CO129-543-2 Mui Tsai system 4-1-1933 - 11-4-1934 — Page 3

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Remaining on the register on

3,482

31st May, 1932

Remaining on the register on

30th November, 1932.

3,017

The registration of four Mui Tsai

has been cancelled as they are now regarded as adopted daughters. Adequate reasons are given.

There were 40 prosecutions during the year. In the absence of full details of the cases it is not possible to say whether all the fines imposed were adequate. But in the absence of comment to the contrary by the Governor, it must be assumed that he is satisfied that they

were.

It is worthy of note that the only four cases of bringing unregistered Mui Tsai into the Colony were the result of requests being made to register their Mui Tsai by newly arrived employers. This would rather lead one to

suppose that other Mui Tsai may sometimes be brought into the Colony undetected by employers who know that they cannot now register their Mui Tsai, and who therefore say nothing about, them.

The reporting of certain cases by the Mui Tsai themselves is a good sign, indicating their independence.

In view of Commander Haslewood's objection (in (1) on 13719/33) to our reference (in (15) on 92612/32) to the speech of the English Secretary of the Hong Kong Anti-Mui Tsai Society, it is interesting to note that the

Governor now quotes the passage to which we

referred.

thengfore

It will receive further publicity.

Captain Dugdale has already sent a

copy