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the control and management of the Church Missionary
Society.
In 1929 three Huitsai were admitted to the
Victoria Home, being transferred thither from the Po
Leung Kuk. Seven Muitsai have been admitted to the
Victoria Home so far during 1930.
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It is not possible to give a definite figure
to indicate the total number of Muitsai that could be
admitted to the Victoria Home on any given date, since the
possible accommodation varies with the number of
existing inmates.
The dormitory space of the Home can
accommodate about 150 children, and the Superintendent
aims at keeping a few places for any small girls or
Huitsai whom the Secretary for Chinese Affairs may ask
her to admit from time to time.
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The possibility of extending the Victoria Home is now under consideration, and is receiving the zealous support of the ladies Benevolent Society of Hong Kong, in conjunction with the Church Missionary Society. Salvation Army has also sent a representative to Hong Kong to explore the ground with a view to the
establishment here of a Rescue Home for girls.
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In addition to the Po Leung Kuk and the Victoria Home, there are in this Colony two institutions which take in homeless girls and play a valuable part in the charitable work of the Colony. These are the
French Convent and the Italian Convent.
The French Convent can accommodate about two
hundred and nearly that number of Chinese orphans and
cripples are resident there now.
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