CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 174

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Royal Commission on Opium.

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Questions regarding opium consumption

and opium revenue in the Colonies and

Dependencies of Singapore Penang and Hongkong.

People of Malay

or other Asiatic race other than Chinese being very few in number in this Colony of Hongkong, the remarks contained in this answer and in all subsequent ones # where no special reference is made, are op- plicable only to the Chinese.

Yes, very commonly.

With few exceptions, there is scarcely an adult bhinaman to be found who has never in his life tasted or consumed opium by way of. ofium-smoking. The following Tables will give the proportion according to my estimation : —

Table I.

Adult Males.

(including all over 16

all over 16 years of age - English reckoning

(a) Those who have never smoked opium 5 per cent tb) those who smoke very occasionally erő

(c) those who smoke frequently but

not confirmed smokers (d) Confirmed smokers

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