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hole Chineal empire where the buying and selling of human beings is not a criminal offence, is the British possession

of Hong Kong.

I feel so strongly, that a great injury is being done

to the fair name of England in the continuance of this

syatem. That many Europeans in the Colony favour the

system and therefore nothing can be done here. I appeal to

to lay the case before our fellow trade unionists and

The Labour members of the House, who will soon end this wretched

iness, which can be nothing but an undiscovered remnant of

arbarism, which previous Colonial governments have been too

busy to uproot.

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