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from the Colony, whether temporarily
or permanently. If the intended
destination was the Straits
Settlements, the employer would be
informed that the transfer could not
be permitted.
15.
In your letter of the
16th of March you referred to the
dead bodies of children which
are found in the streets of
Hong Kong. Ample facilities are
provided by the Hong Kong Government
for the free burial of destitute
persons, and the dumping of dead
bodies in the streets cannot, in the
majority of cases, be accounted for
by mere poverty and ignorance.
There is little doubt that the
primary object is to escape real
or feared inconvenience from
disinfection