[ { "id": 273143, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "page_number": 701, "title": "CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867", "content_text": "Memur 693\n\nState that after receive from the fine from the food. It was different wise. State that Sanford had been more festive consisted of fraud & guilt admitting to God a sincere repent of his Stampel and finally considering his offence there wise as attenuating in his favor.\n\nassumitances to this effect had been alleged to recommend the remission of punishment. Can innichnet hat Type had circumstances tending to his conviction unclosed come to the conclusion did not warrant immediate commission of punishment as he expressed himself read i din and that the authorised seats of the realm... of continuing clemency.\n\ncan wood undent at the end of 1868: and W's pant W. Find Bat 20 wite to the fat si R. Mardenacte sentence before the 31. dec 168_ adding quarter day & seful whithe Stanfede.\n\nMit a why y M. Fry thall, shold be proper ant controns ford Whemen (at heart. 6. the for... m ums.\n\nA (610/2 by qual oversight indux an part, on whe Iman thave A Name, to han satispot emeller ink to Z RM Communciation Best decision without waiting instigation. Mehertugh repented of Me Menon) has be mis as 5 Justis- aspette quatre mission.\n\nHis unyumpotanste Suspens tun the pour comm meal wenn Dr. 1865 munt han don vespacitet – Comaly aimsir 14/2 OR perposed the... \n\nDft immediately - but at bus 16/2.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 306892, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12]", "page_number": 10, "title": "CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12]", "content_text": "named as \n\nAessers in the Crown Lease, think became Juestres Wthe Prostitution option Funds ofthe Institution he has given \n\nCommunicating Very bad advice. The film about the grant \n\nSoome apparilti on a Govt Minute papers & The Fort-W. Pinme \n\nOf Money passed between M. Russie & the host \n\nA \n\nsigning on Whalf the Committe & Not being himself one of the \n\nLepeis _ a dir R. M = Donnell füst \n\n30 Sept 65 folis printet Incl \n\nfinks \n\nJor \n\nRennie & The Ger. Ahemen having the managent the (its Hall - does not refer the spur - a for years the grant has \n\nthrough the Treasury \n\nbem praise the Committee. But I would snt go \n\ninte This \n\nfurther than & till the for- to direct Mr. Ryrie (\"if he \n\nStill holds to) to pay \n\naren Her \n\nthe money to the Committer, Jagru \n\nfor with holding from Him \n\nas the Sec. S. Dees no Uasm \n\nThe money that has been abund voted - \n\nHis gravat he do intimnfict by the I think Mr. Kiswick \n\nSuite justified (for 2). impending home a copy by foste \n\ntion a Coul \n\na suggestion \n\nOn Dec. 167/7y Sin M. Hicks Beach Made & Jeing the Museum four six mother _ \"That desp. must- 7 January_bat. \n\nhavn reached. The Colony befor the end \n\n$ \n\nNo Communication is Mach 6 the Committer until June 11th a then only a thin the Coumiller have mad \n\nTheir letter of May 13th is not cent for 1.)! enguiries June 4th \n\nSust-dent to Full \n\nAugust 3rd & oddly enough the Committer allegast to \n\nThe 1115 are \n\n* \n\nack whether it has been forwarded Fold that it has a this would doubthings Love hung fire also. \n\n(it is a niche we have no dimilar means of pussam Ja \n\nM \n\n79 \n\nThe for. does not notice the allegation that in the he have come to an undustanding with the Committer \n\n8 \n\n(par. 3.5. 61 y JW. Keswicks) to abide by the decision of A special- muting alff Committer at which to thich Insti Bp. Burdan attended \n\nwhich is here refectul ; In \n\n144.03 he denies that any arrangement Pristely. Then \n\nwhy \n\nwere \n\n#hich Justin & Bishop Gresent \n\nAt that meeting Modifice rules were \n\nagune to Printul Cofey in 14403, by which while keeping the Chinese a non-Chinese homens deparate - & Norrviz Latindly fore noon Ju Chinia. Tromen & Children, \n\n,\"any. Esfectable Jerson of any nationality-canat- all times (scaph satuvidy moving) visit the Muscuns upon application the feroon in thay \"_ It seems that they difference at that \n\nMeeting \n\n- was whether whoh day, thonere beset apart for Europeans - a whole days for Chinese lastenal. to \n\n14403 \n\ninstead shalf days as above. . Inth \n\nAn \n\nthe \n\nNew Rules are \n\nbetter ofthe two- \n\nA \n\nLas \n\nW. Ry ein advo \n\nStat Saf \n\n-Cabut the whole days he probably wasw that I'`n \n\nHennigy \n\nwombre hair acuplul that Vies! \n\nunque his wisher with \n\nIf the for. Cole ram Facts & argument at first, he purpathamed lave Carried his point _ but then there could have no \n\nbeann \n\nDec.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 339916, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12]", "page_number": 507, "title": "CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12]", "content_text": "## Executor Hymen Replaces Corper and Orange\n\nAs soon as possible, Cam Mem Tris staff will be less by two Assistant Engineers, a chief Clerk/Draftsman and an Architect then to have remarks. The difficulty is as to their salaries. If his Basic salary is raised from $5760 to $7992, the Assistant Colonial Engineer will command a higher salary than has been attached to the Office Lithographer, and as the duties of the Executive Engineer are quite as heavy as those of the Assistant Colonial Engineer, he cannot be satisfied with less pay. In Berlin, he will not recommend $3996 for each, but...\n\n## Funding the Establishment of the Faunal Scheme\n\nShould affect that total. $506 appointed at $3000 - a term Lufficial men - and besides the high enough above the other salaries of the College. \n\n## Consideration of Salaries\n\nNo justification other than the scale, pursuant to the formula adequate to his rank and with reference to the formula also due to the impure brand that this is on (not practical). But therefore doing all as stated above the Sagitarium to in the first party.\n\n## Mr. Ommany's Minute\n\nWhich seems the main thing to be done. Ref 24/er.\n\n## M. Made\n\nI have talked the matters over.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 341362, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-244 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [1-4]", "page_number": 388, "title": "CO129-244 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [1-4]", "content_text": "The superintendence of the Office, as furnished by some persons, and measured increase both lately for some & 2760, while he now does, to & some. But Gould would call brim Eith Roristions & Section Lijmen,\n\nAnd\n\nI would not lead time to repeat Jesuration to these papers.\n\nAs Oleum Mudie & Drury was once recommended for further position Ramist hymen 3 Snem Love And Daorist.\n\nno feeling, nothing in Kerrion here. I would not confirm the aforesaid live do tomorrow furnishes full particulars of their training so far asce.\n\nIn Sample, proposed as of Apront Inquecin Au was selected to lift an Inspector of Buildings. He served 386 Gyula fupilage under a droneber C.E. and had some experience as an Assistant Engineer in the Actual supervision department. If the Senior Journal here formed be a good Anteculecti Actuinele que life from for the faction Achamely qualife\n\n8th Dosis toons bunicu proposed to fun which it The Aleponturent, as Epusprit. will stand thm. Jungen Hrn. (Weren) & 6660 Jon. Arst Linezer fen. (Bowdle) $3996 (\"freeution. For (Chathurn) (Mudie) (Torker)\n\nPage 386\n\n[ \"Arrril. Erynice (Vaumel) (Jury) (Sample) 14 \" 3000 2760 (Lemporary) 2328/ Lemporary 2328 (bacum) 232f ]", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-244 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [1-4].txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 457651, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915", "page_number": 393, "title": "CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915", "content_text": "C. D.\n\nSEP\n\nDRAFT.\n\n9/\n\nL\n\nMr. Mein trice\n\nMINUTE.\n\n34. Romiton 27/9 Mr. Collinis\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nSir H. Just.\n\nSir J. Anderson.\n\nMr. Steel-Maitland.\n\nMr. Bonar Law,\n\nSouth\n\n\"\n\nAl 17 Oct 42709\n\n-Along 41170/15\n\nSa 2\n\n12\n\n47144\n\nTh\n\n387\n\n28 Sept is\n\nI am directed to acknowledge the receipt. App. letter\n\n(N° 135212/15) 1/the 24th Febr\n\nEa\n\nwith regard to the detention at\n\nWhymen.\n\naddressed by M. C. Araholl\n\nanother in Shanghai; and\n\nhis mother\n\nto\n\nto\n\ngovernment you to lay before here inty\n\n• Edward Grey the inclosed copy\n\nit which mo\n\naddressed\n\nIhm for If It ting in the 17\n\nEst.\n\n09\n\n2. In the cics If Bonar Law\n\nis dishonored & consider that it is\n\nnot necessary to telegraph again", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520449, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "# CO 129/519/11\n## KONG\n### PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AMEND PROCE\n**CLOSED UNTIL**\n\n`CO 129/519/11`\n\nSubsequent \n\n| Date | Ref | Initials |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 11/12 | CR | F.E.D. |\n| 31/12 | | M2 Stewart |\n| | | Mr Gent |\n| 11/34 | | sv. Martin |\n| 1/13 | | mi fisat 13 sát |\n| | | M'Baurich Tompsony/4/3 |\n\n(2 papers)\n\n`Wt. 17079A-20 10m. 11/29 P. St. G. 101/33A`\n\nPage 62933 \n\n1909 \n\n+ \n\n21 of 1929 \n\nChwest... 42/3. 5/ef CR. (70613) \n\n87A 20/5", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520450, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 2, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "## 2\n\n1. Govt. 490 \nTrade Ordce 21 \n7/1929 \n29 Protection \nreport thereon. \n8.11.29 \nof Women & Girls Ordce\"\n\nThis amending Ordce strengthens the hands of the authorities in dealing with the traffic in women and girls, and also cleans up some inconsistencies in the former law.\n\nThe principal provisions are: —\n(1) It shall be no defence that the woman or girl in question consented to the transaction or received any part of the consideration.\n\n(2) In the section dealing with receiving or harbouring girls brought into the Colony by force, \"harbouring\" is expanded to cover \"detaining, or having under control\".\n\n(3) The section dealing with power to search is amended by giving power to arrest, and to seize documents and \"other articles which might be evidence of an offence\".\n\nSubject to legal objections signify non-disallowance.\n\nS. \nTashi Ke \n31.12.29.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520451, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "## 3\nNoted\n\nChapter 30\n\n2. Extract from Minutes and Report\n\nๆ \n2 Zal \n? as in M. Whittle's minute \n: \nthe 31.12.29. \nPre; see also minute on `62758/33.141`. \nWulkan \n12.3. \nJakaw \n1.3.30. \nTo legal observations. \nDerrick Rumpas. \n15-37/30. \nMinute \n19.3 \n132.0.A.G.78 (1st ed.) G./3. 22.3./20. \nK.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520452, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "# PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1929\n\nTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled “An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897.” He said: This Bill, Sir, represents no change in Government policy and makes no very great change in the law. Its objects are two-fold, first to strengthen the hands of the authorities in dealing with the elusive and persistent evil of the traffic in women and girls, and, secondly, to get rid of certain inconsistencies in our present law.