CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931 — Page 48

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and supervision were responsible for the scandals

discovered. He insisted on the continuance of the

registration system. He stated "One of the

objections now raised to the Hong Kong system is that

the houses are licensed to conduct a business which

is contrary to the law of England and consequently

of the Colony

We have to face the

undoubted fact that it would be practically

impossible to enforce that law against the Chinese

community of Hong Kong. Are we then to ignore the

existence of these houses, to shut our eyes to the

methods by which the Chinese too often keeps up

the supply of their inmates and to leave these women

to undergo practical slavery without an endeavour to

ameliorate their condition? The answer

must continue to be that

we cannot shrink

from this duty and that the performance of it

requires that a much stricter and more direct control

shall be kept over these houses than is required

or would be possible in an English community"

It would be necessary that all these houses should

be registered such as common lodging houses are in

England, certificates of registration being issued instead of licences if that word is thought objection-

able. A fee on registration should be paid by the keepers."

10. In 1893 the Secretary of State suddenly wrote "I am of opinion that this system of registra-

tion and inspection of brothels should no longer be

maintained.

The system is clearly contrary to the

recognised