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have come in so freely that more than three-
fourths of this sum has been raised in the
space of a few months. The Government has
contributed free of cost a large and
valuable site on the outskirts of the city.
The new building will be in every respect
more suitable for its purpose than the old.
It will provide accommodation for more
inmates and will be capable of extension
if this should prove necessary.
14. The transfer of a mui tsai to a
brothel in Hong Kong could not now be effected, as
the fact that the girl was a registered mui tsai
could hardly be concealed from the Government
officials who interview all girls who
wish to become inmates of brothels.
As
regards the transfers made in the past of
mui tsai from Hong Kong to the Straits
Settlements, it is provided by the Hong
Kong Regulations that every employer must
report any intended removal of a mui tsai
from