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and immoral.

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A House of Commons Committee has been sitting on the subject of our own Act 1867-9 for three years past. It has presented it's report which is in favour of these Acts but not of such a system as Lord Kimberley desires to impose upon the unwilling native population of the Colony of Hongkong.

There is no doubt we believe of the intense repugnance of the Chinese population of all classes to the law, which he would enforce; this is practically admitted by the fact that Lord Kimberley does not venture to propose the medical examination of prostitutes in brothels for the use of Chinese alone. We put it to Your Lordship of Colonial policy that the imposition of such laws against the wishes and opinions of the native population may

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and immoral. 743 A House of Commons Committee has been sitting on the subject of our own Act 1867-9 for three years past. It has presented it's report which is in favour of these Acts but not of such a system as Lord Kimberley desires to impose upon the unwilling native population of the Colony of Hongkong. There is no doubt we believe of the intense repugnance of the Chinese population of all classes to the law, which he would enforce; this is practically admitted by the fact that Lord Kimberley does not venture to propose the medical examination of prostitutes in brothels for the use of Chinese alone. We put it to Your Lordship of Colonial policy that the imposition of such laws against the wishes and opinions of the native population may
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8 and immoral. 743 A House of Commons Committee has bee the saljest of our own Act 1866-9 for three years past. It has presented sitting on in favour the it's report which is in favour of these Arts but not of such a system as Lard Kimberley desires to impose upon imwilling native population of the Colony of Hongkong. There is no doubt we bebeve of the intense repugnance of the Chinese population of all classes to the law, which he would inforce; this is practically admitted by the fact that Lard Kimberley does not venture to propose the medical examination as a matter ̈ of prostitutes in brothels for the use of Chinese alone. We put it to Your Lordship of Colonial policy that the imposition of such laws against the wishes and opinions of the native population may
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and immoral.

743

A House of Commons Committee has bee

the saljest of our own Act 1866-9 for three years past.

It has presented

sitting

on

in favour

the

it's report which is in favour of these Arts but not of such a system as Lard Kimberley desires to impose upon

imwilling native population of the Colony of Hongkong.

There is no doubt we bebeve of the intense repugnance of the Chinese population of all classes to the law, which he would inforce; this is practically admitted by the fact that Lard Kimberley does not venture to propose the

medical examination

as a matter ̈

of prostitutes in brothels for the use of Chinese alone. We put it to Your Lordship of Colonial policy that the imposition of such laws against the wishes and

opinions of the native population may

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