system. If the clauses
(as Junderstand they
aimed at solicitation
were
wen
not
or acts of should be
inn
C
the Penal Law
indecency, they reenacted (if required) Law amending generally, and not in this Ordinance whose sole purpose
is the protection of women & girls. to governor
? So
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(2) The age 15 wherever, it,
occur
should I think be raised to 16
an
Straits Law (which has ling forbidden prostitution under
X*
the age of 16 ) and
16) Ord. 9 / 1887.
an
ein
HKang
As there are
likely to be cases arising of transfer of girls frantking to
Suizapove
Aking being
the chief
we
source of supply for Singapore
ages
Xeen
identical in Yu.
(3) See new clause 6 suggested. Sin
must make the
the two Colonies.
I. Russell rather
that the age of
16 the same as
as we
agrees
with my
consent should be
ther
age for prostitution,
orignially proposed in this
WIFI HLANIA
the Lord Kuntofend
Straits daw, Mugsh
regretfully
though
acquiescent in the reduction
to 14 (see p. 63
631 4.7.59-1889),
hit Sir 2. Russell thinks it would
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be better to more clearly define
"unlawful carnal knowledge by such words
a
"unless she has
been duly given in marriage by her
parents
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lawful guardians."
(4) s.22-
the limit of
Sie Russell thinks Time for
detention
women or girls in the Asylum
is better than the absence
of any
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such limit in the Thaits Ord. 1.5(2),
limit of time in the Straits
[there is a
"next section 6(1)]
(5) Part III of the Ordinance would I think still be objectimable if amended
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Sie Russell
proposes, for it would still have the appearance oflicensing though that word is replaced by the word Registration (The
H Rong draftsman has been
Careless
Ay
so
to leave the words
licensed & unlicensed in
them.
margin of ss. 2738).
See expecially 1.27(3) which Empowers Reg. General for to refuse
assigned cause
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to
register f, which looks nothing
move nev
less than a
licensing system
this Part, ss. 28-4, will be replaced by
The whole of this Part, might very
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