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progress now made must not be risked by any effort towards
hurrying the Oriental. The rate of progress will improve
if the present policy is continued: but it is a delicate
business, and any false step may throw us back years.
4.
Special wards for women and children are being
opened in the Tungwa and Kwongwa Hospitals; these Hospitale
and these wards will also come under the care of the
Medical Officers in Charge Native Hospitals, who will
work with the Secretary Chinese Affairs and his Committees
under of course the medical direction of the P.C.M.O.
5.
Kok
The Po Leung Yue is an Institution of great
importance in dealing with women and children; its value
has been detailed so often that it is unnecessary to
repeat it here.
other
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I forget the terms of reference" except the general sense
of one dealing with special brothel areas. Much can be
(has been!) said on this: I am not sure whether this
point is clear. Areas are not "allocated" to brothels,
as seems to be the idea: brothers are not allowed where
there are police or other objections to their presenoe,
but we not infrequently have had to move whole blocks.
The new location is broadly chosen by the people themsel ver
before occupation reference is of course made to Police
and other departments, who at most say "no objection".
This amount of toleration is not interpreted as in any
way limiting the government powers; "no objection your
own risk, Government however will not interfere with
your tenancy, as far as we can see today, merely on the
ground of use as brothers". The tendency of course is to
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get together in particular districts:
but they are in
no
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