bare acknowledg-that she had been admitted as a ment of the receipt of the reports patient into the Tung Wah Hosp!- the society has received little tal.
in ite official encouragement labours as the following communi- cations sent by its Secretary for publication, will show..
While little has been said on the subject of the Mui Toni pro- blem in the Colony of late the local society established in the In- terests of Mui Tšni and Adopted Daughters has not been idle, and several cases which have come to its attention have been referred to the Government, including two
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Speaking of the Po Leung Kuk, I have often wondered if a opocini bo government department can created dealing with the guardian- ship of these girls; at least those girls should be placed under the guardianship of an institution that is somewhat less bureaucratic.
In passing I wish to.make the observation that the. Ordinance of 1923 can be put into effect and be done in much good can
21st, March 1929. R. A. C. North Esq., Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Hongkong, Dear Sir,-Subsequent to exchange of views sometime ago regarding registration of Mul Tsal and Adopted Daughters, I report ed our conversation on the suberndiesting the Mul Tsai evil, 'if ject to a special committee meet anly the various officials concern- Ing of thin Society. There was at ad, are willing to make the Law the time a thorough and exhaus-operative. tive discussion of the various 2. You also mentioned that if objections raised; and, in the registration were put into force, it opinion of the committee, careful would involve heavy expenditure analysis of the arguments ad- in creating a special department, vanced against registration roor special officers detailed for the veals many fallacies.
task. This constituted, an you
I am instructed by the Com-said, the practical dificulty con- mittee to 'acquaint you with the fronting the Government. But it answers to the objections of which is not insoluble. Obviously, to the following are the sallent obtain the beneficent resalt in any reform, it is well worth the ad- points:
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1. As you doubtless recall, inditional outlay of expenso and the course of our conversation, trouble on the part of any Govern- you expressed doubts as to the ment. After all, Government doca expedicney of enforcing registra-not grudge the annual expandi- tion, because it would amount to ture for the upkeep of the Police Tani decrease from year to year as they obtain freedom in the official recognition of the illegal Force with which to maintain
peace and order in the Colony, transition from bond slave to free practice of keeping Mut Taal.
The answer is that registration The Mul Tsai system is an evil labour. Third, it would neces- is in no wise contradictory, but that tends to disturb the pence ofsarily follow that as the number the Colony by reason of the fact of the Mui Tani dwindles, its abusca as set forth above will that it lends itself to grave abuse
lapse of ten years, the evil should be completely eliminated in the Colony. That being the case, the burden of the task on the police in dealing with the Mui Tsaf evils will be lightened correspondingly.
In the hands of cruel and un-gradually be abated; and after a
The Mul scrupulous persons. Taal system, in other words, is a system that defames the name of this Colony in that it encourages the sale and purchase of hunian beings for slavery and prostitu- tion. It also encourages kidnap ping. The Society feels that the Mai Tani contribute very largely to the ranks of prostitution.
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a logical and essential devolop ment of a consistent policy. Part Three of the Ordinance passed in 1923 distinctly makea provision for registration so that the Mui Tsai system has already been recognin- el, whether it be looked upon as legal or illegal practice, when the Law was passed. The Editor of the South China Morning Post has
3. Still another objection raised! pertinently stated the case: "The
against registration is the diffent- Government, in the passing of the
ty of distinguishing between Mul Tani purchase and child Adoption.) 1923 Ordinance, pledged itself to abolish the system gradually and No Special Expense.
As far as the Society can see, it has not honoured its pledge,
Moreover, to enforce' registra- no difficulty of any kind should Had it merely failed, a position then, it will not be necessary for arise in that connexion. The sug would have been embarrassing the Government to go to the ex gested regulations submitted you enough. but it has not seriously
pense of having police officers some time age governing registra- tried." Evidence has been forth-to ferret out from house to house tion should compel the owners of coming to show that six years after the enactment of the Or-every case of unregistered Mui Mul Thai and the mother of Tasi. It only means that after the Adopted Daughters to clearly de- dinance, the aale and purchase of registration has been put into clare themselves at the time of | Mui Tsai still goes on.
operation, the Mui Tsai and registration and offenders should The case recorded in the South Adopted Daughter will have to be penalized for making a false China Morning Post of November register and declare themselves declaration. 7th, 1928, proves conclusively that as such within the period of alx "Lowered Standard." the Government make no effort to montha. Failing to do so within enforce the Ordinance against the the prescribed period any Mui Teni 4. Over and over again it has Apurchase of Mui That.. According or Adopted Daughter found un-been argued that the rich
B to the press report, a woman sold | registered will
poor be granted her do the
great her daughter to another woman freedom or be placed under the vice by buying their children. for $150, Afterwards the girl protection of the Secretary for From the standpoint of those went back to her mother with the Chinese Affairs; and the owner of who oppose registration, it has result that a charge was Inid the Mul Tant or the foster parents been said that the Mui Tani system against the mother for "deliberate of the Adopted Daughter will be should redound to the benefit of vleted the woman on the grounds rister. In that case, it is obvious much pauperism. But does it? of fraud only and never question- that the Government does not have If anything, the perpetuation of ed the legality of the sale and pur- to maintain an additional staff of the bad, old system brings about chase of the Mui Tani. To the men to, search for anregistered necessarily lowered standard of defrauded purchaser the Magist cases. All that lo necessary, wages thus giving rise to un- Obviously, the rate said that she deserved to lose when cases of infringement are employment. her money because she bought the brought to the notice of Govern- greater the number of Mul Taal,
demand for girl without making proper enment,
be the lesser will quiries. Such attitude from the penalised as in other cases of domestic male and female servants famabs and boys) and the lower
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Bapathy, conscious or unconscious, This Society has consistently the wages for free labour.
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and that the Ordinance of 1923 taken the view that it is to the The plea of poverty so often put! was to all intents and purpose a advantage of the Government of forward to justify the Mui Tsul dead letter.
Hongkong to grapple with the Muisystem is a point that can easily Tau problem by enforcing rebe over-emphasised. Surely, gistration. First, the advantage there are other poverty-stricken It is also to be noted with relies in keeping a vigilant eye con- countries in the world and how is gret that the law in Hongkong instantly upon trafficking in human it Mui Taal system dxists no- Inclined to be more indulgent to beings; unless the Government where else to-day but in China?
Admitting, for the Bake the mistress than to the Mul Teal, can devise much better ways and
of
Reapcially in the way of obtaining means of checking the evil. The argument that none would become
better
redress, and
protection pity of it is that Mui Tsal are against ill-treatment or cruelty. still bought and sold without let or As an instance, I may cite a case | hindrańce, ' Second, the more brought before the Chinese strictly registration is enforced, Secretariat not so' very long ago. the more will the number of Mul
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