CO129-514-3 Mui Tsai system- correspondence 27-8-1929 - 21-11-1929 — Page 18

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After that date the employers of any unregistered

mui-tsai who may be discovered will be liable to

prosecution. It is not proposed to prosecute

under paragraph 4 of the principal ordinance

employers of mui-tsai acquired since the coming into

force of the Female Domestic Service Ordinance in 1923 and before the 1st of December, 1929, provided

that these register before the six months period has

expired, and this decision will be made known to the

public through the vernacular press in due course.

7. With reference to the concluding sentence

of paragraph 8 of Your Lordship's despatch I have

been able to make arrangements to strengthen the

staff of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs for

the present by an additional cadet officer.

8.

The constitution of the Hong Kong Society

for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has now

been drafted and it is hoped that it will be

possible to proceed with the formal inauguration of

the Society very shortly. Full particulars will

be, forwarded in due course.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient, humble servant,

Governor, &c.