little, if any, effect
c
brothel
has had very little direct influence on slavery and kidnapping. Up to the 1880, when the system had been in force for over 20 years, hardly anyone
in the Colony appeared in dictment,
C
See Report 10145
in H.K. records since
of other provisions of the Law, which it has not been proposed to alter.
As regards the Straits Settlements, see par. 30-34 of the last Report
Especially minutes of Chinese Protectorate. In that
were written Colony Ord. 4 of 1880 for the "protection
to have believed) of little utility in its efficacy
the Colonial Office top of 7.56 to think that the
thing from dash of
despite arguments at fo
pp. 57,844
disprove
not
Jul 26, 1881 [C-3093-1881] do
the view that the system had been, I was likely to continue to practical failure". This is borne
be,
Co
out by
hand
we
HKany
17712/903
have now
but
on the other.
strong expressions
of opinions, from officials both at the
Straits & at Hongkong,
I say nothing
have as to the medical
of the system, that not new bring win qu ante corrente Exam has been
abolished
see Especial par.
8818
that the Registry for 3 of Straits
& Inspection of Brothels does afford protection to the Inmates.
are
But these expressions of opinion unsupported by any clear evidence
such
as to facts. And I will now show why I venture to differ from Experienced officials as Su C. Smith,
less Emphatic on the point
when he was
Regi
4 from others (e.g. M. Lockhart) who have practically also considerable experience & local work
and adhere to the Spine in Sen of thing Knowledge
22792/92 Expressed in for that the women, who are rescued, are not so much rescued because the Brothels Registered & Inspected, as by
are
(zat
m22742
Over 800
of Chinese Immigrants "Enables the Government to examine every
Chinese woman
and s. 5 of Ord. 14 of 1888 for them
& furnishes
"Enables
the Registrar General to detain such woman about whose freedom of action he has any suspicion, default of satisfying security to send her to a place of security. It
& in
"about
appears from the abovementioned Report that during 1892
8000 women children were
questioned,
Brothels according
at 4.30
practically
arrival from China, 79 security bonds have been made & Return "informal security exacted in a great
number of cases" (par. 32). It also appears that about 200 women during the year passed through the Rescue Homes (par. 33). It is also stated works that "the system of giving tickets & a precise copy of the rules to such prostitute
of them who wished well; a large number, to obtain help from the Protector have (in 12045/94) dent in their tickets through their friends, much cases than or by letter have brought themselves
number is
porter
The later Report for '93/in
385.1.7.24/1/94
of
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