CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929 — Page 116

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Registration.

No person to have an

No. 1 of 1923. FEMALE DOMESTIC SERVICE.

(b) the remuneration of mui tsai ;

(e) the inspection and control of mui tsai and former mui tsai; and

(d) generally for the purpose of carrying out the policy

of this Ordinance.

(2) All regulations made under this Ordinance shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Council at the first meeting thereof held after the publication in the Gazette of the making of such regulations, and if a resolution is passed at the first meeting of the Legislative Council held after such regulations have been laid on the table of the said Council resolving that any such regulation shall be rescinded, or amended in any manner whatsoever, the said regulation shall, without prejudice to anything done thereunder, be deemed to be rescinded, or amended, as the case may be, as from the date of publication in the Gazette of the passing of such resolution.

13. (1) Every person who at the coming into operation of this Part shall have a mui tsai in his employment in the Colony shall register such mui tsai in the prescribed manner within six months after the coming into operation of this Part.

(2) Every person who shall at any time have in his employment in the Colony a mui tsai who shall have been brought into the Colony after the coming into operation of this Part shall register such mui tsai in the prescribed manner within two weeks after the arrival of such mui tsai in the Colony.

(3) It shall be lawful for the Secretary for Chinese Affairs in his absolute discretion to refuse to register any particular mui tsai and to remove any particular mui tsai from the register.

14. Subject to the period allowed for registration, and subject to the provisions of section 9, no person shall have musa in his in his employment an unregistered mui tsai.

unregistered

employment.

No person

employment

any female

15. Subject to the period allowed for registration, and

to have in his subject to the provisions of section 9, no person shall have in his employment any female domestic servant under the age of ten years unless such servant is a registered mui tsai.

domestic

servant

under tes. except a registered Tui tai.

*As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924,

FEMALE DOMESTIC SERVICE. No. 1 of 1923.

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16. Every mui tsai of or over the age of ten years shall Remuneration be entitled to such wages for her services as shall be of mooi tsni, prescribed.

17. This Part shall not come into operation until sucht. Coming into date as may be fixed by proclamation of the Governor in operation of Council.

PART IV.

Part III.

18. Subject to the provisions of section 7 (2), every person Generai who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions penalty. of this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder shall upon summary conviction be liable to a 'fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.

19. No prosecution under this Ordinance shall be com- Consent. menced without the consent of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

Price 25 cents (Hongkong Currency). To be purchased from Messrs. NORONHA & Co., Government Printers, Hongkong, and from the Crown Agents for the Colonies, 4 Millbank, London, S. W. 1.

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