CO129-514-3 Mui Tsai system- correspondence 27-8-1929 - 21-11-1929 — Page 106

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Dated 4

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Decyphered

by

Governor, Hong Kong

Office at 11.15am.

on 4 having

125

Confidential of ur telegram of 20! October

MUI TSAI Ordinance 22 passed

Confidential

312 October included amendments in accordance with paragraph 9 of your despated of 22- August No. 210 also deals with difficilty of proving MUI TSAI not adopted daughter (5) "Ordinance 21 of 1929 amending

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a

Ordinance

of 1897 gives the Secretary for Chinese affairs weder powers of search and arrecto Opportunity

was taken in introducing for the Attorney-General to announce the intention of Government to enforce registration

Ordinance 22

and bring to

com

end

the present practice of employment of MUI TSAI, to appeal for co-operation of employers,

that

warning regulations

and to issue

to remain

a

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letter

were

not

In mail of your

paragraph 11 I am meeting Destrial Watch 5th hovember in order

Committee on

in order to endeavour

to enlist Chinese support and obtain their wreivs as to how best Part 3

can

be

made effective & I shall also publish the

6th hovember (vide your

correspondence

on 6.

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