not taking the necessary steps to carry
out the orders of his predecessors, but
he is satisfied that there are no
reasonable grounds for that supposition.
Reports on the measures taken to stamp and
out the Mui Tsai custom in Hong Kong
are received from the Hong Kong
Government every six months. These
reports show that the Hong Kong Government
are taking active steps to carry out
the declared policy of His Majesty's
Government, which in brief is that no
new Mui Tsai shall be created in, or
imported into, Hong Kong, and that
the existing Mui Tsai, who have all
been registered, shall know that
they are free to leave their employers
if they want to, and shall be paid
wages and properly treated.
In
effect, the status of the registered
Mui Tsai in Hong Kong has had any
suggestion of a servile taint removed,
and