CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4] — Page 103

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however convenient to consider the

two as

separate

Slavery for fanposes of prostitution must in connexion with the

be dealt with

C.d. acts: Hadaffing but I wish to point out now as I did in connexion

with that subject, is that the main cheek

which government has

is by means

Such a

apon

a system, of the Licensing of brothels

against which there has been a great

out cry.

Kidnapping for what ever

purpose

put but

should of course be feet down.

Ordinance 2

д

1875

would, if properly

enforced, be sufficient to provide against Ridnaffing for the purposes of prostitution; and its fumisions might, if thought advisable, be further extended: though the Chinese consider them to be too Sweeping abreadf

The Centi Kidmaffing Society should

I on the subject

I think be approved: it is a

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great thing

to enlist the Chinese themselves on the

+ a farther

desp: is coming

Side of morality:

but it affears to me

Search in Chinese. I foreign

that the clauses respecting right of

Vessels

should not be made too sweeping,

domestic slavery

As regards

in its

milder forms, and the adoption of

children

I should have thought it better

as far

to leave matters.

as possible alone

Hongkong is governed by England, but is inhabited by Chinese and I do not the Chinese should be forbidden

Sixplez

they to follow their own customs because

See

are on

Cohing

English territory: beds it is dically impossible to change by

Baat ordinance

an

or a given meet noti fication the habits of a most conservative,

more

Leople and I do not see that we have any

m right to impose lefron morality

the on

our

than

But M: Hennessy has practically

over

religion.

committed

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