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COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY INTO THE TRAFFIC IN WOMEN

AND CHILDREN IN THE EAST.

OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

REPORT TO THE COUNCIL

NOTES REGARDING HONG KONG.

page 18.

The plan of the Report will be found on

The parts of the Report which are chiefly of

interest so far as Hong Kong is concerned are:-

PART I. Specially the "considerations and

suggestions" on pages 87

-

. 96.

PART II.

China.

Pages 127

-

167.

Hong Kong.

Pages 168 - 182.

Macao.

Pages 183 - 187.

PART III.

contains the Appendices, some state-

ments in which are of interest to Hong Kong.

interest:-

The following points are of special

PART I.

Pages 38 and 39.

It is stated that the new Chinese laws

recognise the adoption of female children, but that

ancient Chinese law (see footnote on page 39) had no

provision relating to the adoption of girls.

Page 40.

Cases of prostitutes who have been

Muitsai.

muitsai are exceedingly rare.

Page 43.

Distinction between Muitsai and slave girl.

Page 59.