The number of labours in the Maternity Hospital was 249, while there were 1,399 admissions and an expenditure of $16,600. The Government provides an annual grant of $300 to these Hospitals.
To mitigate the isolation from friends and relatives caused by relocating Chinese plague patients to the Kennedy Town Infectious Diseases Hospital, four District Plague Hospitals are now operated by the Chinese community across the Colony. Managed by the Chinese Public Dispensaries Committee, these hospitals receive an annual government grant of $2,000.
The new Kwong Wa Hospital for Chinese in the Kowloon Peninsula opened on 9th October. Situated on a 3-acre site, it is designed to accommodate 210 patients. The existing buildings had 70 beds and treated 169 patients in 1911. A special committee, chaired by the Registrar General, oversaw the collection of subscriptions and construction supervision. Upon completion, the hospital became part of the Tung Wa Hospital under the same management and receives an annual government grant of $8,500.
VII.—INSTITUTIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY GOVERNMENTSeveral institutions are recognised and encouraged by the Government, though not substantially supported. These include the Pó Leung Kuk, the Eyre Refuge, the Hongkong College of Medicine, the City Hall, and the Chinese Public Dispensaries.
The Pó Leung Kuk, a Chinese society established in 1878 to combat kidnapping and human trafficking, was incorporated in 1893. The Registrar General presides over it, assisted by up to nine directors nominated by the Governor. An annually elected committee manages the society. Its premises are designated a Refuge under the Women and Girls Protection Ordinance, and most detainees under this Ordinance are sent there. In 1911, 514 individuals were admitted, with 72 remaining under care at year-end. Inmates receive basic education and needlework instruction from a Chinese matron and teacher.
The Eyre Diocesan Refuge, a mission-run institution for rescue work among the Chinese, is currently housed in the Belilios Reformatory. It receives a small government grant and a contribution from the Pó Leung Kuk.
Founded in 1887, the Hongkong College of Medicine is governed by a Court, with the Rector—a government official—at its head.
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was 1,399 and the expenditure $16,600. The number of labours in the Maternity Hospital was 249. The Government makes a grant of $300 per annum to these Hospitals.
To avoid the complete seclusion from friends and relatives, which removal of Chinese plague patients to the Kennedy Town Infec- tious Diseases Hospital entailed, four District Plague Hospitals are now maintained by the Chinese in various parts of the Colony. These hospitals are under the management of the Chinese Public Dispensaries Committee and receive a grant of $2,000 a year from the Government.
The new Kwong Wa Hospital for Chinese in the Kowloon Peninsula was opened on the 9th October. It occupies a site having an area of 3 acres and as designed will ultimately provide accom- modation for 210 patients. The existing buildings contain 70 beds and 169 patients were accommodated during 1911. The collection of subscriptions and the supervision of the building were under- taken by a special committee under the chairmanship of the Registrar General, but when completed the hospital will form part of the Tung Wa Hospital and be under the same management. The hospital will receive a grant of $8,500 per annum from the Govern-
ment.
VII.-INSTITUTIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY GOVERNMENT.
Among institutions recognised and encouraged, but not to any considerable extent supported, by Government may be mentioned the Pó Leung Kuk, the Eyre Refuge, the Hongkong College of Medicine, the City Hall, and the Chinese Public Dispensaries.
The Pó Leung Kuk is a Chinese Society founded in 1878 for the suppression of kidnapping and traffic in human beings. It was incorporated in 1893 and is presided over by the Registrar General and not more than nine directors nominated by the Governor. The actual management is entrusted to a committee elected annually by the members of the Society. The Society's buildings have been declared a Refuge under the Women and Girls Protection Ordi- nance, and almost all women and girls detained by the Registrar General under that Ordinance are sent to the Pó Leung Kuk. During 1911 the number of persons admitted was 514, and at the close of the year 72 remained under the care of the Society. The inmates are under the immediate charge of a Chinese matron, and instruction is given them by the matron and a Chinese teacher in elementary subjects and in needlework.
The Eyre Diocesan Refuge is an institution, under mission aus- pices, founded for rescue work anong the Chinese. It is now housed in the Belilios Reformatory and receives a small grant from the Government as well as a contribution from the Pó Leung Kuk.
The Hongkong College of Medicine was founded in 1887. The government of the College is vested in the Court, of which the Rector of the College, who has always been a Government official, is
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