Appendix C.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS FOR THE YEAR 1924.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
(Tables I and II)
REVENUE.
1. The revenue derived from all sources during the year was $18,716; more than that for 1923 by $1,939.
EXPENDITURE.
2. The total expenditure was $27,513 as compared with $28,795 in 1922.
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 35 as compared with 57 in 1923; the action taken in each case (as also in those cases not decided at the end of 1923) is shown in Table III. The number of women whose detention was found unnecessary and who were allowed to leave after investigation was 10 or 28.5%, as compared with 48 or 84.2% in 1923; 14 were sent to their native places; 1 was released under bond; 3 were restored to their relatives; 6 were sent to Charitable Institutions in China; while 1 case was still under consideration on December 31st.
4. In this year one name was added to the list of girls under bond to report themselves periodically to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. The names of two girls who were married were struck off the list. The number of names on the list on December 31st, was 9.
5. The number of persons reported by Hongkong residents to the Po Leung Kuk as missing during the year was 49, of whom 24 were found, as compared with 46 and 25 in 1923. The total number of persons reported missing including reports from China and Macao was 63, of whom 30 were found, as compared with 26 out of 63 in 1923.
Appendix C.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS FOR THE YEAR 1924.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
(Tables I and II)
REVENUE.
1. The revenue derived from all sources during the year was $18,716; more than that for 1923 by $1,939.
EXPENDITURE.
2. The total expenditure was $27,513 as compared with $28,795 in 1922.
PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.
(Table 111).
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 35 as compared with 57 in 1923; the action taken in each case (as also in those cases not decided at the end of 1923) is shewn in Table III. The number of women whose detention was found unnecessary and who were allowed to leave after investigation was 10 or 28.5%, as compared with 48 or 84.2% in 1923; 14 were sent to their native places; 1 was released under bond; 3 were restored to their relatives; 6 were sent to Charitable Institutions in China ; while 1 case was still under consideration on December 31st.
4. In this year one name was added to the list of girls under bond to report themselves periodically to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. The names of two girls who were married were struck off the list. The number of names on the list on December 31st, was 9.
5. The number of persons reported by Hongkong residents to the Po Leung Kuk as missing during the year was 49, of whom 24 were found, as compared with 46 and 25 in 1923. The total number of persons reported missing including reports from China and Macao was 63, of whom 30 were found, as compared with 26 out of 63 in 1923.
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