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Question 3.
As will be seen from the legislation referred to
above, the law has been amended from time to time as the necessity has arisen, and this policy will doubtless be
continued,
As regards administrative action the subject is
one which receives the constant attention of the police
authorities.
Question 4.
A close watch is kept by the police on ships
entering and leaving the port with a view to preventing
breaches of the laws referred to above.
Question 5.
There is a constant interchange of Chinese betweer
the Colony and the mainland. Prostitutes, most of whom are
of Chinese race, are not an exception in this respect. They are attracted to the Colony by the demand which is accentu-
ated by the fact that many of the Chinese males in the
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Colony have left their women folk in the country.
They
are also less liable to extortion end other abuses in the
Colony than in China.
Question 6.
There are no such agencies in the Colony. Recruiting agencies generally are dealt with under the
Asiatic Emigration Ordinance.
Question 7.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 46
of the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, No.30 of 1915, all women and girls proceeding to places abroad are brought to
the Secretarist for Chinese Affaire and are there
questioned by a responsible European Officer to ensure that
they are going abroad of their own free will and to
prevent