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17 $1. a month. All Mui Tsai who have attained the
age of 18 must report the fact to the Secretary for
Chinese Affairs and have their registration cancelled.
They can then either make mutual arrangement with the owners to continue in their employment as free agents
or seek employment elsewhere.
(6) If a Mui Tsai is leaving the Colony, or when she
attains full age and freedom, the owner together with the Mui Tsai must report the facts of the case to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. In the event of marriage, the Mui Tsai should be required to signify
her willingness to such marriage to the Secretary
for Chinese Affairs.
(7) Any Mui Tsai passing through the Colony or staying
temporarily in the Colony, whose residence here exceeds the period of two weeks must report, accom-- panied by the owner, to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and obtain a certificate of identity. Mui
Tsai who stay in Hong Kong for a period exceeding one
month and who are under 18 years of age must be given
into the charge of the Po Leung Kuk and dealt with in the same way as stipulated in clause 8.
(8)
All Mui Tsai who have been ill-treated or who have
not been registered or whose temporary stay in the Colony has exceeded the prescribed period must be given their freedom, if they have attained the age
of 18. Those who are under 18 must be entrusted to
the Po Leung Kuk which will advertise in the news-
paper for the parents, if they are alive, otehrwise
the nearest kith and kin, to come and claim them.
The Po Leung Kuk should execute this duty free for
the Mui Tsai's parents and nearest kith and kin.