CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920 — Page 206

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In the foregoing paper extracts,

Leading Article

Mong Daily Press, March 6, 1919

204

The practice of buying and selling female seafaring children into domestic servitude and worse, undoubtedly prevails in this Colony, although it may be that illicit slave dealing is a punishable offence, and that it is questionable whether in Hong Kong the owner is entitled to the custody of a child acquired by purchase, but the fact remains that the law on the subject is a dead letter. No attempt is made to check the traffic and no steps are taken to ascertain how such children are treated.

Letter to the Press

China Mail, Nov. 9, 1919

Since the establishment of the Chinese Republic, all Chinese - males and females alike - are considered as free persons of equal social status. No "possession" is admitted; therefore, purchase and sale of human beings is not recognized by law, and cases have been known when magistrates punished parents for selling their children, and declared that the purchasers should forfeit their purchase money.

In former times, children used to be kidnapped in Hong Kong and brought to the interior of China to be sold, but now the contrary is happening. Why? China now forbids the sale of human beings, whilst we can sell them here in the market overt.

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#In the foregoing paper extracts,Leading ArticleMong Daily Press, March 6, 1919204The practice of buying and selling female seafaring children into domestic servitude and worse, undoubtedly prevails in this Colony, although it may be that illicit slave dealing is a punishable offence, and that it is questionable whether in Hong Kong the owner is entitled to the custody of a child acquired by purchase, but the fact remains that the law on the subject is a dead letter. No attempt is made to check the traffic and no steps are taken to ascertain how such children are treated.Letter to the PressChina Mail, Nov. 9, 1919Since the establishment of the Chinese Republic, all Chinese - males and females alike - are considered as free persons of equal social status. No "possession" is admitted; therefore, purchase and sale of human beings is not recognized by law, and cases have been known when magistrates punished parents for selling their children, and declared that the purchasers should forfeit their purchase money.In former times, children used to be kidnapped in Hong Kong and brought to the interior of China to be sold, but now the contrary is happening. Why? China now forbids the sale of human beings, whilst we can sell them here in the market overt.

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inthic the forming paper exlads.;-

· Mong Daily Press.. Inarch. b. 1919.. Leading Artvide.

204

The practice of buying and selling Jemale seaduster children into mestic sewitude and worse, undabledly prevails in this Colony, although

It maybe that' ill·licat'm escl

4 Megal in China bought persons is a

is a punishable offence, and that it is questimable hiller in Dong Kong the owner is entitled to the custody of a child quired by purchase, but the Jack remains that the law on the Subject is a dead letter. No attempt is made to chuch the traffic and no steps are taken 1's ascertain how suce children are treated

Thina mail. Nov. 9. 1919.

· Since the establishment

Letto l'oPress.

gthe

Chinese Republic all ite Chinese- imals and male alike - arc considered as free persons of equal social "Glialius. No "poussion" is admitted, therique, purchase and sale 7 human brings is not recognized by law, and cases have been honoure When

magistraties punished parents for selling their children, and Facidic that the purchasers should forget their purclass moruy

Jormer times, Children used 15 be hidnapped in Strong long and trought is the interior of thina tobe

happening, Why? China now

sold, but now the contrary, is

he sale of humano

Arvids he sale

here in the markest overt.-

"rrings, whist we can sell them

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