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should have used two terms one for the real
offender, and one for the child brought before
the Court under section 17, both terms being
used in conjunction where both classes are to
be affected.
It might be urged that this is all merely
a question of the use of the terms, but it is
quite clear from the Ordinance that a reformatory
is a place in which "youthful offenders" are
"reformed", and the assumption is that the fact
of residence in a reformatory, or the fact that
a child has been dealt with as a "youthful
offender" would be more apparent to the world
than the status of the inmate, or the ground upon
which the child was dealt with as a youthful
offender.
19.1.33.
I am afraid that this has been delayed
owing to more urgent work.
For convenience, I submit for con'son a draft (based on the minutes) of a despatch
which might be sent to Hong Kong, preferably
by the same mail as the despatch which will have to be sent in reply to (1) on 91233/2/32 Gen.
I send on for further con's on by G.D. of despatches and minutes on 91233/2/32. Further
con'son of (1) on that file was awaiting the
this file,
receipt of (3) on/52583/6/32.
Hu guesse
28.2.33
Both children young persons
in Lution 3
defined in
an
2 of Ordenanis No.1 & 1932
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