them straight to the Hop Kei Boarding House and hands them over to Leung Hop. After entering the boarding house, they are then examined by the Gibb, Livingston & Co. dootor. This may mean waiting a few days. If the doctor rejects a man, he has the option of remaining in Hongkong or being sent back to the country. If he choses to return to the country, Leung Hop pays his fare. As to the expenses of board and lodging while in the boarding house, the rejected does not pay a cent. If the doctor passes a man, he stays on in the boarding house for examination at the Secretariat for Chinese ffairs and ultimate sailing. For each man who ultimately sails $17 is payable by Leung Hop to the "Hak Tau"; but from these sums of $17 Leung Hop deducts the expenses of all the "Hak Tau's" men (whether rejected or passed) while in the Boarding House, plus the fares of those who are sent back to the country. 40 cents a day is the charge for board and lodging in the Hop Lei Boarding House, The Boarding
In Apri1
House only takes in men who are brought in to it by a "Hak Tau". everyone who enters the Boarding House is entered in the register and is photographed. 1930, 768 candidates in the Boarding House were photographed. Of these, 282 wore passed by the doctor, but only 251 eventually sailed to Sanca. They say they must have a large excess mumber of candidates in order to allow for mmerous rejection at the strict medical examination, Mr. Barker added that in some cases
men will not leave their village unless their friends come too, and even though these friends do not look physically likely to be accepted, yet the "Hak Tau* brings them all down.
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