CO129-539-4 Mui Tsai system 28-6-1932 - 28-11-1932 — Page 78

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Mr. Calder. 17. 10.32.

Mr. Cowell 19

Mr.

Parkinson.

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

20/10/32/

Sir J. Shuckburgh. 20

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

HONG KONG.

NO.

O.A.G.

386.

Ѣ

92613/32 Hong Kong.

Downing Street,

24

Sir,

October, 1932.

24

I have etc. to refer to

(9) Sir W. Peel's despatch No.232

103

of the 5th of May, transmitting

a report on the question of

adopted daughters, and to inform

you that advantage has been

taken of Sir W. Peel's presence

in this country to discuss the

matter with him.

2. I concur in his view that

considerable weight should be

attached to the objections felt

by the Chinese community to the

compulsory registration of adopted

daughters. If at a later date

it should prove that registration

was necessary to prevent evasion

of

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