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made some years ago, I am to invite
reference to the full statement
on the subject made by Dr. Drummond
X
Shiels in his speech in the House
[Hawserd. No.5mm 8.258]
of Commons on the 11th of May.
There appear to be no real grounds
for supposing that registration was
not practically complete.
Isolated
cases of evasion come to light
are
from time to time and prosecuted in
accordance with the law.
4.
The suggestion is made
in your letter of the 12th of January
that registration should be extended
to include adopted daughters.
The
Governor has pointed out that, as
the Hong Kong law stands today, the
onus is placed on the adopter of
showing that the girl is in fact
a foster daughter and not a mui tsai,
while the powers of the Secretary
for Chinese Affairs with regard to
the