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especially.
to the grave.
with respect abuses often arising from female adoption; and which the Government and Legislature of Hong Kong have already done much, and will endeavour to do more, to prevent, and to punish.
11. to detect, to
With regard to Domestic Service among the Chinese at Hongkong, I will again refer to Mr. Russell's statements of facts and arguments which can hardly be abbreviated without impairing once their force, their perspicuity, and their practical usefulness.
12 It will be seen that Mr. Russell recapitulates his statements and conclusions in the following terms:
1°. It is shewn that child adoption in China and among the Chinese in Hong-kong is always accompanied by the payment of money and a "deed of gift" or bill of sale when the adopted are strangers-in-blood; and that even money passes in the case of relatives if the parents of the adopted child are poor or not nearly related to the adopting parents.
2°. It is shewn that male children are not bought and sold as servants in Hongkong nor in the Canton province, but that female children are disposed of for money by their parents according to Chinese usage and custom, and that the Chinese authorities recognise such sales as binding if executed with due formalities, whilst Hongkong treats all such transactions as null and void, giving no rights and conferring no title.
3°. It is shewn that the abuses arising from the Chinese system of money passing in the case of adoption and domestic service are:----
1° Kidnapping to some extent,
2° Brothel bondage; and that female children who are voluntarily parted with by their parents for daughters and servants may be sold as prostitutes by disreputable persons.
4°. It is shewn that claims set up by Chinese to ownership on the ground of purchase have been promptly set aside in Hongkong and the claimants punished for any assault or offence committed against the person claimed—and that no opportunity has been lost of proclaiming the freedom of the subject.
5°. It has been shewn that the laws have been amended from time to time to the utmost limit to protect women and girls and children against forced or fraudulent emigration or sales for purposes of prostitution, (see Ordinance 2 of 1875, annexed).
their
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especially.
to the grave.
with respect abuses often arising from female adoption; and which the Government
and Legislature of Hong Kong have already done much, and will ____
endeavour to do
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move,-
prevent, and to punish.
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to detect, to
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12
It will be seen that Mr.
Russell recapitulates his statements and conclusione in the following
terms:
1°. It is shewn that child adoption in China and among the Chinese in Hong- kong is always accompanied by the payment of money and a "deed of gift" or bill of sale when the adopted are strangers-in-blood; and that even money passes in the case of relatives if the parents of the adopted child are poor or not nearly related to the adopting parents.
2o. It is shewn that male children are not bought and sold as servants in Hongkong nor in the Canton province, but that female children are disposed of for money by their parents according to Chinese usage and custom, and that the Chinese authorities recognise such sales as binding if executed with due formali- ties, whilst Hongkong treats all such transactions as null and void, giving no rights and conferring no title.
3. It is shewn that the abuses arising from the Chinese system of money passing in the case of adoption and domestic service are :----
1° Kidnapping to some extent,
2° Brothel bondage; and that female children who are voluntarily parted with by their parents for daughters and servants may be sold as prostitutes by disreputable persons.
4. It is shewn that claims set up by Chinese to ownership on the ground of purchase have been promptly set aside in Hongkong and the claimants punished for any assault or offence committed against the person claimed-and that no opportunity has been lost of proclaiming the freedom of the subject.
5o. It has been shewn that the laws have been amended from time to time to the utmost limit to protect women and girls and children against forced or fraudu- lent emigration or sales for purposes of prostitution, (see Ordinance 2 of 1875, annexed).
their
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