\n\nAs to the first point, there are two principal changes effected. In the first place, it is provided that it shall be no defence to a charge of trafficking in women and girls that the victim herself consented to the transaction or received any share in the consideration for it. In the second place, the powers of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs as regards the detection of offences against the principal Ordinance, are strengthened. At present, he has a power of search but he has under the principal Ordinance no power of arrest and no power of seizure of things which may be useful as evidence in the subsequent prosecution of an offence. These powers are given to him by this Bill. He is also given power to question persons found on any premises which he searches in the belief that some offence against the Ordinance has been or is being committed there. It is also made an offence to obstruct any such search.\n\nWith regard to the second main object of the Ordinance, that is, the removal of certain difficulties in our present legislation, the matter is a rather technical one. It is fully explained in the Objects and Reasons. The main objects of the alterations which this Bill proposes to make on that point are to make it quite clear that the natural rights of the parents or other natural guardians of a girl who has been parted with in adoption or parted with in return for payment of money are not absolutely negatived, and in the second place to make clear that the statutory guardianship of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, given to him where a girl has been given in adoption or has been parted with by her natural guardians in return for payment of money, shall be exercised subject to the provisions of the Female Domestic Service Ordinance. The particular provision which we have in mind is one which provides that if the parents of a `mui tsai` under eighteen wish to have the girl returned to them, the girl must be returned to them without any payment whatsoever unless the Secretary for Chinese Affairs sees some grave objection to such restoration in the interests of the `mui tsai` herself. In this, as in all other respects, the guiding principle is the question of the interests of the girl herself. I beg to move the first reading.\n\nTHE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded and the Bill was read a first time.\n\n## Objects and Reasons\n\nThe \"Objects and Reasons\" for the Bill were stated as follows:\n\n1. This Ordinance proposes to make various alterations in the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, Ordinance No. 4 of 1897, some with a view to strengthening the hands of the authorities in dealing with the traffic in women and girls, and some in order to get rid of certain difficulties, explained below, which exist at present in our legislation.\n\n2. Section 2 of this Ordinance amends section 3 of the principal Ordinance so as to make paragraph (4) of the latter section more complete. At present, that paragraph contains correlative provisions, applicable to the two parties to the transaction, in three cases, i.e., sale, pledge, and hire, but \"disposal\" has no correlative. The amendment now to be made adds a reference to obtaining possession, as a correlative to disposal.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520453, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "# HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.\n\n255\n\n3. Section 3 of this Ordinance inserts a new section 3A in the principal Ordinance. This new section takes one defence away from the defendant to any charge under section 3 of the principal Ordinance, as it provides that it shall be no defence to any charge under that section that the woman or girl in question consented to the transaction or received any part of the consideration.\n\n4. It has been suggested that a possible defence to a charge of harbouring under section 18 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1897 would be that the accused was the person who had taken the girl out of the possession of the person having the lawful care of her, and that harbouring and taking are mutually exclusive. It is not to be supposed that the accused would expressly admit the suggested fact, but it would be argued that the evidence for the prosecution would naturally lead to that conclusion. On the other hand, it is just possible that the evidence of the prosecution would not be sufficient to discharge the onus of proof of a charge of taking under section 26 of the Ordinance, because under that section practically the whole onus is on the prosecution, whereas under section 18 a considerable onus is thrown on the defendant. Accordingly, section 4 of this Ordinance amends section 18 of the principal Ordinance so as to make it clear that the person who abducts or imports may be convicted of harbouring. The opportunity is taken of expanding the word \"harbour\" into \"harbour, detain or have under control.\"\n\n5. Section 32 of the **Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897**, Ordinance No. 4 of 1897, had a curious history in the five Women and Girls Ordinances enacted between 1889, the year in which the section first occurred, and 1897, and in its present form it is not quite satisfactory, especially in view of the provisions of the **Female Domestic Service Ordinance, 1923**, Ordinance No. 1 of 1923. Section 5 of this Ordinance proposes to substitute a new form of the section.\n\n6. In the first place, the present section negatives in undesirably wide terms the right of a parent to the custody of a girl where the parent has parted with the girl for the purpose of adoption into another family, or has received money for parting with the custody of the girl for any purpose. The proposed new section 32 does not expressly negative any right on the part of the parent, but merely vests the guardianship of the girl in such a case in the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. It empowers the Secretary for Chinese Affairs as legal guardian to make any order regarding the custody of the girl which he may think desirable in her interests, subject to one qualification which is referred to below. In making any such order the Secretary for Chinese Affairs would no doubt give full weight to the natural and moral claim of the parent to the custody of the girl. Thus, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs will still have the full rights of a legal guardian, but there will be no provision to suggest that the natural claims of the parent have been extinguished. Further, there will be nothing to suggest that the parent could not successfully...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520454, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "256 \n\n# HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\nassert a claim as against a third party to the custody of the girl if the Secretary for Chinese Affairs were not to exercise his legal right of guardianship.\n\n7. In the second place, the present section appears to give the Secretary for Chinese Affairs the full and unfettered right of a legal guardian. Section 10 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1923, however, considerably limits his right to refuse to restore a girl who is a mui tsai to the custody of her parent or natural guardian. There is a distinct conflict here between the two Ordinances. No doubt the later Ordinance would prevail, but it is advisable to make that position quite clear. Accordingly, the proposed new section 32 provides that the rights of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs as legal guardian shall be subject to the provisions of section 10 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1923. That section provides that any mui tsai who wishes to be restored to the custody of her parent or natural guardian, and any mui tsai under eighteen whose parent or natural guardian wishes such mui tsai to be restored to his or her custody, shall be restored to such custody unless the Secretary for Chinese Affairs sees some grave objection in the interest of such mui tsai to such restoration.\n\n8. In the third place, it might be argued that the declaratory clause of Ordinance No. 1 of 1923, i.e., section 2, negatives the right of guardianship conferred on the Secretary for Chinese Affairs by section 32 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1897. Reasons are given in the Objects and Reasons attached to the Female Domestic Service Amendment Bill for suggesting that the conflict here is only apparent, but it has been thought better to make the matter quite clear, and this is being done by means of a new section 23 which the above bill proposes to insert in Ordinance No. 1 of 1923. That new section will provide that nothing in Ordinance No. 1 of 1923 is to affect any right of guardianship vested in the Secretary for Chinese Affairs under Ordinance No. 4 of 1897, or to be vested in him under Ordinance No. 4 of 1897 as amended by this Ordinance.\n\n9. Section 39 of the principal Ordinance gives to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and any officer authorised for that purpose by him in writing, power to search any vessel or place where he has reasonable cause to suspect that there is any woman or girl who may be liable to be dealt with under the Ordinance, or in which he has reasonable cause to suspect that an offence against the Ordinance is being committed. It also gives power to search for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is in any vessel or place any woman or girl who may be liable to be dealt with under the Ordinance, or for the purposes of ascertaining whether any offence against the Ordinance is being committed there. The section gives power to remove and detain the woman or girl, but it gives no power to arrest, and it gives no power to seize documents or other articles which may be evidence of an offence.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520455, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "## HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.\n\n257\n\noffence. It also fails to make it an offence to obstruct any such search. Section 6 of this Ordinance substitutes a new section 39 which will remedy the above defects. The new section also gives to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and to the authorised officer, the right to put questions to persons found in any vessel or place searched under the sections and it requires such persons to answer such questions truthfully, and to obey any order given connected with the search. It also makes it an offence to force or induce a woman or girl who is liable to be dealt with under the Ordinance to conceal herself, or to escape, with a view to evading or obstructing the search. This section is adapted from section 19 of Enactment No. 2 of 1914 of the Enactments of the Federated Malay States, as amended by Enactment No. 21 of 1925. It will be noticed that sub-section (1) of section 39 of the principal Ordinance disappears, because all the necessary power seems to be given under sub-section (2) of that section, which appears in the new section as sub-section (1), with slight alterations.