CO129-533-10 Position of prostitution in Hong Kong 16-1-1931 - 19-9-1931 — Page 6

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lage extent the purpose of florac * In fact in decorations, sitting in graceful atti. -tudes behind the guests & returning home when be dessert is served.*

Hong Kong the

professions of geisha & pros. -Libuts are not

dr.

as

clearly

marcatid, as

in

they

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Japan.

As far as I couldfather, the Lo. of N. Commission was favourably impressed with conditions in Hong Kong which compared favourably with those in Maces & elsewhere,

مه

4 I think

that if we immediately awar the Zuropean & Japanese houses (which au both already on the decline

new recruits are admitted) & commence the abolition of the brothels for troops by and. -milting no new recruits, we shall be adopting a

policy which will lead to no local opposition & can have no evil results; but I do feel that if we start interfering with the pure, Chinese brothels without considering much more canfully than has so far been done what the results may be, we may stir up a hornets' nest & be injuring a lot of surfectly harmbes xinnocent

I do not mean that I

regard the present system as pur. -manent, but I do think that its reform will require very careful

conson.

Jun

concur in

only concurs

G.L.M. Canson རྙ་ཆོ་ག

Mr. Chanomie sobe & rusmalts

minute.

I agree.

Walta D. Ethis

12/6

11/6/31

We ought to clove

any

brothel staffed with Enthians

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