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brothels. There are three important new articles in the Registrar Generals draft. § 41 provides under penalties that no foreigner shall be admitted
into a brothel registered for the use of Chinese
only, and that no Chinese
male shall be admitted into a
brothel the inmates of which are
subjected to Medical inspection.
859 provides for the prevention of the harbouring of prostitutes by Kept
and §31 provides for the
women,
prevention of prostitution on
ship
board_
in the waters of the Colony.
The
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The Registrar General has omitted from
his
draft any provision for the suppression of nuisances arising from
disorderly
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brothels as in his opinion.
the existing law under which such cases are dealt with by the Polise Magistrates, is sufficient for that - purpose. Morcover under sectioned. and 26 of his draft Bill power is given to the Registrar General to cancel at his discretion the registration of brothel or to close unregistered
any
brothels.
With regard to the
control