\n\n7", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520456, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "# N°490.\n\n**(Enclosure 1)**\n\n**(Enclosure 2)**\n\nMy Lord,\n\n**RECEIVED**\n\n9 DEC 1929\n\n**COL. OFFICE**\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE, \nHONGKONG, \n8th November, 1929.\n\nI have the honour to submit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance intituled: -\n\n2. An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897.\n\nThe enclosed report by the Attorney General explains the objects and reasons of the Ordinance.\n\nI have the honour to be, \nMy Lord, \nYour Lordship's most obedient, humble servant, \nGovernor, &c.\n\n## \nL.S. \nHONG KONG. \nNo. 21 OF 1929.\n\nI assent. \nC. CLEMENTI, Governor. \n1st November, 1929.\n\n## An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897.\n\n[1st November, 1929.]\n\nBe it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :-\n\n1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance, 1929.\n\n### Short title.\n\n2. Section 3 of the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, is amended by the insertion of the words \"or obtaining possession of,\" immediately after the words \"disposing of\" in the third line of paragraph (4).\n\n### Amendment of Ordinance No. 4 of 1897, s. 3.\n\n3. The following section is inserted in the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, immediately after section 3 :—\n\n#### Defence negatived.\n\n3A. It shall be no defence to any charge under section 3 that the woman or girl in question consented to the transaction or that she received the consideration or any part of the consideration therefor.\n\n#### 3A in Ordinance No. 4 of 1897.\n\n4. Section 18 of the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, is amended as follows :—\n\n| Sub-section | Amendment |\n| --- | --- |\n| (1) | by the deletion of the words \"receives or harbours\" in the third and sixth lines and by the substitution therefor in each case of the words \"receives, harbours, detains, or has under his control,\" ; |\n| (2) | (a) by the deletion of the words \"received or harboured\" in the second line and by the substitution therefor of the words \"received, harboured, detained, or had under his control,\"; |\n| (2) | (b) by the deletion of the words \"received or harboured her\" in the seventh and eighth lines and by the substitution therefor of the words \"received, harboured or detained her, or had her under his control,\" ; |\n\n### Amendment of Ordinance No. 4 of 1897, s. 18.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520457, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 10, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "## Ordinance No. 4 of 1923\n\n(d) by the addition of the following sub-section at the end thereof:—\n\n(4) No person charged under this section shall be entitled to be acquitted on the ground that such person brought the woman or girl into the Colony, or on the ground that such person took the woman or girl, or caused her to be taken, out of the possession of the person having the lawful care or charge of her.\n\n5. Section 32 of the Protection of Women and Repeal of Girls Ordinance, 1897, is repealed and the following section is substituted therefor:-\n\n## Guardianship of adopted girl, etc.\n\n32.-(1) If any parent or person acting in the place of a parent has, within or without the Colony, voluntarily parted with a girl under the age of eighteen years for the purpose of adoption into another family, or received money for parting with the custody of any girl under the age of eighteen years for any purpose, the legal guardianship of such girl while within the Colony shall be vested in the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.\n\n(2) If in any case it appears to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs that any girl under the age of eighteen years has not been properly treated by the person in whose custody she is, and that the girl is unwilling to remain in such custody, it shall be lawful for the Secretary for Chinese Affairs to call upon such person to produce proof to his satisfaction that such person is the legal guardian, and failing the production of such proof the legal guardianship of such girl while within the Colony shall be vested in the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.\n\n(3) Where the legal guardianship of any girl is vested in the Secretary for Chinese Affairs by virtue of the provisions of this section, it shall be lawful for the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, subject to the provisions of section 10 of the Female Domestic Service Ordinance, 1923, to make any order regarding the custody and control of the girl which he may think desirable in her interests, and if he so thinks fit, to require any person in whose charge he shall place the girl to enter into a bond with one or more sureties to treat the girl well and to produce her before him whenever he shall so require.\n\n6. Section 39 of the Protection of Women and Repeal of Girls Ordinance, 1897, is repealed and the following section is substituted therefor:-\n\n## Power of search, etc.\n\n39.-(1) The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, or any officer generally or specially authorised for that purpose in writing by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, may enter, and for that purpose may use force if necessary, and may search, any vessel, house, building, or other place for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is therein any woman or girl who is or may be liable to be dealt with under the provisions of this Ordinance, or whether any offence under this Ordinance is being, or has been, committed, and may remove any such woman or girl to a place of safety to be there detained until her case be enquired into.\n\n(2) The Secretary for Chinese Affairs or such officer as aforesaid may during or after any such search as is referred to in sub-section (1), arrest or cause to be arrested any person reasonably suspected of being liable to prosecution for an offence against this Ordinance, and may seize and detain any articles, or any books, documents or accounts, which he may have reason to believe to relate to any offence against this Ordinance.\n\n(3) No person shall refuse the Secretary for Chinese Affairs or such officer as aforesaid access to any such vessel, house, building or other place, or otherwise obstruct or hinder him in effecting an entrance, or in removing such woman or girl, or in seizing and detaining such articles, books, documents or accounts.\n\n(4). (a) In carrying out any search under the provisions of this section the Secretary for Chinese Affairs or such officer as aforesaid shall have power to put questions and to give any such order or direction as may be necessary to the inmates of any vessel, house, building, or other place for the purpose of carrying out such search.\n\n(b) The inmates of any vessel, house, building, or other place shall answer truthfully all questions put to them by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, or such officer as aforesaid, and shall obey any order or direction given by him touching any matter or any person connected with such search.\n\n(c) No person shall by force, restraint, threats, inducement, or other means, cause any woman or girl who is or may be liable to be dealt with under the provisions of this Ordinance to conceal herself in or to leave any vessel, house, building, or other place being searched or about to be searched by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs or such officer as aforesaid under the provisions of this section, with the intent that the search of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs or such officer may thereby be evaded or obstructed.\n\n(5) Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 31st day of October, 1929.\n\n**E. I. WYNNE-JONES,**\nDeputy Clerk of Councils.\n\nPage 10\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520458, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "## Enclosure 2.\n\n**ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,**\n\nHong Kong...1st November, 1929.\n\n**REPORT ON ORDINANCE No. 21 of 1929.**\n\n1.\n\nI have examined the accompanying Ordinance, intituled an Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's instructions.\n\n2.\n\nThis Ordinance makes various alterations in the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, Ordinance No. 4 of 1897, some with a view to strengthening the hands of the authorities in dealing with the elusive and persistent evil of the traffic in women and girls, and some in order to get rid of certain inconsistencies or apparent inconsistencies in the former statutory law.\n\n3.\n\nSection 2 of this Ordinance amends section 3 of the principal Ordinance so as to make paragraph (4) of the latter section more complete. Formerly that paragraph contained correlative provisions, applicable to the two parties to the transaction, in three cases, i.e., sale, pledge and hire, but \"disposal\" had no correlative. The amendment now made adds a reference", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520459, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "## \nto obtaining possession, as a correlative to disposal.\n\nSection 3 of this Ordinance inserts a new section 3A in the principal Ordinance. This new section takes one defence away from the defendant to any charge under section 3 of the principal Ordinance, as it provides that it shall be no defence to any charge under that section that the woman or girl in question consented to the transaction or received any part of the consideration.\n\n5. It has been suggested that a possible defence to a charge of harbouring under the former section 18 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1897 would have been that the accused was the person who had taken the girl out of the possession of the person having the lawful care of her, and that harbouring and taking are mutually exclusive.\n\nIt is not to be supposed that the accused would have expressly admitted the suggested fact, unless the taking was outside our jurisdiction, but it would have been argued that the evidence of the prosecution naturally led to that conclusion. On the other hand, it is just possible that the evidence of the prosecution would not have been sufficient to discharge the onus of proof of a charge of taking under section 26 of the Ordinance, because under that section practically the whole onus is on the prosecution, whereas under section 18 a considerable onus is thrown on the defendant.