Appendix C.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS FOR THE YEAR 1930.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE,
(Tables I and II).
1. The Revenue derived from all sources during the year was $20,176.00 and the Expenditure was $138,372.00.
PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.
(Table III).
Ordinance No. 4 of 1897.
Ordinance No. 21 of 1929.
Ordinance No. 6 of 1893.
Ordinance No. 1 of 1923.
Ordinance No. 22 of 1929.
2. The number of persons reported to the Po Leung Kuk as missing during the year was 25, of whom compared with 58 and 7 in 1929, were found.
3. Twelve names were added to the list of girls under bond. The number of names on the list on December 31st was 36.
4. Part III of the Female Domestic Service Ordinance was brought into force by proclamation on December 1st, 1929, and a period of six months was allowed for registration of Mui Tsai. The response at first was very slow but a campaign of advertisement and distribution of many thousands of pamphlets resulted in an ultimate total of 4,299 registrations. The District Watch Committee rendered valuable service in helping this department to attain a result which is considered very satisfactory.
The Ordinance further requires subsequent notification on the occasion not only of the death or disappearance of a Mui Tsai but also of her intended removal from the Colony, change of address or intended marriage. By the end of December, this department took note of attrition in the ranks of Hong Kong Mui Tsai to the extent of 206. No new registrations are permitted and by degrees, the numbers in the colony will be reduced to vanishing point. Although hard cases have occurred, this department has strictly carried out the policy laid down with regard to bringing unregistered Mui Tsai into the colony, and