CO129-542-10 Mui Tsai system- correspondence from private individuals 13-1-1933 - 11-12-1933 — Page 27

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Mr. Jameson

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Mr. Gent. //i2

Mr. Cowell.

Mr. Parkinson.

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.↳

Permt. U.S. of S.

133.

5/12/33

f.S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

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Sir,

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DOWNING STREET.

7 December, 1933.

I am directed by Secretary

Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister to refer to

DRAFT.

conson.

(31)

your letter of the 23rd November

E.M. PETEKS, ESQ.

FURTHER ACTION.

Reyerov

regarding the registration of certain

children in Hong Kong.

2. The registration of girls

re

who at that time had the status of mui –

»

tsai in Hong Kong was completed in 1930

and since then the status of these girls

has been that of free, paid domestic

servants.

or

The acquisition of new mui

tsai on their introduction into the

Colony is now prohibited.

3. The Hong Kong Government is

no

satisfied that any serious abuses of the

anti-mui-tsai legislation could not

escape