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Education is making progress in Hong Kong as shown in paragraph 3 of the Report, and the state of Female Education appears satisfactory.
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I have explained in my despatch No. 215 of the 2nd instant the difficulties in the way of direct legislation to promote Female Education in so far as domestic servants are concerned.
I have, however, as stated in my despatch No. 179 of the 4th June, been consulting some of the leading Chinese residents on the subject of the possibility of restricting the labour of children, and I am not without hopes that it may be found possible to indirectly promote Female Education by legislation in that direction.
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In the above-mentioned despatch, I have stated what steps it is proposed to take with a view to turning Aided Village Schools into Government Schools.