not only for China but in the interests
of
this
Colony.
Charity requires a
value
For
safety the port up and unused labour-power of the many thousands among her seeming population who
are
starving for want of remunerative employment. Hongkong with its abundant shipping, affords wonderful
facilities
for
greatly
increased emigration, beneficial alike to the emigrants, to the countries to which they take their labour power, and to the
Colony itself.
But Chinese emigration requires proper regulation. The Chinese Passengers Act 1855 and the numerous local
Ordinances passed since that date are
witnesses to the urgent desire upon the part of the Home and Colonial
authorities to stamp out the abuses and evils which cling like limpets
to the trade.
There
can be little doubt
that
many
of the old abuses have
almost ceased to exist.
213
Part I of the Women and Girls Protection Ordinance (No. 11 of 1890)
as amended
by
an
Ordinance
deals, however, with one
specially
offensive form of emigration evil,
which
may
be
roughly described as
wrongful import
and export of
unmarried
women
and
girls for immoral purposes, and
the Ordinance incorporates a
Society to
fight against that evil. This pernicious traffic might be readily detected if poor women and girls spoke English and understood European ways.
In China the purchase of a girl for adoption,
or concubine, is a transaction so strange and foreign to all our notions that it is, at first,
difficult to understand how it can
appear a right and proper transaction
to the Chinese; so much so that it is
that
part
not only for china but in the unterests
of
this
Colony.
Charia requires a
value
For
safety the pout up and unswed - labour-power of the m.my thousands amarg her seeming population who
are/
starving for want of remunerative employment. Hongkong with its a bundant shipping, affords wonderful
fac. Hier
for
greatly
quicreased emi- gration, beneficial alike to the emi- grants, to the camtries to which they their labour priver, and to the
carry Lorry itself.
But Chinese envigration requires proper regulation. The Chriese Passon-
aers Act 1855 and the mumerous local
Ordinances passed suice that date are
witnesses to the urgent desire upon the part of the tone and Colonial
ruthorities to stamp out the abuses and coils which ding like lumpets
to the trade).
There
can be little doubt.
>
that
many
of the old abuses have
almost ceased to exist.
213
Part I of the Women and Girl's Protechon Ordinance (N° 11 of 1890!
as amended
by
4
Ordinance
deals, however, with ore
2014
of 1891, specially
offensive form of amigration coil,
which
may
bo
roughly described as
wrongful nisport
the fraudulent and wrong
and export of
unmorab
and
girls for and the present
purposes, and
Urdeviance incorporates a
a so
Society to
fight against that evil. This pernicious traffic might be readily detected if= Pove women and girls spoke English and”, understood European ways.
In purchase of a girl for adoption,
DN ad
a
or concubine, is a
wife or
ming so shange and foreign to all nctions that it is, at first,
English
difficult to understand how it can
Land
appear a right
proper transaction
to the Chives in China that it is
that
part
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