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Office or Individual.
of Commons
Date.
1890
19 March
Hong Kong
No 5221
5
DOMESTIC.
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Mr. Samuel Smith,-To ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether his attention has been called to some ordinances recently promulgated by the Government of Hong Kong for the regulation of prostitutes, especially to sections 30 and 31, which make it the duty of the Registrar General of the Colony to keep a permanent record of immoral houses and of their female inmates, in the same manner as marriages are registered, and that his office must be furnished with a photograph of each;
Whether he is aware that anyone daring to open an unlicensed house is liable to severe penalties, and whether section 56 of this ordinance actually empowers the "Governor in Council" to take steps to provide for the safety and escape of inmates of immoral houses "in case of fire?"
Whether women are given to understand that they are expected by the officers of the Law to go up as usual for periodical inspection, and that they do so;
And, whether the officers under the new ordinance are the same as under its predecessor. [Friday 21st March.]
(Minutes.)
(not repeated in "Times")
M. Braustin
In Ord. in question is contine)
15440/09
22417
thew
and on 224
directed that it should
S. opstake dir
be repealed & reenacted with
several amendments.
Reply:
1:12. An Ordinance has been passed by the government of Hong Kong containing the provisions referred to in the 1st and 2nd paragraphs of the Hon. Member's question, but the Secretary of State has given directed
B & L (x)-574-6000-30-897-
Office or Individual.
of Commons
Date.
1890
19 March
Stong Kong
No 5221
5
DOMESTIC.
C. 0.
5221
R
Mr. Samuel Smith,-To ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether his attention has been called to some ordinances recently promulgated by the Government of Hong Kong for the regulation of prostitutes, especially to sections 30 and 31, which make it the duty of the Registrar General of the Colony to keep a permanent record of immoral houses and of their female inmates, in the same manner as marriages are registered, and that his office must be furnished with a photograph of each:
Whether he is aware that anyone daring to open an unlicensed house is liable to severe penalties, and whether section 56 of this ordinance actually 2 empowers the "Governor in Council" to take steps to provide for the safety
and escape of inmates of immoral houses "in case of fire?"
Whether women are given to understand that they are expected by the Last previous Paper. 3 officers of the Law to go up as usual for periodical inspection, and that they
Puth.
subsequent Paper
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do so:
And, whether the officers under the new ordinance are the same as 4 under its predecessor. [Friday 21st March.]
in
(Minutes.)
(not repeated in "Times")
M. Braustin
In Ord. in
Ord. in question is contine)
15440/09
22417
thew
and on 224
directed that it should
S. opstake dir
be repealed & reenacted with
several amendments.
Reply:
1:12. An Ordinance has been passed by
the government of Hongking
containing
the provisions referred " to in the 1st and 2nd paragraples of
the Hon. Member's question, but the Secretary of
State has given directed
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