CO129-537-2 Industry and Reformatory Schools Ordinance 1932 17-3-1932 - 29-4-1933 — Page 7

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should have used two terms one for the real

offender, and one for the child brought before

the Court under section 17, both terms being

used in conjunction where both classes are to

be affected.

It might be urged that this is all merely

a question of the use of the terms, but it is

quite clear from the Ordinance that a reformatory

is a place in which "youthful offenders" are

"reformed", and the assumption is that the fact

of residence in a reformatory, or the fact that

a child has been dealt with as a "youthful

offender" would be more apparent to the world

than the status of the inmate, or the ground upon

which the child was dealt with as a youthful

offender.

19.1.33.

I am afraid that this has been delayed

owing to more urgent work.

For convenience, I submit for con'son a draft (based on the minutes) of a despatch

which might be sent to Hong Kong, preferably

by the same mail as the despatch which will have to be sent in reply to (1) on 91233/2/32 Gen.

I send on for further con's on by G.D. of despatches and minutes on 91233/2/32. Further

con'son of (1) on that file was awaiting the

this file,

receipt of (3) on/52583/6/32.

Hu guesse

28.2.33

Both children young persons

in Lution 3

defined in

an

2 of Ordenanis No.1 & 1932

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