CO129-533-10 Position of prostitution in Hong Kong 16-1-1931 - 19-9-1931 — Page 27

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de

country, and, to an increasing gree,

throughout the world. I am of

course fully aware that such

recognition and issuing of permits

is intended, not to indicate Govern-

ment approval or encouragement of

commercialised prostitution, but to

protect women and girls from

exploitation by procurers, souteneurs

and other such persons and to ensure

if

that they enter upon this occupation,

(Jundustand

it is of their own free will. As, nowever,

that intending prostitutes are brought

to be registered by the brothel

presumably

keepers, who are familiar with the

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several questions to be answered by

is difficult to feel the applicant, it cannot be rogarden

certain that the procedure fully

secures the end in view and that

∙iew,

it excludes the possibility of

pressure of various kinds being

secretly applied in at any rate some

cases.