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Hotels and their supervision is approved by the General Public. Office of the Government Secretariat, Population of the Colony, is considered to be the best means of checking bribery, a too general practice.
Down this line, (The apprehension is shown by the recent Memorandum on deportation to China of persons engaged in gambling and brothels) of kidnapping of girls and women, that is known as one of the features of brothel slavery.
It appears to be so intertwined with Chinese social life; and so far as these laws attain that end, Society will no doubt concur in thinking that they should be maintained.
The whole subject is especially difficult and complicated, interwoven as it is at every point, and requires very delicate handling, and careful treatment, lest it should be felt that we are taking summary action without previously consulting the Legislative Council of the Colony.