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Pass at once a law containing the following
provisions:-
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1) A declaration that the payment of money
for a múltsai confers ne right of property in
her;
2) From date of passing of this law, no more
girls to be taken as mustsai, and no female servants
to be engaged under the age of 10;
3) From a date to be fixed by proclamation,
further provisions as to girls who are now mui-tsai
to come into force.
(a)
These further provisions will be
Registration of all existing mui-tsai;
(b) Mui-taal over 18 to be free to leave.
(c) Muf-tsal under 18 to be restored to their
parents on their own or their parents' demand;
(d) Mui-tsai from 12 to 18 to be free to apply
to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs who will find
them other suitable employment if possible.
(a) Mui-tsai under 12 with no parents to stay with
their present emplgers, if well treated. In case of
ill-treatment the present system of prosecution for
cruelty and removal to the Po-Leung-Kok to be
continued.
As this involves no change, no reference
to be made in the law to Mui-teal under 12;
(r) Mui-tsai remaining with their employers to
be paid;
(g) and (h) are provided for above,
(1) No more transfers of Mui-tsai.
In the event of employer dying, the girl to
be dealt with at the discretion of the Secretary for
Chinese