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Mr Lucas

I think this

a

useful amendt of the lawd

Sauction, hudhnson Erie

14B2

CPL 12

Exu

jeens

at once

D No. 358.

Hongkong.

Sir,

losure! duplicate.

with i ottur cobig) Enclosure 2... stember, pou.

37450 |

Goverment House,

614

Hongkong, 30th September, 1904.

PRINTED FOR PARLIAMENT

Cd2903 Apes gol

I have the honour to transmit for the

signification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No. 11 of

1904 entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women

and Girls Ordinance, 1897, with a copy of the usual report

by the Acting Attorney-General.

2.

The want of additional powers in dealing

with the suppression of brothels has been felt for some con-

siderable time past and the attention of the Government was

particularly directed to the subject by the Registrar-General,

who in June last brought to notice an article in one of the

Chinese Newspapers complaining of the increase of what are

called sly-brothels, in contradistinction to regular professed

brothels, the keepers of which do not strive to conceal the true

nature of their premises.

3.

These brothels are for the most part rele-

gated to the outskirts of the City and hence it happens that

there is a great temptation to surreptitiously open brothels

on isolated floors of tenement houses in the centre of the

town. The remaining floors of such houses being

in

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.,

&C...

&C..

Corrected version in HTML as per the instructions:

'Mr Lucas'

I think this

a

useful amendment of the law

Sanction, Hutchinson Erie

14B2

CPL 12

Exe

jeans

at once

D No. 358.

Hongkong.

Sir,

closure duplicate.

with letter (Enclosure 2...) September, &c.

37450

Government House,

614

Hongkong, 30th September, 1904.

PRINTED FOR PARLIAMENT

Cd2903

I have the honour to transmit for the

signification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No. 11 of

1904 entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women

and Girls Ordinance, 1897", with a copy of the usual report

by the Acting Attorney-General.

2.

The want of additional powers in dealing

with the suppression of brothels has been felt for some considerable time past and the attention of the Government was

particularly directed to the subject by the Registrar-General,

who in June last brought to notice an article in one of the

Chinese Newspapers complaining of the increase of what are

called sly-brothels, in contradistinction to regular professed

brothels, the keepers of which do not strive to conceal the true

nature of their premises.

3.

These brothels are for the most part relegated to the outskirts of the City and hence it happens that

there is a great temptation to surreptitiously open brothels

on isolated floors of tenement houses in the centre of the

town. The remaining floors of such houses being

in

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.,

&c...

&c..

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Mr Lucas I think this a useful amendt of the lawd Sauction, hudhnson Erie 14B2 CPL 12 Exu jeens at once D No. 358. Hongkong. Sir, losure! duplicate. with i ottur cobig) Enclosure 2... stember, pou. 37450 | Goverment House, 614 Hongkong, 30th September, 1904. PRINTED FOR PARLIAMENT Cd2903 Apes gol I have the honour to transmit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No. 11 of 1904 entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, with a copy of the usual report by the Acting Attorney-General. 2. The want of additional powers in dealing with the suppression of brothels has been felt for some con- siderable time past and the attention of the Government was particularly directed to the subject by the Registrar-General, who in June last brought to notice an article in one of the Chinese Newspapers complaining of the increase of what are called sly-brothels, in contradistinction to regular professed brothels, the keepers of which do not strive to conceal the true nature of their premises. 3. These brothels are for the most part rele- gated to the outskirts of the City and hence it happens that there is a great temptation to surreptitiously open brothels on isolated floors of tenement houses in the centre of the town. The remaining floors of such houses being in THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P., &C... &C.. Corrected version in HTML as per the instructions: 'Mr Lucas' I think this a useful amendment of the law Sanction, Hutchinson Erie 14B2 CPL 12 Exe jeans at once D No. 358. Hongkong. Sir, closure duplicate. with letter (Enclosure 2...) September, &c. 37450 Government House, 614 Hongkong, 30th September, 1904. PRINTED FOR PARLIAMENT Cd2903 I have the honour to transmit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No. 11 of 1904 entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897", with a copy of the usual report by the Acting Attorney-General. 2. The want of additional powers in dealing with the suppression of brothels has been felt for some considerable time past and the attention of the Government was particularly directed to the subject by the Registrar-General, who in June last brought to notice an article in one of the Chinese Newspapers complaining of the increase of what are called sly-brothels, in contradistinction to regular professed brothels, the keepers of which do not strive to conceal the true nature of their premises. 3. These brothels are for the most part relegated to the outskirts of the City and hence it happens that there is a great temptation to surreptitiously open brothels on isolated floors of tenement houses in the centre of the town. The remaining floors of such houses being in THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P., &c... &c..
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'Mr Lucas' I think this a useful. amendt of the lawd Sauction, hudhnson Erie 14B2 CPL 12 Exu jeens at once D No. 358. Hongkong. Sir, losure! duplicate. with i ottur cobig) Enclosure 2... stember, pou. 37450 | کوئی انا لان کے Goverment House, 614 Hongkong, 30th. September, 1904. PRINTED FOR PARLIAMENT Cd2903 Apes gol I have the honour to transmit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No. 11 of 1 1904 entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, with a copy of the usual report by the Acting Attorney-General. 2. The want of additional powers in dealing with the suppression of brothels has been felt for some con- siderable time past and the attention of the Goverment was particularly directed to the subject by the Registrar-General, who in June last brought to notice an article in one of the Chinese Newspapers complaining of the increase of what are called sly-brothels, in contradistinction to regular professed brothels, the keepers of which do not strive to conceal the true nature of their premises. 3. These brothels are for the most part rele- gated to the outskirts of the City and hence it happens that there is a great temptation to surreptitiously open brothels on isolated floors of tenement houses in the centre of the town. The remaining floors of such houses being in THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P., &C... &C..
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'Mr Lucas'

I think this

a

useful.

amendt of the lawd

Sauction, hudhnson Erie

14B2

CPL 12

Exu

jeens

at once

D No. 358.

Hongkong.

Sir,

losure! duplicate.

with i ottur cobig) Enclosure 2... stember, pou.

37450 |

کوئی انا لان کے

Goverment House,

614

Hongkong, 30th. September, 1904.

PRINTED FOR PARLIAMENT

Cd2903 Apes gol

I have the honour to transmit for the

signification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No. 11 of

1

1904 entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women

and Girls Ordinance, 1897, with a copy of the usual report

by the Acting Attorney-General.

2.

The want of additional powers in dealing

with the suppression of brothels has been felt for some con-

siderable time past and the attention of the Goverment was

particularly directed to the subject by the Registrar-General,

who in June last brought to notice an article in one of the

Chinese Newspapers complaining of the increase of what are

called sly-brothels, in contradistinction to regular professed

brothels, the keepers of which do not strive to conceal the true

nature of their premises.

3.

These brothels are for the most part rele-

gated to the outskirts of the City and hence it happens that

there is a great temptation to surreptitiously open brothels

on isolated floors of tenement houses in the centre of the

town.

The remaining floors of such houses being

in

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.,

&C...

&C..

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