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"persons who come to the blony

of

their

free

"It is not propose

"proposed

was passed in

"to interfere

in

any way

with

"Thongkong

as Ordinance SP2 of

*1875.

will

for

the

Attorney General's Office.

them

6.

"purpose above referred to, but it is proposes to protect helpless "females from the oppression "an's wrong inflicted "by persons who, by fraudulent and deceitful meant, insuce "the females to come to the "Colony, where they are

• forced to

an immoral

• life for the profit of such

An Ordinance to

· persons.

the same effect

as that now.

"Biques] J. Braddell.

•Attorney General.

"Singapore, 14 January, 1882."

The Hongkong

Ordinance, which is now about to

be as opted in the Straits Settlements,

was introducêo here

Governor Sis

suggestion

by Arthur Kennery at the as he imformes the Legislative

Council of

the thiness Community of Hongkong. It is not surprizing

that

so

a

suggested

Ordinance which was

and which h

proposed

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