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In paragraph 10 the Governor defends the

Po Leung Kuk and takes the greatest exception

to Mrs. Rolfe's "ill-informed criticism", but

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he admits that there are possibly one or two

matters on which there is room for improvement.

We have no means of judging how far his defence

is justified. The report of the Secretary for

Chinese Affairs for 1929 is not very informative.

It says that the Justices of the Peace "on no

occasion found cause for adverse comment", and

that "the Matron reports favourably on the

conduct, health and inuustry of the inmates

during the year." The Secretary for Chinese

Affairs nowhere states that from his own know-

ledge the institution was well run. I also

note from the report that the average number

of inmates was 69, that their food cost only

$5,496.- and that the bulk of the assets, viz.,

$20,000 was on fixed deposit on mortgage with

a plis Ma Lei Ho Shi. The activities of the

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Po Leung Kuk will clearly come within the

purview of the International Commission and we

shall hear in due course if the Commission

is satisfied that it is working well.

In paragraph 12, the Governor admits that

the facilities for free treatment of Venereal

Jisease are inadequate. It is a step in the

right direction that they propose to increase

these facilities.

Finally, in paragraph 13 the Governor

makes his concrete proposal, viz., that

Government