Appendix C.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS FOR THE YEAR 1921.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
(Tables I and II.)
REVENUE.
1. The revenue derived from all sources during the year was $18,294; more than that for 1920 by $288.
EXPENDITURE.
2. The total expenditure was $18,705 as compared with $57,716 in 1920 and fell short of the estimate by $1,199. The decrease as compared with 1920 was due to the salaries of the Cadet Officers being paid from the Cadet Service vote.
PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. (Table III.)
Women and Girls Protection Ordinance No. 4 of 1897. Po Leung Kuk Incorporation Ordinance No. 6 of 1893.
3. The number of persons detained under warrant and sent direct to the Po Leung Kuk during the year was 86 as compared with 85 in 1920; the action taken in each case (as also in those cases not decided at the end of 1920) is shown in Table III. The number of women whose detention was found unnecessary and who were allowed to leave after investigation was 57 or 66.2%, as compared with 56 or 65.8% in 1920; 19 were sent to their native places; 3 were restored to their relatives; 5 were sent to Charitable institutions in China; while 1 case was still under consideration on December 31st.
4. In this year no name was added to the list of girls under bond to report themselves periodically to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. The names of three girls were struck off the list; one of them was sent back to her relatives, one was married, and the third absconded; in the last case the bond was forfeited. The number of names on the list on December 31st was 10.
5. The number of persons reported by Hongkong residents to the Po Leung Kuk as missing during the year was 66, of whom 20 were found, as compared with 80 and 33 in 1920. The total number of persons reported missing, including reports from China and Macao, was 99, of whom 24 were found, as compared with 24 out of 103 in 1920.
Appendix C.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS FOR THE YEAR 1921.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
(Tables I and II.)
REVENUE.
1. The revenue derived from all sources during the year was $18,294; more than that for 1920 by $288.
EXPENDITURE.
2. The total expenditure was $18,705 as compared with $57,716 in 1920 and fell short of the estimate by $1,199. The decrease as compared with 1920 was due to the salaries of the Cadet Officers being paid from the Cadet Service vote.
PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. (Table III.)
Women and Girls Protection Ordinance No. 4 of 1897. Po Leung Kuk Incorporation Ordinance No. 6 of 1893.
3. The number of persons detained under warrant and sent direct to the Po Leung Kuk during the year was 86 as compared with 85 in 1920; the action taken in each case (as also in those cases not decided at the end of 1920) is shown in Table III. The number of women whose detention was found unnecessary and who were allowed to leave after investigation was 57 or 66-2%, as compared with 56 or 65.8% in 1920; 19 were sent to their native places; 3 were restored to their relatives; 5 were sent to Charit- able institutions in China; while I case was still under considera- tion on December 31st.
4. In this year no name was added to the list of girls under bond to report themselves periodically to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. The names of three girls were struck off the list; one of them was sent back to her relatives, one was married, and the third absconded; in the last case the bond was forfeited. The number of names on the list on December 31st was 10.
5. The number of persons reported by Hongkong residents to the Po Leung Kuk as missing during the year was 66, of whom 20 were found, as compared with 80 and 33 in 1920. The total number of persons reported missing, including reports from China and Macao, was 99, of whom 24 were found, as compared with 24 out of 103 in 1920.
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