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C.O.

2956

[Received 19 Feb 94]

Royal Opium Commission -

Answer to questions regarding Consumption and opium in the Colony and Dependencies of Hong Kong

(1) Opium is commonly consumed by Chinese in Hong Kong.

(2) Perhaps a fifth part of the male adults are consumers of Opium. I understand that young children in brothels smoke opium; and I have heard of children getting the appetite or craving for it; but, as a rule, children are not provided with opium or allowed to smoke it; and the same might be said of women.

(3) The effects of opium which I have observed are:

(a) moral - loss of power of will and courage, honesty, and honour;

(b) physical - emaciation, want of appetite and sluggishness;

(c) social - poverty, self-concentration and general neglect.

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C.O. 2956 [Received 19 Feb 94] Royal Opium Commission - Answer to questions regarding Consumption and opium in the Colony and Dependencies of Hong Kong (1) Opium is commonly consumed by Chinese in Hong Kong. (2) Perhaps a fifth part of the male adults are consumers of Opium. I understand that young children in brothels smoke opium; and I have heard of children getting the appetite or craving for it; but, as a rule, children are not provided with opium or allowed to smoke it; and the same might be said of women. (3) The effects of opium which I have observed are: (a) moral - loss of power of will and courage, honesty, and honour; (b) physical - emaciation, want of appetite and sluggishness; (c) social - poverty, self-concentration and general neglect.
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TRESS C.0. 2956 [Rec 19 F 94 Royal Opium Commission - Answer to questions regarding Consumption and ope 190 in the Colony cond Dependencies of and spline and BongHough (1) Opium is commonly Consumed Chinese in by Sương trong (2) Perhaps a fifth part of the Male adults are consumidas. of Opium : I understand that wodaci in brothers. smoke opium ; and I have heard of Children getting the appetite or craving the fel mes; but, as d rule chung not provided with opicme or allowed to smottle it; and the same might be said of women. ( 3 ) . The effects of opinne which I have observed are (a) moral loss of Nower of will and Courage, honesty, and honour, 16) physical - emoce ation, want of ceppetite and slug gishness (C) Docial, poverty self- Concentration and general neglect
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[Rec 19 F 94

Royal Opium Commission -

Answer to questions regarding Consumption and ope

190

in the Colony cond Dependencies of

and spline and BongHough

(1) Opium is commonly Consumed

Chinese in

by

Sương trong

(2) Perhaps a fifth part of the Male adults are consumidas. of Opium

:

I understand that wodaci in brothers. smoke opium ; and I have heard of Children getting the appetite or craving

the fel

mes; but,

as d

rule chung not provided with

opicme or allowed to smottle it; and the same might be said of women. ( 3 ) . The effects of opinne which I have observed are (a) moral loss of Nower of will and Courage, honesty, and honour, 16) physical - emoce ation, want of ceppetite and slug gishness (C) Docial, poverty self- Concentration and general neglect

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