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× Director of Medical

and Sanitary Services, không không

There is evidence from

Lislaya, cited by the Rus

he meeting of

at

to Fedensi Council

last, kat

in January last,

the

has

slosing of brothers there

not been foliowed by any

incuence in vevencal

محمد مهنه

At Banton

18.7.31

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I discussed this matter with it wellington, but, as in my premins interviews with the Col. Secy and Chief Justice of Hong Kong, I did not get much" forrader. The medical dept has no Official or inofficial connection with the brother's and the medical work in the hothels is done by private practitioners, some of whom Specialize in it. So

as I can discover, the European Eort, staff fan very second-hand Knowledge of what is

have a

only two deplo. really informed

going on and the

are those of the Secey for Chinese affairs - who supervises the liccaces" distribution, and the Police who supervise the conduct of the houses.

we

and

I would suggest a much shorter dispatch, saying that the

to come into line with Ceylon S.offt, wishes Hong Kong

Malaya, where a brothel syphim formerly tolerated and recognised by Port, has now abolished with satisfactiong results. He is advised that expert medical opinion now as no real safeguard against rices the brothel system

to any the spread of senereal diseases and that the abolition of tolerated houses in Ceylon and Malenyap has not led to increase in the inciderece. The recognition by Govt. Face the permits to women to practice prostitution in these Britain, and to an house's is contrary to public opinion in Britain, increasing defree, throughout the world. He is well aware that this recognition and the issuing of permits is intended, not for to indicate Govt. approval or encouragement of commercialized prostitution, but for the protection of women and to ensure that they

will. As they are, and girls from while slave traffickers

рис enter upon this occupation of their own however, brought to be refistered by the brothel keepers, who are sery familiar with the several questions to be answered by the 2 fiflicant, it is doubtful whether the procedure fully

issue

2

secures the

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