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to make sexual intercourse
with
any girl under the age of 12
a felony punishable
in the same manner as
rape,
I have the honour
to state that while I have
no strong objection to such
a law, I
am unable to
regard it as
necessary,
as the inclusion of
wives is concerned.
The Registrar General
informs me that he has
never heard of a case
of sexual intercourse with a wife
under 12 years of age, and that the Chinese
of whom he has made enquiry
on the subject, state that they
have never heard
of such a case either. They declare that their countrymen
do not have connexion with
girls under 12 even when married to them.
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to make sexual intercourse
with
any girl. age of 12
a
under the
of 12 years, including
wife, felony punishable
in the same manner as
rape,
I have the honour
to state that while I have
no
strong objection to such
a law, I
am
regard it as
unable to
at
necessary,
as the
rate in so
far
any inclusion of
concerned.
wives is
The Registrar General
informs
informs
me that he has
of Chinese of
never
heard
among
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case
of sexual
intercourse with a wife
under 12.
years of age, and that the Chinese of whom
he has made
enquiry
on
the subject, state that they
have
never
heard
of such
a case either. They declare that their countrymen
do
not have connexion with
girls under 12 even when married to them.
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