Enclosure 3
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REC? (Red 10 JUN 96.
Minute by the Assistant Registrar General!
Hon: Acting Colonial Secretary,
The Attorney General and the Crown Solicitor autho-
rise me to say that in their opinion the ammexel notes of
evidence do not furnish sufficient ground for a criminal
prosecution as the eviacnee is not inconsistent with consent
on the part of Li Sz-uri,
Upon receiving your instructions of the 7th. instant
I consulted the Attorney General after which I visited the
Hospital accompanied by Mr. Mok Man-cheung of the supreme
Court who acte as interpreter.
I could not take the evidence of the girl herself
because Mr. Mok aid not understand her speech, and it was
arranged to send Inspector Quincey at 10 a.m. next day,
Friday.
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On Thursday I took the evidence of the employees of
the Asylua. The attempt to take the girl's evidence was
again abortive as Inspector Quincey could not understand
what the girl said. On Saturday morning the Hakka Inter-
preter of the Police Court assisted and by his aid I was
able to extort from the girl the details of the case. Ii
left to herselithe girl would either remain atte or burst
into a torrent of words, it therefore became necessary to
put leading questions to her anu at times to resort to pan-
tomime to make her understana. Every now and again she
would turn aside into the next room whence she had to be
coaxed back. Under these circumstances I am unable to report
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