CO129-514-2 Mui Tsai system- suggested regulations and possible abolition 9-1-1929 - 16-5-1929 — Page 190

SUGGESTED REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION

OF MUI TSAI AND ADOPTED DAUGHTERS.

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Registration Regulation for Mui Tsai:

(1) After the promulgation of the registration law all

Mui Tsai must be registered within six months. After

the period prescribed, no registration is permissible.

Failure on the part of owners to register their Mui

Tsai will be punishable by a fine.

(2) All documents, either deeds of sale or deeds of gift

relating to the Mui Tsai, must be surrendered to, and

cancelled by, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, who

in turn will issue a certificate to the Master or

Mistress as evidence of his or her right to employ

the girl as Mui Tsai.

(3) Two copies of a photograph of every Mui Tsai must be

supplied by her owner at the time of registration,

one of which is to be filed with the Chinese Secreta-

riat and the other is to be affixed to the certificate

issued by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, so as to

avoid any attempt at fraudulent substitution. As an

additional safeguard, the Mui Tsai will be required

to place on the register as well as on the certificate,

her finger print.

(4) Both the owner and the Mai Tsai must be present at the

registration, and it should be the duty of the official in charge clearly to explain to the owner that here-

after the girl must be treated as an ordinary hired servant and to the girl her rights and future status

in the household.

(5) Wages must be fixed for the Mai Tsai as follows;

From 12 to 14 years old, 50 cents a month; from 15 to

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