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Social workers of great experience informed us that in every case they know the girls in the brothels of the Sampan Street and Kenedy Town districts were adopted children, sold to the keeper of the houses by the adopting parent.
It seems that the artificial value put on the Chinese girl by the system of recognised brothels is the main inducement to the kidnappers.
The promiscuous brothel is a Western, not a Chinese custom. We are informed that they do not exist in the form we know in the interior of China.
The conditions in Hongkong seem calculated to put the highest commercial value on the girl.
We consider the suppression of the brothel would be an advantage to those anxious to suppress kidnapping, and we are convinced it is essential in the interests of public health.
The argument that unless the commercial value of the girl as a prostitute is maintained the exposure of girl babies at birth will increase does not seem to show a sense of moral values, and does not take into account the harm done to the individual girl and the frequent extension of disease to the household of those whom she infests.
If the British are to undertake to save the unwanted girl babies of China, they must provide training and maintenance facilities for them so that they may become a social asset and not a racial poison.
We recommend that the existing laws should be enforced, and that the Government should cease to tolerate brothels and to register prostitutes.
If the option system is maintained in the Colony, it would be less undesirable to register all adopted children than to register only prostitutes.
Girl babies are exposed soon after birth on the hillside or on the river bank. Usually their mouths are filled with mud to hasten death.
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Social workers of great experience info med us that in every anse they know the girls in the brothels of the Sampan Street and Kenedy Town di striets were adopted children, sold to the keeper of the muses by the adopting parent.
It seems that the artifichál value put on the Chinese girl
by the system of recognised bro thels is the main inducement to
the kidnappers,
The promiscuous brothel is a Western not a Chinese custom.
We are informed that they do not exist in the form we know in the
interior of China.
The conditions in Hongkong seem onlculated to put the highest
commercial value on the girl.
We consider the suppression of the brothel would be an advant-
age to those anxious to suppress kidnapping, and we are convinced
it is essential in the interests of public health,
The argument that unless the commercial value of the girl as
a prostitute is maintained the exposure of girl babies at birth
will increase does not seem to show a sense of mei al values, and
dore not take into account the hara done to the individual girl and
the frequent extansion of the disease to the household of tho we
whom she infests.
If the Bri ti sh are to undertake to Bave the unwanted girl
babies of China they must provide training and maintenance faci-
lities for them so that they may become a social asset and mta
racial poison.
We remend that the existing lawa shuld be enforced, and
that the Government should cease to tolerate brothels and to regist
prostitutes.
If the option system is maintained in the Go la ny it would be
less undesirable to register all abpted children than to register
only prosti tutes,
Girl babies are exposed soon after birth on the hill side or on the river bank, Usually their mouths are filled with mud to hasten den'
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