\n\nAccordingly, section 4 of this Ordinance amends section 18 of the principal Ordinance so as to make it clear that the person who abducts or imports may be convicted of harbouring. The opportunity is taken of expanding the word \"harbour\" into \"harbour, detain, or have under control\".", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520460, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "## 6. \n\nSection 32 of the **Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897**, Ordinance No. 4 of 1897, had a curious history in the five Women and Girls Ordinances enacted between 1889, the year in which the section first occurred, and 1897. The section began its career innocently enough as section 6 of Ordinance No. 9 of 1887. That section provided that whenever the Registrar General had reason to believe that any girl between six and sixteen was in the custody of any person who had no legal right to such custody, and that it was prejudicial to the interests of such child that she should continue in such custody, he might apply to a judge in chambers for a writ of habeas corpus, and that on the return of that writ the judge might make such order respecting the custody, etc., of the girl as he should deem best in the interests of the girl. In order to give the judge full power to act in the best interests of the girl, the section went on to provide that in dealing with such cases no parent who had voluntarily parted with the child for the purpose of adoption or who had received money for parting with the custody of the child for any other purpose should be deemed to be entitled as of right to the custody of the child. This section was repeated in exactly the same terms as section 23 of Ordinance No. 19 of 1889.\n\nCuriously enough, the section failed to appear in the consolidating **Women and Girls Protection Ordinance, 1890**, Ordinance No. 11 of 1890. In the following year an amending Ordinance was introduced, and it was explained that the object of the bill was twofold, i.e., to make certain emendments suggested by the Secretary of State, and to correct some oversights or omissions in the Ordinance of 1890. One of these oversights or omissions was the ...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520461, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "15\n\nomission of the old section 23 of Ordinance No. 19 of 1889. In the amending Ordinance of 1891, however, Ordinance No. 14 of 1891, it appeared in a very different form from the old form. Section 4 of Ordinance No. 14 of 1891 does not contain a word about the interests of the girl or about any application for a writ of habeas corpus nor does it contain any provision for the exercise of any discretion by the Registrar General. It lays down baldly that no parent who has voluntarily parted with a girl between six and sixteen for the purpose of adoption into another family, or who has received money for parting with the custody of the girl for any other purpose, shall be deemed to be entitled as of right to the custody of the girl. The surprising thing is that this new section was definitely put forward as intended to deal with the \"evil\" known as flying the white pigeon. This is a well-known form of fraud in which a woman or girl is ostensibly \"sold\", generally for purposes of marriage, and in which the woman or girl runs back to her fellow conspirator after the purchase money has been paid. Not a word was said in the Legislative Council about the omission from the old form of the section which I have referred to above.\n\nThe section was repeated in the same form in the consolidating Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, Ordinance No. 4 of 1897, and the Objects and Reasons contained the following surprising paragraph:-\n\n\"Section 24 (the section in question) is a reproduction of Ordinance 14 of 1891, section 4, and prevents parents, after selling their children and spending the money, from claiming them back even when adopted by the purchaser\".", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520462, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "# \nIn 1910 the interests of the girl and the discretion of the Registrar General reappeared, and the section was enacted by Ordinance No. 15 of 1910 in what is now practically the form in which it appeared later in Ordinance No. 4 of 1897. That form, however, was not quite satisfactory, especially in view of the provisions of the Female Domestic Service Ordinance, 1923, Ordinance No. 1 of 1923. Section 5 of this Ordinance therefore substitutes a new form of the section.\n\n7.\n\nIn the first place, the section in Ordinance No. 4 of 1897 negatived in undesirably wide terms the right of a parent to the custody of the girl where the parent had parted with the girl for the purposes of adoption into another family, or had received money for parting with the custody of the girl for any purpose. The new section 32 does not expressly negative any right on the part of the parent, but merely vests the guardianship of the girl in such a case in the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. It empowers the Secretary for Chinese Affairs as legal guardian to make any order regarding the custody of the girl which he may think desirable in her interests, subject to one qualification which is referred to below. In making any such order the Secretary for Chinese Affairs would no doubt give full weight to the natural and moral claim of the parent to the custody of the girl. Thus, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs will still have the full rights of a legal guardian, but there will be no provision to suggest that the natural claims of the parent have been extinguished. Further, there will be nothing to suggest that the parent could not successfully assert a claim as against a third party to the custody", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520463, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "17\n\n`62758/7/29`\n\nof the girl if the Secretary for Chinese Affairs were not to exercise his legal right of guardianship.\n\n8.\n\nIn the second place the former section appeared to give the Secretary for Chinese Affairs the full and unfettered right of a legal guardian. Section 10 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1923, however, considerably limits his right to refuse to restore a girl who is a mui tsai to the custody of her parent or natural guardian. There was a distinct conflict here between the two Ordinances. No doubt the later Ordinance would prevail, but it is advisable to make that position quite clear. Accordingly, the new section 32 provides that the rights of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs as legal guardian shall be subject to the provisions of section 10 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1923. That section provides that any mui tsai who wishes to be restored to the custody of her parent or natural guardian, and any mui tsai under eighteen whose parent or natural guardian wishes such mui tsai to be restored to his or her custody, shall be restored to such custody unless the Secretary for Chinese Affairs sees some grave objection in the interest of such mui tsai to such restoration.\n\n9. In the third place, it might have been argued that the declaratory clause of Ordinance No. 1 of 1923, i.e., section 2 negatived the right of guardianship conferred on the Secretary for Chinese Affairs by section 32 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1897. Reasons are given in the report on the Female Domestic Service Amendment Ordinance, Ordinance No. 22 of 1929, for suggesting that the conflict here was only apparent, but it has been thought better to make the matter quite clear, and this has been done", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520464, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "by means of a new section 23 which the above Ordinance inserts in Ordinance No. 1 of 1923. That new section provides that nothing in Ordinance No. 1 of 1923 is to affect any right of guardianship vested in the Secretary for Chinese Affairs under Ordinance No. 4 of 1897, or to be vested in him under Ordinance No. 4 of 1897 as amended by this Ordinance.\n\n10.\n\nSection 39 of the principal Ordinance gave to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and any officer authorised for that purpose by him in writing, power to search any vessel or place where he had reasonable cause to suspect that there was any woman or girl who might be liable to be dealt with under the Ordinance, or in which he had reasonable cause to suspect that an offence against the Ordinance was being committed. It also gave power to search for the purpose of ascertaining whether there was in any vessel or place any woman or girl who might be liable to be dealt with under the Ordinance, or for the purposes of ascertaining whether any offence against the Ordinance was being committed there. The section gave power to remove and detain the woman or girl, but it gave no power to arrest, and it gave no power to seize documents or other articles which might be evidence of an offence. It also failed to make it an offence to obstruct any such search. Section 6 of this Ordinance substitutes a new section 39 which remedies the above defects. The new section also gives to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and to the authorised officer, the right to put questions to persons found in any vessel or place searched under the section, and it requires such persons to answer such questions truthfully, and to obey any order given connected with the search. It also makes it an offence to force or induce a woman or girl who is liable to be...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520465, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "dealt with under the Ordinance to conceal herself, or to escape, with a view to evading or obstructing the search. This section is adapted from section 19 of Enactment No. 2 of 1914 of the Enactments of the Federated Malay States, as amended by Enactment No. 21 of 1925. It will be noticed that sub-section (1) of section 39 of the principal Ordinance disappears, because all the necessary power seems to be given under sub-section (2) of that section which appears in the new section as sub-section (1), with slight alterations.\n\nIn my opinion this is an Ordinance to which His Excellency the Governor may properly assent in the name of His Majesty and on His behalf.\n\n11.\n\n## مواد \nAttorney General.\n\n19 END", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520466, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "McLoure La S...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 520467, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929", "content_text": "1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-519-11 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance- 1929 1-11-1929 - 1-11-1929.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523361, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "1930\n\nCLOSED UNTIL\n\nFILE C\n\nNo. 72755\n\nSUBJECT.\n\nHong Kong\n\nPrevious\n\nSocial Hygiene\n\nCO129/522/3\n\nCO129/522/3\n\nCO62933/29\n\nSubsequent\n\n82787/31\n\n85065 780/13 5,000 7/48 N.M.Ltd.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523362, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 2, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "1. P.Q.1. Viscountess Astor\n\n28.1.30\n\n2. TO GOVERNOR! (W.K. Q&A)\n\n1/3\n\n5.2.30\n\n11.2.30\n\n27-2.30\n\nV2A P.Q.'s Viscountess Astor\n\n(on P.Q. file)\n\n3. At the Council of Women of H.K. &\n\nFarme\n\n...sse a\n\nhope that steps will be taken for the\n\nsuppression of brothels &\n\nimprovements of Conditions,\n\n+1917 34 to 009. 47 (vote 2A) All aufs 19.2.30\n\n3A\n\n? Reply to 3 as in the last\n\nsentence\n\ny\n\nminute\n\n72755/30.\n\nSis D. Grindle's\n\nthe 25.1.30 in\n\nDraw\n\n5.3.30.\n\n> she fund\n\nA\n\nthin\n\n9\n\na bea\n\nht\n\nTo this\n\ncomme a\n\nDept.