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within the Colony of Hong Kong-

I also enclose the Attorney General's opinion thereon.

2. In no Colony are stringent sanitary regulations more urgently required than here- and I trust the provision made (Section xs) for appointing a Medical Inspector for such sanitary purposes, especially the seizure of adulterated food and liquors, will be attended with the best results, especially to the health of the Sailors and soldiers who frequent the grog shops.

3. The most important portion, however, of the ordinance is that which applies to gaming, a vice which is incurable in the Chinese, and which, despite all laws, flourishes in every street, and the attempt at suppressing it has hitherto only given a character of guilt to the practice - whilst it has opened a door to the corruption of Government officials, especially in the Police, which from the first has been a canker destructive to the morality and efficiency of this force.

4. Corruption has spread, and the amount of bribes which the Chinese women offer to secure immunity for gaming practices may be inferred...

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within the Colony of Hong Kong-

I also enclose the Attorney General's opinion thereon.

2. In no Colony are stringent sanitary regulations more urgently required than here- and I trust the provision made (Section xs) for appointing a Medical Inspector for such sanitary purposes, especially the seizure of adulterated food and liquors, will be attended with the best results, especially to the health of the Sailors and soldiers who frequent the grog shops.

3. The most important portion, however, of the ordinance is that which applies to gaming, a vice which is incurable in the Chinese, and which, despite all laws, flourishes in every street, and the attempt at suppressing it has hitherto only given a character of guilt to the practice - whilst it has opened a door to the corruption of Government officials, especially in the Police, which from the first has been a canker destructive to the morality and efficiency of this force.

4. Corruption has spread, and the amount of bribes which the Chinese women offer to secure immunity for gaming practices may be inferred...

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within the Colony of Hong Kong-

I also enclose the Attorney General's opinion thereon.

2. In no Colony are stringent sanitary regulations more urgently required than here- and I trust the provision made (Section xs) for appointing a Medical Inspector for such sanitary purposes, especially the seizure of adulterated food and liquors, will be attended with the best results, especially to the health of the Sailors and soldiers who frequent the grog shops.

3. The most important portion, however, of the ordinance is that which applies to gaming, a vice which is incurable in the Chinese, and which, despite all laws, flourishes in every street, and the attempt at suppressing it has hitherto only given a character of guilt to the practice - whilst it has opened a door to the corruption of Government officials, especially in the Police, which from the first has been a canker destructive to the morality and efficiency of this force.

4. Corruption has spread, and the amount of bribes which the Chinese women offer to secure immunity for gaming practices may be inferred...

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within the Colony of Hong Kong- I also enclose the Attorney General's opinion thereon. 2. In no Colony are stringent sanitary regulations more urgently required than here- and I trust the provision made (Section xs) for appointing a Medical Inspector for such sanitary purposes, especially the seizure of adulterated food and liquors, will be attended with the best results, especially to the health of the Sailors and soldiers who frequent the grog shops. 3. The most important portion, however, of the ordinance is that which applies to gaming, a vice which is incurable in the Chinese, and which, despite all laws, flourishes in every street, and the attempt at suppressing it has hitherto only given a character of guilt to the practice - whilst it has opened a door to the corruption of Government officials, especially in the Police, which from the first has been a canker destructive to the morality and efficiency of this force. 4. Corruption has spread, and the amount of bribes which the Chinese women offer to secure immunity for gaming practices may be inferred... Page 527 The original text contained some non-English text at the beginning, which has been omitted as per the instructions. The rest of the text has been proofread and formatted according to the given rules. has been re-formatted to within the Colony of Hong Kong- I also enclose the Attorney General's opinion thereon. 2. In no Colony are stringent sanitary regulations more urgently required than here- and I trust the provision made (Section xs) for appointing a Medical Inspector for such sanitary purposes, especially the seizure of adulterated food and liquors, will be attended with the best results, especially to the health of the Sailors and soldiers who frequent the grog shops. 3. The most important portion, however, of the ordinance is that which applies to gaming, a vice which is incurable in the Chinese, and which, despite all laws, flourishes in every street, and the attempt at suppressing it has hitherto only given a character of guilt to the practice - whilst it has opened a door to the corruption of Government officials, especially in the Police, which from the first has been a canker destructive to the morality and efficiency of this force. 4. Corruption has spread, and the amount of bribes which the Chinese women offer to secure immunity for gaming practices may be inferred... Page 527 is removed as it is a comment and reponse is revised to within the Colony of Hong Kong- I also enclose the Attorney General's opinion thereon. 2. In no Colony are stringent sanitary regulations more urgently required than here- and I trust the provision made (Section xs) for appointing a Medical Inspector for such sanitary purposes, especially the seizure of adulterated food and liquors, will be attended with the best results, especially to the health of the Sailors and soldiers who frequent the grog shops. 3. The most important portion, however, of the ordinance is that which applies to gaming, a vice which is incurable in the Chinese, and which, despite all laws, flourishes in every street, and the attempt at suppressing it has hitherto only given a character of guilt to the practice - whilst it has opened a door to the corruption of Government officials, especially in the Police, which from the first has been a canker destructive to the morality and efficiency of this force. 4. Corruption has spread, and the amount of bribes which the Chinese women offer to secure immunity for gaming practices may be inferred...
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