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Hongkong.

Sir,

C. O.

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REC

(Rec 2 NOV 05

Government House,

371

Hongkong,30th.September, 1905.

I have the honour to submit for

the signification of His Majesty's pleasure Ordinance No. 6

of 1905 entitled "An Ordinance further to amend the Prom

-tection of Women and Girls Ordinance 1897", together with

the usual report of the Attorney-General thereon.

losure 1.

i ofther copies.

Aubricate, with

Conclosure 2.

18th de stember, 1928.

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2.

The advisability of amending

Sections 4 (1 a) and 26 of the Principal Ordinance was

suggested in the Report of the Registrar-General for the

year 1904 forwarded under cover of my Despatch No. 102 of

12th. April last and was referred to in the 3rd. paragraph

of that Despatch. The question prior to its being consider-

-ed in Executive Council was fully discussed at a joint

Meeting of the Po Leung Kuk and District Watchmen's Com-

-mittees when the members expressed themselves as in agree-

-ment with the amendments now embodied in the Ordinance.

The lack of provision in the Cri-

-minal

3.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

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

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