\n\nme\n\n6/3 othe\n\ncompile app! of\n\nletter and dressed\n\nhim P.M.\n\ncuectio\n\nI\n\nbut\n\n...agree,\n\ncopy counts to boot,\n\nso that he may know what is in\n\nthe wind.\n\nG.L.M. Canson\n\nmight say\n\nthe\n\n6/3/30\n\n...thongst not to await the\n\nthe League of Nations\n\nnow of\n\nAmmesin Schen\n\ntating any state\n\n161.\n\nThe League of Nations Commission", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523363, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "3\n\nis supposed to be concerned in the international traffic in women.\n\nI do not wish to meddle with what we call the internal trade.\n\nOnly it may be very important from the point of view of India to maintain this restriction on their activities.\n\nAs a mere matter of fact, the Hongkong supply comes from China.\n\nSo far as the facts go, there is no need to make any reference to the internal trade. But it is rather delicate to say anything that might be read as encouragement to the Commission to carry their investigations into the internal trade.\n\nI suppose they will contrive to do so somehow - but they will be out of order in doing it.\n\nI fear that as regards Hongkong, all we can do is to play for time, having at the back of our minds the intention to meet the storm when it breaks by appointing a local commission.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523364, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Home sent out 15 Hongkong. Most reasonably insist on Can addition. The a few Chinese to the. But we must hope that Commission. the time for all this will not come for a few years.\n\nIf anything more is needed than a bare acknowledgment, I can only suggest adding that their views will be communicated.\n\nThe new Governor of Hongkong. Say nothing about a report. And in communicating the views, I think that Mr Pul will doubt require time to study the local conditions.\n\n16.9.90 Yes, as proposed.\n\nBAL 173.30. at once.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523365, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Hifto. H/w for curso.\n\nJishaw\n\n18.3.30\n\n4\n\nAssor\n\nfor Moral & Social Hygiene (Fds. Resolution)\n\n13.3.30\n\nDESTROYED UNDER STAT\n\n6.\n\nTo Miss Heilraus\n\nAckd. 15.3.30.\n\nDAS\n\nTIDER VIATO\n\n17.3.30\n\n7\n\nd. to Prime Minister\n\n(Fos copy resolution as at 4)\n\nYo N.C.W.U.B.\n\n4 20.0.A. G. 86 (w/c 3+1)\n\n26 MAR 1930\n\n26.3.30.\n\nI have sent a\n\nal\n\nsday 2\n\nNo 8\n\nreveliomes to su w Peer\n\nPul\n\nArday Ill Gent.\n\n3/4 abou\n\n89 P.Q.4 Vercounters Astor.\n\n15.5/30", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523366, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "6\n\n9. Gov. 286\n\nParticulars of the Colony.\n\n22-5-36\n\nBrothels and prostitutes in\n\nSee 2 and 4\n\nin the P.Q.\n\nfill.\n\n? As in draft w/w furn\n\nDr Shiels' P.S.\n\nJarmo\n\n27.6.30\n\n27/01/20\n\nThis opens the floodgates!\n\nWhat I take it that\n\nwe want\n\nis\n\na\n\nconsidered report from\n\nSir W. Peel, when he has had\n\ntime\n\nto review\n\nthe whole\n\nsubject, on\n\nthe question\n\nGenerally,\n\nsuch\n\nreport to be\n\nfollowed eventually by a\n\ncommission of inquiry by\n\na few really sensible", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523367, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "People.\n\nundecided\n\nLady\n\nI should be inclined\n\nto say nothing to\n\nAstor now,\n\nbut to\n\nwrite to Sir W. Peel in the\n\nsense of\n\nThis\n\nminute and\n\nhim\n\nin\n\nfor\n\nleisure.\n\n28.6.30\n\nDr Shiels\n\nhis views at his\n\nG.G.\n\nI agree with Sir C. Innes\n\n17.30\n\nBHE\n\nJes: Cancel draft to Lady Astor!\n\nI would, however,\n\nbe working\n\nto Sir W. Peel\n\nSay that the matter is becoming rather urgent,\n\nbeing much pressed, and that as we are\n\nwould like him to consider the setting up of some form of Commission to report and recommend; and ask if he thinks it should be a British\n\nor mixed, and if local or mixed\n\nI think we might or local or mixed, and if\n\nif Chinese should be on it.\n\nures are\n\nalso ask him to telegraph when he has come to some conclusion so that we would have Something with which to meet Lady Astor, Mrs N. Rolfe and others. These are\n\nbad and all classes are catered for. I hope I will be spared attacks on this in the Commons as few would have the moral\n\ncourage to defend me, at least, even if they thought we had a case. If a food commission we can pass this responsibility on them,\n\nfor a time. As you know T.D.S. 6.7.30\n\nBy once", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523368, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "I attach a file (about Traffic in Women & Children for the commission of the League of Nations).\n\nThis largely anticipates the action directed by Dr Shiels. A copy of this HK file was sent to the Colonial Office at the time.\n\nI suggest that CACS sent Gar's reply to the Committee. The cheap tone of it may have influenced Lady Astor's repeated question to the Secretary of State for the Colonies as to what steps the Committee were taking without delay to effect a reform of the system of licensed houses.\n\nANSWER by telegram to Peel (received 11 June). I agree TDS. 17.7.30\n\nPut on file Dr Shiels 7/7/30 665.2.20 Jajace 5.4.6 14.7.30\n\nPage 10 Johor.. Conf. 11. 1. 6/30. Origi 40083/30 haul.\n\nPage Roviculated 3117 Grant a month Mhant 118 alve temind by short tel. Weink 1/8 a d with (1) (see mins in CR Gennad that the reply when m Io matter) this file)\n\nX-Teb Теб 70063/30/From) sh' be registered on Hong King amp Noyi G Fight 30\n\nGot. Tel 113 reply to coop quo fwria on 23/8\n\nDESTROYED UNDER STATUTE 11.9.30", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523369, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Page 72755/30 Hongkong\n\nLord Passfield\n\n10\n\nSir W. Peel's telegram of the 11th showing that his despatch is on the way rather alters the instructions you gave me as to a private letter to him, but I presume you will still wish to write in order to make the point about the Secretariat personnel. I have also put in something about interpreters in general. Mr. Chapman tells me that, when Protector in Singapore, he found it much better to deal with girls without an interpreter.\n\nI also submit the draft of a letter which, if you have no objection, I propose to write to the two Governors. The Foreign Office were emphatic that we should warn them against any attempt to hoodwink the Commission or to conceal scandals from them.\n\nWe look on the \"secret agent\" with some dismay. It cannot be helped however, and we must make the best of it. No doubt he will find what he is expected to find whether it exists or not.\n\nAt the suggestion of Mr. Chapman our assessor at the Geneva meeting, I put in a suggestion that some sort of watch should be kept on his proceedings. The real danger is that the Chinese he employs will levy blackmail. This danger will be obvious and perhaps need not be mentioned.\n\n13 To Sir W. Peel\n\n15 Sept. 1930\n\nSp 1779\n\n15.9.30\n\n19.9.30\n\n19.9.30\n\n14 To Sun Executive Secretariat\n\n14\n\nTo Sir W. Peel\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523370, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "15. Gov. Conf. (2)\n\n22.8.30\n\nWith regard to\n\nRepresentations present regarding prostitution - it is stated that if it is decided that prostitution with immediate action be taken to abolish brothels, there would be laid on a cable to that effect.\n\n1.\n\nGeneral file 70063/30 sub-file 4, which deals properly with the international traffic which is to be the sphere of the League of Nations Commission, contains material on this question of Hong Kong's interference policy or administration in respect of prostitutes; viz.\n\n2.\n\nMinutes as a result of which a despatch was written.\n\n3.\n\nLady Clementi's questions (4) in 72755/30 bring up the interference question again after a period of quiet, and a review of the question was promised.\n\nThe point was raised in favour of retaining regulated brothel-tack. Venereal disease is lessened, and it is argued that the system is tidier, in that the business is laid out openly.\n\nIf universal...\n\n \n...are of the right, application...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523371, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Sloppea A \n\nflagged 'A' \n\ngenerally yecter. See $$ 7-9 912 \n\nC.M.D \n\n2501. \n\nThe chions \n\nlocal expument is \n\nthat it is essential to key a \n\nclose individual check \n\nM \n\nthe \n\nprostitute class (see $69 \n\nuport of 4th June \n\nin order \n\n4th June 1923 by Sc. A, that unwilling subs \n\nchildren shall not be recricted the brothel invecter shall be free \n\nThe peculiar load facto \n\nme: \n\n(2) large number of prostitutes resulting \n\nfrom preponderance of male population \n\nIf the 205 Telow. (b) position of prostitute as snventional \n\nleisme companion or entertainer, establimed position in Chines \n\nSociety \n\n(c) free flow of ponnection from China, \n\nWhere the individuct is less protectes, \n\nnew prostitutes. Due must-tier system team to be inelevent except in English \n\ninpions. Even for evidence u the files I lake is that it comer be hesaly a time to say that dancabin service in England in a recruiting found bove the most halt Hape of that the wat toe system wickes postitates. \n\nBut the S.C.A's put of 1523 \n\nnecessitating check on \n\nGecepts \n\ntu. \n\nregulated light system", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523372, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "desirable for Europeans too. 4.3 brothels for Europeans were \n\n? now 177 \n\nbarrack \n\nmaintains \n\n༠༡ \n\nГеранси \n\nand \n\nC \n\nwith if Em Bean, qi \n\npest 1 \n\n219 Chinese prostitutes, \n\nthe evidence in \n\nfavour of the system reveals a \n\nlow incidence \n\nof V.D. \n\nin \n\nthe \n\nEuropean garrison. Pork and \n\n120 \n\nNo, we are told it is inconceivable \n\nthat Europeans should go to the \n\nbrothels reserved for Chinese, \n\n(vide OSA 40257/23) 24E \n\nread it that Europeans would \n\nundergo diseased \n\nexamination Q427.10 \n\nGarrison conditions provide \n\npurely local exponents & do not \n\narrogate \n\njustify abolishing the regulated \n\nbrothel system. \n\nの \n\nbut presumably \n\nthe \n\nintention is to keep Europeans out \n\nof \n\nthe \n\nChinese brothels. \n\nNot, Chinese \n\nRegulation of \n\nWomen \n\nprostitutes will come into the \n\nhell \n\ner. \n\nthe \n\nI am \n\nintentionally arguing \n\nwith certain \n\ngrounds of importation, European \n\nand \n\nJapanese women \n\nbeing in the limelight on the system \n\nof administration. \n\n? The first step \n\ndesired \n\nseems to be to get rid of \n\nthe non- \n\nChinese prostitution brothel. \n\nThe step honoured by the \n\nGovernor will be taken as \n\nan \n\nadmission that the system \n\nfailed \n\nand \n\nwill be a piece of \n\nevidence for the commission which \n\nmay \n\nnot \n\nlead them to the \n\ntruth. It will", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523373, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "not be possible for it to be an it\n\nExperiment on\n\nto be disassociated\n\nfrom the visit of the League of\n\nNations Commission. It seems to\n\nbe too much\n\nto try to\n\nthe commission reports on it. I'll\n\nincrease unmeasurably\n\nany\n\ncriticisms\n\nthe commission\n\nmay\n\nmake.