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42 women and girls were admitted under warrant and 500 were admitted without warrant. Of the remainder 31 were lost children, 15 were accompanied by parents or guardians, and 34 were maid-servants or "mui-tsai" who had left their masters or mistresses.
On leaving the Kuk 275 women and girls were restored to husbands or other relatives, 40 were sent to charitable institutions in China, 4 were given in adoption, 2 married, 241 released (10 released under bond), 6 sent to Convent or Refuge and 4 died. The number of inmates remaining in the Kuk on December 31st was 61.
The institution was visited monthly by Justices of the Peace, Messrs. A. G. Coppin and Dr. S. W. Tso, who on no occasion found cause for adverse comment. The average monthly number of inmates was 52.
The matron reports favourably on the conduct, health and industry of the inmates during the year. There were 50 cases of sickness of which 27 were sent to the Tung Wah Hospital for treatment and of these 4 died.
Lady Chow and Mrs. R. H. Kotewall, (the wives of the two Chinese Members of the Legislative Council) continued to undertake the duty of regular monthly visits of inspection during the year.
R. A. C. NORTH, Secretary for Chinese Affairs. President.
We, Ma Chi Lung and Wong Pak San, members of the Board of Direction of the Po Leung Kuk Incorporated Society do solemnly and sincerely declare that the attached statement of Assets and Liabilities of above Society on the 31st December 1928, marked "A" and signed with our names on the 25th January 1929 is a true statement, and we make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of "The Statutory Declaration Act, 1835".
馬持隆
黃伯臣
Declared by the declarants Ma Chi Lung and Wong Pak San, at Victoria, Hong Kong, the 25th January, 1929, through the interpretation of Luk Yam Ko of Hong Kong, the said Luk Yam Ko having also first declared that he had truly, distinctly and audibly interpreted the contents of this document to the said declarants and that he would faithfully interpret the declaration about to be administered unto them.
Before me,
R. A. D. FORREST, Justice of Peace.