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5th April, 1933.
I have received your letter of the Wth March, and
I send you the following information on the subject of the
Mui Tsai system in Hong Kong, which I hope may be of use to
you for your article.
The system, which has long existed in China, no
longer exists in the Colony of Hong Kong. Girls who were
formerly in the position of ui f'sai in the Colony are now
free to leave their employers if they wish to return to
their parents or if they are ill-treated, and their status
has become that of free, paid domestic servants. In 1930
these girls zere registered to the number of 4,368, but by
the end of November last the number on the register had
cropped to 3,017, and the number will no doubt continue to
decrease as the girls marry, return to their parents, leave
the Colony, or for other reasons are struck off the register
A special inspectorate consisting of an English
Inspector and two Chinese lady assistante is now employed
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