\n\nG. C. Miles\n\n30.5.30\n\nMrs. W. Harris personally to Sir G. Grindle\n\nS.W.\n\n16\n\nTwo copies\n\n14.10.30\n\nJohnson\n\nLetter from 112 Bascom\n\nAs regards A\n\nOne\n\ncopy\n\nSee\n\n14\n\nhas been,\n\nA B\n\nthe question has not been\n\nreceived on a G.D. file in circulation.\n\nLost Love.\n\nPoints on which\n\nit might be advisable\n\nto use this\n\nopportunity of informal approach\n\nare\n\n(1) the danger of the secret agent\n\nsystem\n\n(2) if it is decided to take action as advised in ¶ 6 emphasize that this should be\n\nConsidered an\n\nExperiment which", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523374, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Should not be taken\n\nhas found that it-\n\nevidence\n\nthe Hong Kong, can do without the system of regulation.\n\nG.D. might advise.\n\ndiles\n\n15.10.30\n\n17. Summary of findings corresponded on this question box covering years 1887-1900.\n\nThe enclosure to (16) shows that the International Commission will reach Hong Kong by Christmas.\n\nThus there is no possibility of effecting any serious modifications in the conditions there before its arrival.\n\nI have delayed (15) for some time, but before the arrival of (16) there was no indication of any particular urgency, and the brothel system in Hong Kong has a long history.\n\nA summary of that history, which Mr. Miles has prepared, is annexed as No. 17.\n\nIt shows how the policy has varied, but the most interesting point is that as long ago as 1878 a Commission denounced the system of Government control, and the Governor agreed with it but was overruled by the Secretary of State.\n\nThe present Governor's despatch, (No.15) does not impress.\n\nIt is obvious, despite his disclaimer in paragraph 11, that he has placed himself on the defensive.\n\nIn paragraph 2 he emphasises the unanimity of local opinion in favour of the present system, but he has not understood that some increase in sly prostitution is definitely accepted on the modern view, as a lesser evil than brothels.\n\nThe Hong Kong system", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523375, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "The system may be \"more orderly than is the state of affairs in London\", but that orderliness is purchased at the price of recognising and maintaining large vested interests in vice in the persons of the brothel owners.\n\nParagraph 4 affords no excuse for brothels for Europeans and Japanese and the Governor does not explain how the abolition of regulated brothels in Hong Kong would increase \"the difficulty of dealing effectively with the international traffic in women and girls.\" He will have to try and make out his case on that point to the International Commission and I shall be surprised if he convinces them. Paragraph 6 simply shows that the Governor has failed to understand what is being accomplished in the Straits Settlements.\n\nAs regards paragraph 9, it appears that in November, 1929, the Government passed regulations prohibiting the use of vessels for the purpose of prostitution. Vessels means \"all trading junks, fishing junks, lighters, cargo boats, fishing drying hulks as well as any other hulks and all small boats other than pleasure boats.\" Since the receipt of our despatch containing Mrs. Neville Rolfe's strictures, the Government has passed a second regulation prohibiting the use of launches or motor boats for such purposes. We may hope that this will stop that particular abuse, but if there are any pleasure boats which are not launches or motor boats, it is obvious they could still be used to transport prostitutes to ships without contravening the regulations.\n\nIn", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523376, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "In paragraph 10 the Governor defends the Po Leung Kuk and takes the greatest exception to Mrs. Rolfe's \"ill-informed criticism\", but he admits that there are possibly one or two matters on which there is room for improvement. We have no means of judging how far his defence is justified. The report of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for 1929 is not very informative. It says that the Justices of the Peace \"on no occasion found cause for adverse comment\", and that \"the Matron reports favourably on the conduct, health and industry of the inmates during the year.\" The Secretary for Chinese Affairs nowhere states that from his own knowledge the institution was well run. I also note from the report that the average number of inmates was 69, that their food cost only $5,496, and that the bulk of the assets, viz., $20,000 was on fixed deposit or mortgage with a plus Ma Lei Ho Shi. The activities of the Po Leung Kuk will clearly come within the purview of the International Commission and we shall hear in due course if the Commission is satisfied that it is working well.\n\nIn paragraph 12, the Governor admits that the facilities for free treatment of Venereal Disease are inadequate. It is a step in the right direction that they propose to increase these facilities.\n\nFinally, in paragraph 13 the Governor makes his concrete proposal, viz., that Government", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523377, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "18\n\nGovernment should refuse to register any new prostitutes. Now, the Secretary of State insisted on the cessation of any registration system for brothels or prostitutes in the years 1893/97 (see paragraphs 11 and 12 of No.17) and the present registration system in Hong Kong rests on no legal basis. I have not ascertained when it was introduced, but a full description of it is given on 40259/23, Hong Kong. In effect the Government warns the brothel owners not to admit any prostitute who has not received a Government card. That warning, though without legal authority, is effective because the police can take action to close any house used as a brothel (see section 13 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1897). Hence, the simple expedient of giving a card to prostitutes has sufficed to re-introduce registered prostitutes and recognised brothels. It is a further confirmation of the truth of the statement in paragraph 18 of Command 2501, that \"as experience of other countries has shown, the only safe and logical alternative to registration is to declare brothels illegal and to take steps to close them whenever they come to the notice of the authorities\".\n\nThe position in Hong Kong is hard to defend and I fear the International Commission will make strong comments. There are 222 \"known\" Chinese and Japanese brothels with 2,457 Chinese and 6 known foreign brothels with 17 foreign inmates, (see No. 9), but as \"the situation as regards known brothels is still the same generally\".", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523378, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "X40259/41\n\n123\n\nGenerally, as was reported in Sir R. E. Stubbs' despatch No. 235 of the 7th July, 1923, I assume that between 30 and 40 of the known Chinese and Japanese brothels are for Europeans.\n\nThe number of sly brothels cannot be estimated, but the police are said to keep a strict lookout for them. If the Government now refuses to register any new prostitutes and closes any brothel where unregistered prostitutes are found, it would be a step in the right direction and possibly the only one which can now be taken before the International Commission arrives. A more logical line, if there had been time, would have been to follow the Straits example and gradually close down first all the known brothels for Europeans. It is probable that the International Commission may take the cessation of registration as an admission of the failure of the present system, but I think we should risk that and telegraph approval, adding that, as in the Straits Settlements, special efforts should be directed to the early closing of all brothels for Europeans and warning them of the early arrival of the International Commission.\n\nJ.A. Calder\n\n22.10.30\n\nI agree with Mr. Calder. The toleration of brothels containing foreign prostitutes is absolutely indefensible. The toleration of brothels for Europeans containing Asiatic prostitutes is very nearly in the same position. The toleration of purely Chinese brothels may be inevitable for the present simply because the question of disposing of the inmates presents insuperable difficulties; we came up against the same problem", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523379, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "in Kalaya. But, if Malayan experience is anything to go by, the carry-over in Hong Kong is pretty rapid & if the Court refuses to register more prostitutes the situation will correct itself fairly rapidly.\n\nI agree that we should take the risk of instructing the Govt to discontinue registration & I think that they might be asked to consider the possibility of repatriating the non-Asiatic prostitutes. Certainly no more should be admitted to the Colony. The Japanese authorities would probably cooperate in repatriating any Japanese prostitutes (as they did in Malaya).\n\nThe Attorney General has been informed of the early advent of the Commission in this matter, relating to the Commission.\n\nG. E. M. Canson\n\n23/1\n\nIt is doubtful whether it is possible to forbid the influx of Chinese prostitutes into Hong Kong and it seems that the only way to deal with the situation is to register all prostitutes and to prescribe the suppression of brothels where unregistered prostitutes are found.\n\nIt seems to me undignified to take a step which the best authorities consider contrary to the interests of innocent women and of the Colony as a whole to put before the Leg. Commission. Let the Commission examine the system as it now stands & take the full responsibility for the alterations which they may recommend.\n\nPage 20\n\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523380, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 21, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "21\n\n× Lee No. 13 on this file\n\nShould be regarded as the\n\nin view\n\nof his defeat the P.F.\n\nsteps be taken until the Commission\n\nhas reported on it.\n\nWallord. Ellis,\n\nI agree with Lowe Ellis.\n\n6425/4\n\nThe S.S. wrote privately to Sir W. Peel not to do anything like window-dressing before\n\nThe arrival\n\nBut the most important thing is to keep it\n\n\"secret\",\n\nas has been said.\n\nTherefore\n\nfor Harris before proceeding on.\n\n2410-30 G.G\n\n16.\n\n18-10-30 G.G. to Harris (4.10) — (w/c. 14.10) - 4.11.30 -\n\n27.10.30", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523381, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 22, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Sir S. Wilson.\n\n22\n\nThis is the Hongkong despatch\n\nPlease see\n\n120.16 and\n\nthe minutes\n\nIteration.\n\nGiving\n\nthe\n\nGovernor's considered views\n\non prostitution in the colony.\n\nAs regards the Governor's\n\nproposal to stop registration, I agree\n\nwith my Ellis.\n\nWe believe that the present\n\nsystem is on the whole best for the women\n\nand also for those\n\nwho\n\nmight be forced into prostitution\n\nagainst their will, as\n\nit were not for\n\nthe protection afforded them by\n\nthe\n\nSecretariat.