کالا
penalties have been imposed and the girls
have been handed over to the Secretariat
for Chinese Affairs and have been either
returned to their parents or accommodated
in an orphanage.
The visits of the
inspectors have shown that in general the
girls are contented and well-treated by their
employers.
Isolated cases of cruelty to
children occur in Hong Kong as in this
country, but they are exceptional and
adequate penalties are imposed by the
Courts.
I am, etc.
(Signed) 4, R. COWELL
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