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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hongkong...

28th July,...1910.

Report on Ordinance No.... 15. of 1910.

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled

An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and

Girls Ordinance, 1897

and I am of opinion that the Grdinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's

Instructions,

This Ordinance effects an amendment in Ordinance 4 of 1897.

Section 32 of that Ordinance enacts that * no parent or per-

» acting in the place of a parent who has voluntarily parted with

(girl for the purpose of adoption into another family, or who has

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received money for the parting with the custody of such girl for any

ther purpose, shall be deemed to be entitled as of right to the

justody of such girl".

The Registrar General has demonstrated that as the law stands