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convicted for bringing females to the Colony for the purpose of prostitution and a third person has been convicted for having a female
in
her brothel who had not been. registered.
2.
It will be observed.
that in two of these cases the Chairman of the To Leungkuk. (Chinese Society for protection of females and Children) to whom ~ they had been remitted for enquing by the Registrar General, reported that the girls had been sold at . Canton but they wanted to the brothels and he did not see what to be done.
was
go
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to
3.
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3.
I also transmit copy
of a further letter from the Registrar General reporting the stops that he has taken for the identification of
women in licensed brothels and
for acquainting them with the fact that the Government will protect. them if any attempt is made to detain them against their will. It must not be forgotten that no
change has yet been made in the
law.
4.
I think Your Lordship
will
agree
with
me
that the
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successful proccedings in three
referred to in
T
cases
paragraph 1 demonstrate : the advantage of having restored to
the
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