CO129-532-3 Mui Tsai system 4-12-1930 - 9-11-1931 — Page 110

3. Since the last of the prosecutione

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mentioned in paragraphe 5 and 5 of my despatch under

reference, there have been 14 prosecutions under the

5 for bringing an

ordinance; 4 for ill-trautment;

unregistered mui-tsui into the Colony:

Keeping an unregistered mi-teal.

and 5 for

In the firet oase of ill-treatment the

Gagistrate aircharged the defendant. In the second

case the defendant was fined $100. In the thiru the

churge or 111-treatment was alumissed, but the

defendant was fined /100 or the alternative charge of

aBeault; and in the fourth, a fine of 50 for assault

was vimilarly imposUU. The ziple concerned in the

first 3 cases have been handed back to their relatives,

and the last is at present being cared for in the Po

Leung Kuk while #forts are being made to trace her

relativer.

5. Fines ranging from 20 to 10 were imposed

in the 5 cases of bringing unregistered mui-teai

into the Colony mentioned in paragraph 3 above,

genuine ignorance of the law being a factor common

to themall. In one of these cases the irl expressed

a desire to leave her employer and return to her

relatives, and stepe were taken to that end. In J

others the girls concerned wished to return to China

with their employers, since they could not remain with

them in Hong Kong, und arrangemente were accordingly made to Bae them out of the Colony. In the firth case,

owing to the special circumstances that the girl was

without relatives, had come to Hong Long with her

employer from Annas where they hau lived for the last

8 years, and could not bear the thought of separation

from

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