\n\nIn dealing with prostitution\n\none cannot confine one's\n\nconsideration to\n\nthe prostitute alone.\n\nLet us\n\nhave\n\nthe courage of our convictions\n\nand show it to the centres &\n\nforces\n\nuntil the League\n\nwas into it.\n\nMeanwhile make it clear that\n\nquestions\n\nby Lady Clementi and others will be\n\nAnswered on the lines that the\n\nS. J.S. is in communication with", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523382, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "23\n\nthe Governor but, before deciding\n\n19.\n\non\n\nany\n\ncourse of\n\naction,\n\nwill\n\nAwait\n\nthe\n\n4.7\n\nN. 3 Commission's\n\nReport.\n\nBee of plate.\n\n27.6.00\n\nGe\n\nI think we must await the\n\nReport of the Commission. Any steps taken now to effect a change in policy will only be regarded as an admission that we think we have been wrong\n\nand are\n\nfrightened of the\n\nCommission.\n\n8.16\n\n27.10.30.\n\nP 28/10\n\n29\n\nI Gov. Hongkong. Tel no 48. 24 Oct 16.\n\n8.\n\nM.O. going away - P.M. 3.4% for time to see of 1/30\n\nSun\n\n6.4.7. Caurm\n\n17/11/30\n\nAllowed\n\n3.6.1.30\n\nPatonce", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523383, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 24, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "2.E.\n\nMr. Clauson to see\n\nDr. Drummond Shiels\n\n(on return)\n\nSeen\n\nT.D.S.\n\n29.11.30\n\n20\n\nSir W. Peel s/o\n\n28/X/30\n\n24\n\nIs inclined to think that the retaining of\n\nlaws which provide for the prosecution of house-\n\nkeepers is unsound, and that the proper course is to\n\nincrease facilities for treatment of disease.\n\n21\n\nSir W. Peel s/o\n\n28/X/30\n\n? 70428/9/Gen\n\nAgrees with points raised in (14a) which will\n\nreceive his personal attention.\n\nI have delayed this to obtain the file on\n\nwhich it was minuted that the department should be\n\ncleaned and on which it was suggested by Dr.\n\nDrummond Shiels that the cadet who examined\n\ncandidates for prostitution should do so without an\n\ninterpreter. That file is still in circulation.\n\n(20) See Section 12 of Ordinance 4 of 1897.\n\nIt is\n\na queer ordinance, as a result of amendment, because\n\nthough under Section 13 the mere keeping of a brothel\n\nis illegal, it rests with the police or the S.C.A.\n\nand whether Section 13 is used and Section 12 or similar\n\nsections accept the existence of brothels. It seems\n\ndoubtful whether in practice Section 12 will be much\n\nused, and the point seems of little importance\n\nbeside the main question of\n\n(1)\n\ntoleration, vs. abolition.\n\nAs regards corruption there are two kinds\n\n(1) Where you bribe to get an irregular thing done\n\n(2) Where you have to pay commission before a\n\nregular thing is done.\n\nThe trouble with (2) is that it is so universal\n\nin the East that it is done, like tipping in London,\n\n017\n\neven under staring prohibit notices. A virtuous\n\nminor official refrains from (1) but it is", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523384, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 25, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "25\n\nan embarrassing eccentricity to refrain from (2)\n\nand evidence is never given except for irrelevant reasons.\n\nAs regards interpreters, I have found similarly that a Tamil cooly unused to Europeans, at the first sound of a foreign intonation, persuades himself that he cannot understand and simply does not attend.\n\nProvided that the cadet is really able to follow every word, and actually controls the questions, an interpreter is useful?\n\nPut by (20) and (21)\n\nGthiles\n\nHalder 13.12.30\n\nMeyfin 12.12.30\n\nG.G. 13.12.30\n\naldre", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523385, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 26, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Mr Vernon (Send this be you, as I don't have what spent in the East, Budget - expenditure in Malaya)\n\nChancery\n\nMiss Townsend called with this.\n\nI told her that I was not familiar with the correspondence on this subject but that I would look into the matter and let her have a reply by telephone by Monday.\n\nThe It. despatch for which Lady Astor asked (and which had arrived by the time of her question) is 72755.\n\nI don't think we can refuse the request of the Adviser for Moral & Social Hygiene to me this & quote from it if necessary. (Tothill has, of course, been lately concerned with the Sor.)\n\n(2) Weather's despatch referred to in this despatch is based on Lady Astor's P.J. 1512091930 (204 72062 P.Q. file). The despatch referred to is F.O. 72062/30. This\n\nPage 26\n\n(The original text appears to be a scanned document with OCR errors. The proofread text is formatted in HTML as per the instructions.)\n\nHowever, to follow the exact instructions given and to remove the last sentence which is a comment, the corrected response should be:\n\nMr Vernon (Send this be you, as I don't have what spent in the East, Budget - expenditure in Malaya)\n\nChancery\n\nMiss Townsend called with this.\n\n1\n\nI told her that I was not familiar with the correspondence on this subject but that I would look into the matter and let her have a reply by telephone by Monday.\n\n26\n\nThe It. despatch for which Lady Astor asked (and which had arrived by the time of her question) is 72755.\n\nI don't think we can refuse the request of the Adviser for Moral & Social Hygiene to me this & quote from it if necessary. (Tothill has, of course, been lately concerned with the Sor.)\n\n(2) Weather's despatch referred to in this despatch is based on Lady Astor's P.J. 1512091930 (204 72062 P.Q. file). The despatch referred to is F.O. 72062/30. This\n\nPage 26\n\n \nhas been re-adjusted to \nMr Vernon (Send this be you, as I don't have what spent in the East, Budget - expenditure in Malaya)\n\nChancery\n\nMiss Townsend called with this.\n\nI fold \n\nhes that I was not familia's with the comesfondence on this subject but \n\nthat I would look into the matter and let her have a refly by telephone by \n\nMonday \n\n26 \n\n() The It K. dess for which Lady Astor \n\nasked (and which had interrived of the time of her question) is gomp \n\n72755 \n\nI don't think we can \n\nrefine the request of the Auve\" for \n\nMoral & Social Itygen to me this \n\n& quote from it if necessary. (Tohex \n\nhas frourse, been later con? with the Sor.) \n\n(2) Wether's dont referred to in \n\nThis exquinn is based on Lady Hastor's P-PJ 1512091930 (204 72062 PQ file). The \n\ndesp. referred to is 7 ou 72062/30 ? Thes \n\nhas been re-adjusted to the first version.\n\nHowever, to make it perfect, the initial part \"I fold hes that I was not familia's with the comesfondence on this subject but that I would look into the matter and let her have a refly by telephone by Monday\" should be kept as one paragraph.\n\nThus the final output is \nMr Vernon (Send this be you, as I don't have what spent in the East, Budget - expenditure in Malaya)\n\nChancery\n\nMiss Townsend called with this.\n\nI told her that I was not familiar with the correspondence on this subject but that I would look into the matter and let her have a reply by telephone by Monday.\n\nThe It. despatch for which Lady Astor asked (and which had arrived by the time of her question) is 72755.\n\nI don't think we can refuse the request of the Adviser for Moral & Social Hygiene to me this & quote from it if necessary. (Tothill has, of course, been lately concerned with the Sor.)\n\n(2) Weather's despatch referred to in this despatch is based on Lady Astor's P.J. 1512091930 (204 72062 P.Q. file). The despatch referred to is F.O. 72062/30. This\n\nPage 26", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523386, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "27\n\ntoo can\n\nfor\n\nbe sent to the Ass?\n\nDevral & Social Hygiene\n\nMr Kunon\n\n7.1. 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Martin 27.3.31\n\nLufitary\n\nis no objection to their\n\nThere is no\n\ndoth during the Milven dash\n\ndeadly as Dr. Patricks has kindly\n\npromised to put it in the High/Liteway of any\n\noutbreak\n\nfor it, which not only has. He requests killing the rat\n\n6 file 72766\n\nstill.\n\naut suc\n\nThe draft in putting which an\n\nto my bit by the poor accuracy\n\nl\n\nlittle\n\nwording is on\n\nbut\n\nof communications me f\n\nwhat are\n\nhe aut\n\nof\n\nawaiting the report\n\nthe League of Nations Curve this refractory baking active Portiss you can this report\n\nreport is likely\n\nlitry\n\nZ\n\nwhen\n\naffect\n\nFor the meantime I think\n\nthat we decline to\n\nthe draft to the\n\nsupply\n\nPonty\n\nthat means the report &\n\non the ground\n\nawaiting\n\nCorrected version with minor adjustments for clarity and adhering to the rules:\n27\n\ntoo can\n\nfor\n\nbe sent to the Assembly?\n\nDevral & Social Hygiene\n\nMr. Kunon\n\n7.1. Martin 27.3.31\n\nLuftitary\n\nis no objection to their\n\nThere is no\n\n... during the Milven dash\n\ndeadly as Dr. Patricks has kindly\n\npromised to put it in the Highway/Liteway of any\n\noutbreak\n\nfor it, which not only has. He requests killing the rat\n\n6 file XCR(72)766\n\nstill.\n\naut suc\n\nThe draft in putting which an\n\nto my bit by the poor accuracy\n\nlittle\n\nwording is on\n\nbut\n\nof communications me for\n\nwhat are\n\nhe auth\n\nof\n\nawaiting the report\n\nthe League of Nations Committee this refractory making active Portiss you can this report\n\nreport is likely\n\nliterary\n\nZ\n\nwhen\n\naffect\n\nFor the meantime I think\n\nthat we decline to\n\nthe draft to the\n\nsupply\n\nPonty\n\nthat means the report &\n\non the ground\n\nawaiting\n\nHowever, to follow the exact output format requested without markdown or code fences and directly providing the final corrected HTML:\n\n27\n\ntoo can\n\nfor\n\nbe sent to the Assembly?\n\nDevral & Social Hygiene\n\nMr. Kunon\n\n7.1. Martin 27.3.31\n\nLuftitary\n\nis no objection to their\n\nThere is no\n\n... during the Milven dash\n\ndeadly as Dr. Patricks has kindly\n\npromised to put it in the Highway of any\n\noutbreak\n\nfor it, which not only has. He requests killing the rat\n\n6 file 72766\n\nstill.\n\naut suc\n\nThe draft in putting which an\n\nto my bit by the poor accuracy\n\nlittle\n\nwording is on\n\nbut\n\nof communications me for\n\nwhat are\n\nhe auth\n\nof\n\nawaiting the report\n\nthe League of Nations Committee this refractory making active Portiss you can this report\n\nreport is likely\n\nliterary\n\nZ\n\nwhen\n\naffect\n\nFor the meantime I think\n\nthat we decline to\n\nthe draft to the\n\nsupply\n\nPonty\n\nthat means the report &\n\non the ground\n\nawaiting", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523387, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 28, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "THE ASSOCIATION FOR MORAL & SOCIAL HYGIENE\n\nFOUNDED BY JOSEPHINE BUTLER, 1870.\n\n28\n\nPresident:\n\nMr. GEORGE Grey BUTLER.\n\nChairman:\n\nRev. W. C. ROBERTS.\n\nHon. Treasurer: Dr. JANE WALKER, J.P.\n\nGeneral Secretary: Miss ALISON NEILANS.\n\nAssistant Secretary: Miss E. M. TURNER.\n\n“Nothing endures that is founded on injustice.”\n\nLivingstone House, Broadway,\n\nWestminster,\n\nLondon, S.W.1.\n\nOfficial Review: \"The Shield,” Office Hours: 10-1 and 2—5.\n\nTEL. VICtoria 3451.