CO129-473 - Individuals - 1921 — Page 207

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than they are at present, but a new burden would be laid on the wall disposed. And the burden would be a heavy one: a registration scheme would create endless openings for squeeze and blackmail, in addition to the interference with private life already referred to. The ground would be well prepared for such a development by the ignorance of most of the Chinese concerned, and not less by the suspicions that would be aroused in a very large class, even of honest people, that the Govern- ment had some ulterior motive in their registration achame. These would attempt to hide the truth, and would so give the blackmailer his opportunity. The Chinese genius for squeeze and blackmail as well as the weakness which the victim show, are matters almost in- conceivable to those who have not been in direct touch with the people.

So much for general registration. It would fail because evasion would be too easy: and because it

·would lack public sympathy or even perhaps alienate it by the Regulations that any serious attempt to enforce it would require.

But would a partial registration scheme be possible for Hong Kong residents alone? The abuses are not mainly in the class that seems to be intended by this suggestion, for while it is difficult to define

exactly what is meant by "Hong Kong resident", these whe

have made Hong Kong their permanent home are little, if

all concerned in the mui tsai traffic. But all who can

afford it from the highest dow, own mui tsai: and this

part of the community is very ready to do all it can for

their protection. Such limited registration would mean

in a more pointed manner than ever that the well disposad

would be put to extra trouble: and the omission from the Regulations of the regular trafficker, who moves about the country and lives nowhere, would entirely

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