Appendix C.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS
FOR THE YEAR 1926.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE,
(Tables I and II)
Revenue.
1. The revenue derived from all sources during the year was $29,226 in 1925. The great decrease was due to the salaries
Expenditure.
2. The total expenditure was $8,147 as compared with $19,226 in 1925. The great decrease was due to the salaries of the Clerical Staff being paid from the vote for Junior Clerical Service.
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 24 as compared with 18 in 1925; the action taken in each case (as also in the case not decided at the end of 1925) is shown in Table III. The number of women whose detention was found unnecessary and who were allowed to leave after investigation was 7 or 29.1% as compared with 3 or 16.6% in 1925; 9 were sent to their native places; 2 were restored to their relatives; while 3 cases were still under consideration on December 31st.
4. In this year two names were added to the list of girls under bond to report themselves periodically to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. The names of 4 girls of whom 2 ran away were struck off the list. The number of names on the list on December 31st was 11.
5. The number of persons reported by Hong Kong residents to the Po Leung Kuk as missing during the year was 36 of whom 8 were found, as compared with 34 and 12 in 1925. The total number of persons reported missing including reports from China and Macao was 39 of whom 8 were found, as compared with 12 out of 39 in 1925.
Appendix C.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS
FOR THE YEAR 1926.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE,
(Tables I and 11)
Revenue.
1. The revenue derived from all sources during the year was $29,226 in 1925. The great decrease was due to the salaries
Expenditure.
2. The total expenditure was $8,147 as compared with $19,226 in 1925. The great decrease was due to the salaries of the Clerical Staff being paid from the vote for Junior Clerical Service.
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 24 as compared with 18 in 1925; the action taken in each case (as also.in the case not decided at the end of 1925) is shown in Table III. The number of women whose detention was found unnecessary and who were allowed to leave after investigation was 7 or 29.1% as compared with 3 or 16.6% in 1925; 9 were sent to their native places; 2 were restored to their relatives; while 3 cases were still under consideration on December 31st.
4. In this year two names were added to the list of girls under bond to report themselves periodically to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. The names of 4 girls of whom 2 ran away were struck off the list. The number of names on the list on December 31st was 11.
5. The number of persons reported by Hong Kong residents to the Po Leung Kuk as missing during the year was 36 of whom 8 were found, as compared with 34 and 12 in 1925. The total number of persons reported missing including reports from China and Macao was 39 of whom 8 were found, as compared with 12 out of 39 in 1925.
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