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Another registered muitsai aged 18 years, who was
missing at the time of my last despatch, was subsequently found living with a Filipino. The latter was sentenced
to three months hard labour for harbouring her, and she was
sent, with her own acquiescence, to the Po Leung Kuk.
7. All cases of disappearance were reported promptly by the employers to the Police or the Chinese Secretariat and have been fully investigated, and there is no reason
to suspect that any of the muitsai concerned have fallen into
the hands of traffickers, except in one case in which a muitsai who had disappeared was found in Canton. In this case the Canton Public Safety Bureau co-operated with the Inspector General of Police, Hong Kong, to bring the girl back to the Colony, and informed the Inspector General that
the woman, in whose company she was found, would be dealt with, if necessary, by the District Court.
8.
In all cases in which the Secretary for Chinese Affairs assumed the custody of a muitsai, satisfactory
arrangements were subsequently made for her disposal.
9. Reports were still received from the Anti-Muitsai Society and other outside sources, action being taken wherever possible. Opportunities for such action were, however, rare. No preliminary investigation seemed to have been made into the truth of the reports so forwarded, and subsequent enquiry usually disclosed no offence.
10. The main source of information was the inspectorate staff of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs. In July, 1931, a Sub-Inspector of Police was seconded for this duty and in October, 1931, two Chinese lady inspectors, Miss Chau Suk Chan and Miss Wei Mo Fong, were appointed. These
officers