CO129-465 - Public Offices & Others - 1920 — Page 636

Telegraph:

UNYOKE, CHURTON, LONDON,

Telephone:

VICTORIA 4065.

The Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society.

(in which are incorporated the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society and the Aborigines Protection Society).

SECRETARY:

Travers Buxton, M.A.

ORGANISING SECRETARY:

John H. Harris.

To:-

DENISON HOUSE,

C

296, VAUXHALL BRIDGE ROAD,

51656

LONDON, S.W. 1.

(CLOSE TO VICTORIA STATIONS.)

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The Rt. Hon. Viscel BEA 20 OCT 20

G.0.B., G.0..

19th October, 1920.

His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,

Downing Street,

S.W.1.

My Lord,

The attention of my Committee has been called to the existence of child slavery in the Colony of Hong Kong, and to the statement that Chinese children are bought and sold for the purpose of their so-called "adoption" as domestic servants in Chinese

households. My Committee has observed the statements of the Under-

Secretary of State in the House of Commons on the 1st of March

and the 26th of April laet, that this matter was one which ought

to be cleared up, and that he was making enquiries from the

Governor of Hong Kong which were being accelerated.

I beg, on behalf of my Committee, to ask whether the Report

received from the Governor of Hong Kong is being published, and if

not, whether the Committee may be allowed to see a copy of such

Report, and may be informed of any steps which are being taken to

deal with the alleged abuses.

I am, My Lord,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

Travers

Buxton.