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the buying and selling
In the Crown Colony of Hong Kong, of human beings goes on openly, in spite of the Law fortid- ing such sales, 1.e. the Law concerning Slavery, which extends to all the Colonies of his Majesty's Dominions, Hong Kong not excepted,
This sale and purchase goes on for purposes of adop- tion, domestic servitude, and prostitution. For adoption occasionally, for domestic servitude and prostitution perpetually. The excuse given by the local Government of the Colony for its continuance is, that being a custom, it would be inadvisable to interfere with it.
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became a kepublic, when the first and most stringent Law passed, was & Law forbidding the sale and purchase of human beings for sny purpose whatsoever domestic servitude not excepted.
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"Go-Betweens" and brokers carry on their trade in human beings in this Fritish Colony quite openly, and are free from prosecution fer so doing.
Colonel John Ward discovered the state of things in the Colony in the year 1917, and has it reported to the Colonial office.
The Colonial Office definitely promised to attend to the matter if it were not made public property. promised to see that this practice was curtailed, and as
They far as possible abolished.
In the year 1919, the same state of things was dis- covered and reported by the wife of a naval officer in His Majesty's Lockyard, and this statement is here.
a result of her activities on behalf of the slape-girls, and her endeavours to raise public opinion among the British members of the Colony, the Governor, Sir Reginald Stubbs, sent a private letter to the Commodore of the Station, and her husband was informed that unless her efforts on the subject cessed, he was to be superseded, and sent home.
He refused to take any steps to prevent her from doing what she thought was right, being fully aware him- self of the abominable evils which were taking place in the Celony as a result of this practice of buying and selling.
On the 31st of March, 1920, Colonel John Ward again brought the matter up, this time in the House of Commons, and again on April the 26th, when he was informed by the Under Secretary for the Colonies that the Colonial Office: hed written to the Governor of Hong Kong, suggesting that he should consider the advisability of kegistration and Inspection of the purchased girls and children. The Church of England Men's Society in the Colony had, a few weeks previously, sent up a Resolution, which was carried unani. mously, pressing upon the Government the same suggestion.
They were met with the reply that the Local Government Could not adopt their proposal, and were moreover unable to agree that a state of Gir Slavery exists in Hong Kong-
Colonel John Ward is going to bring the matter forward gain, in order to ascertain whether the Government still Maintains this attitude, and still allows the practice to continue, involving, as it obviously does, results of slavery, cruelty and prostitution, and which is also totally opposed to the spirit and the left of the Law concerning Clavery, es extended to all the colotes of his Majesty's mira).
hitchurch,
Oxon.
C. 1. HASLEWOOD.
27th uct.
المال.