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(2) (b). Three Inspectors are

employed by the Hong Kong Society

for protection of children, but their

duties are not confined to the inspection

of registered mui

mui tsai. It is understood

that a number of Inspectors is also employed

by other unofficial bodies, such as the

Anti- Mui-Tsai Society, the Po Leung Kuk,etc.

(3). No steps have been taken to

register adopted daughters, but under

the law of Hong Kong/ the onus is placed

on the adopter of showing that the girl

muistsai.

aaf

is a foster daughter and not a muitsai.

(4).

It would be for the Hong Kong

Courts to say whether such a transaction

was illegal under Section 3 of Ordinance

No. 13 of 1929 which runs as follows:

[He, a copy section 3 fire brd. Crewitt?

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beri M. R. COWELL.

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