\n\nTomorrow\n\nMon (1)\n\n(a) Copy of Report from Officer Administering Colony of Hong Kong concerning number of brothels known to authorities\n\n(b) number of women in them\n\n(c) method of registering.\n\n4072755\n\nThe Colonial Secretary said in answer to a question in House of Commons on May 19th, 1930, that this report had not then been received. Is it available now and if so can I see it and quote from it if necessary.\n\n(2)\n\nCopy of High Commissioner's despatch from Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States concerning Recommendation of the Colonial Office Advisory Committees of 1925 and 1929 on subjects of\n\n(a) brothel keeping,\n\n(b) examination of prostitutes\n\n(c) protection of women and girls.\n\nCan I see this and if necessary quote from it?", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523388, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 29, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "League's Commission type dusty\n\nwhat action to take and in 29\n\ndato\n\nfurther discussion of the case would be temperature & interesting\n\nWalter At Whe\n\n20/5\n\nM: Eu\n\nEup\n\nló\n\nM: Veram\n\nhas asked to deal with this matter\n\nThe League Commission went out about the end of Oct 1930 and according to 16\n\nThe itinerary which LIN gave was not complete\n\nTheir tour was like Spring See. Eg 98 on 70063/30 Gen! 1932. The Report will presumably\n\nSome considerable time after that.\n\nLui is not sure however when they may report piecemeal;\n\nSince they are having what they call a \"Summer vacation\" in 1931\n\nand if they produced a report of the first half of their enquiry (the 1930 half includes H.K)\n\nit may come not be so late\n\nThe delay is great.\n\nMuirink however thinks that this report won't be filed till 1932.\n\nThen let them have it. Cla bekin assume be available 31.3.30\n\nry of the Malayan\n\nHowever, to follow the exact instructions given and to improve the text further according to the rules provided, here is a more refined version in HTML format:\n\nLeague's Commission type dusty\n\nWhat action to take and in 29\n\nDato\n\nFurther discussion of the case would be interesting\n\nWalter At Whe\n\n20/5\n\nM: Eu\n\nEup\n\nM: Veram\n\nhas asked to deal with this matter\n\nThe League Commission went out about the end of Oct 1930 and according to the itinerary which LIN gave was not complete.\n\nTheir tour was like Spring. See Eg 98 on 70063/30 Gen! 1932. The Report will presumably be issued some considerable time after that.\n\nLui is not sure, however, when they may report piecemeal; since they are having what they call a \"Summer vacation\" in 1931.\n\nAnd if they produced a report of the first half of their enquiry (the 1930 half includes H.K), it may not be so late.\n\nThe delay is great. Muirink, however, thinks that this report won't be filed till 1932.\n\nThen let them have it. Cla bekin assume be available 31.3.30 ry of the Malayan\n\nHere is the revised response directly in HTML as requested:\n\nLeague's Commission type dusty\n\nwhat action to take and in 29\n\ndato\n\nfurther discussion of the case would be interesting\n\nWalter At Whe\n\n20/5\n\nM: Eu\n\nEup\n\nló\n\nM: Veram\n\nhas asked to deal with this matter\n\nThe League Commission went out about the end of Oct 1930 and according to 16 The itinerary which LIN gave was not complete. Their tour was like Spring. See Eg 98 on 70063/30 Gen! 1932. The Report will presumably be issued some considerable time after that.\n\nLui is not sure however when they may report piecemeal; since they are having what they call a \"Summer vacation\" in 1931 and if they produced a report of the first half of their enquiry (the 1930 half includes H.K).\n\nThe delay is great. Muirink however thinks that this report won't be filed till 1932.\n\nThen let them have it. Cla bekin assume be available 31.3.30 ry of the Malayan", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523389, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 30, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "43 Suffest omit, and insent; in the meantime, pending the receipt of \n\nI hope we shall not have to publish it at all.\n\nIPS.\n\n2\n\n2. To arson, for despatch - but say with regard to the Hong Kong defence that P... prefers not to publish it senbil & he has recird lett refert of the League of Native Commission \n\nson where his morally visit in Hong when he hope to Hong.\n\ndost with the matter comfectennerty.\n\nFor Shiels I aque afree? тов Haller 17 Eller G.G.\n\nThis is an awkward addition to Hong Kong subjects.\n\n1.4.31 moral Social Hygiene\n\n13.4.31\n\nPage 30\n\nPage 31", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523390, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 31, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "C. O.\n\nMr. Caine\n\nMr. Calder\n\nMr. Tomlinson.\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\nGrindle.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nSecretary\n\nDRAFT.\n\n8/4/31.\n\nThe Secretary,\n\nTHE ASSOCIATION FOR MORAL\n\nAND SOCIAL HYGIENE.\n\n(9 ani) 7a72002/10\n\n13 Downing Street,\n\n13 April, 1931.\n\nMadam,\n\nGentlemen,\n\nWith reference to the recent call of Miss E.M. Turner at this Office, I am directed to enclose a copy of the despatch from the Governor of the Straits Settlements, with enclosures, dated the 10th February, 1930, on the subject of the protection of women and girls.\n\n2.\n\nMiss Turner also requested that the Association might be supplied with a copy of a recent despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong on this subject. In regard to this, I am to inform you that Lord Passfield prefers not to publish it.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523391, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "32\n\nThis is certain at present, it pending the receipt of the report of the League of Nations Commission, which has recently visited Hong Kong, when he hopes to deal with the matter comprehensively.\n\nI am, etc.,\n\n(Signed) J. A. CALDER.\n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523392, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "42858/30 Lenses Territories\n\nDIEU\n\nET MON\n\nDROIT\n\n72755-\n\nGovernment House,\n\nĐông Phong.\n\n21\n\n28th October, 1930.\n\n33\n\nRECEIVE:\n\n-4 DEC 1930\n\nCOL.OFFICE\n\n14'\n\nA\n\nMy dear Grindle,\n\nMany thanks for your letter of the 19th September, and the hints contained therein, regarding the League of Nations Commission. They will be very useful.\n\nI am glad to hear that the members appear to be reasonable people. I quite agree that it would certainly be fatal to attempt to keep them in blinkers, and I will see that nothing of the kind happens. I agree that it is rather awkward that the Chairman wishes to employ a \"secret agent\", but it cannot be helped. The danger, of course, is that he may get into wrong hands. People in the East, even more than in the West, are so often ready to give such a person the information that they think he would like to receive, regardless of its veracity.\n\nHowever, we will try and ensure that he gets reliable interpreters. It is a difficult question, and I am as anxious as anyone to have the thing properly aired, and to obtain the best advice.\n\nI have been somewhat leisurely collecting a certain amount of information regarding the\n\nSee 12858\n\n728550\n\n(expy cheam)\n\ncopy", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523393, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 34, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "DIEU\n\nMON\n\nDROIT\n\nGovernment house, 3rd May.\n\n2.\n\nNew Territories, in connection with the conversation you and I had with Wellesley, and am also getting some aerial photographs showing the development there. I will send it personally to you in a few weeks' time, as I am not anxious to put it through the ordinary official mill here.\n\nI have been fairly busy and worried over the Customs Agreement, but I think we have reached agreement now. I shall send the draft home shortly.\n\nWith kind regards,\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nSir Gilbert Grindle, K.C.M.G.\n\nColonial Office,\n\nDowning Street,\n\nLONDON, S.W.1,\n\nENGLAND.\n\nC.B.,\n\n34", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523394, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 35, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Extract on 40428/9. General.\n\nDIEU ET MON DROIT\n\nS.gl. Las seen 20th 13/11/35\n\nGovernment House, 3 ong ong. 28th October, 1935\n\nCONFIDENTIAL 72755/30 (13)\n\nDear Ian Pusspiln,\n\nMany thanks for your letter of the 15th September.\n\nI am sorry if the delay in sending my despatch on the question of brothels caused you any inconvenience; but it is a difficult question and necessitated a good deal of consideration and thought. I hope my despatch was not too much in disagreement with your policy.\n\nI have to admit that to some extent I have altered my view in regard to the effect of registration of prostitutes on venereal disease. I am inclined to think that the retaining of laws, which provide for the prosecution of keepers of houses containing persons with infectious disease, may be deemed to promise a certain amount of insurance against such disease, which we cannot really guarantee. On that ground, therefore, I am inclined to think that it is unsound. There is no doubt that the proper course is to increase our facilities for treatment of this disease, and I am very anxious to push that forward. We are awaiting the appointment of a specialist, whom I will urge to take up the matter exhaustively. I feel that Hong Kong is backward in", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523395, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 36, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Exemer m \n\n70428/9 Leil \n\nDIEU \n\nET MON \n\nDROIT \n\nGovernment House, \n\n2. Đông Đông.\n\nthis respect.\n\nOn the other hand, I feel that registration does enable us to keep a better check on trafficking, but it will be interesting to see the report of the League of Nations Commission, when it is issued. We shall, of course, give them all possible help, and will endeavour to see that nothing is hidden from them.\n\nSince receiving your letter, I have read the papers regarding the case of Leung Tun-sheng. It happened before my arrival, and I had not had the case brought to my notice. It is, I admit, very unfortunate that this should have happened particularly at this juncture. It is also unfortunate that the case could not be brought home. I appreciate your position and realise that from a legal aspect the case had to be regarded as \"not proven\". At the same time, one can feel very little doubt of the man's guilt, and the fact that he is to be reinstated or given a pension may perhaps increase temptation for others.\n\nI have discussed the question of the subordinate personnel both with Hallifax, substantive Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and Wood, the acting Secretary. They consider that the department is as clean as can be expected in a\n\n36", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523396, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 37, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "DIEU\n\nMON\n\nDROIT\n\nGovernment House, 3rd May 1937\n\nIn a place like this where one has to work almost entirely with Orientals, whose outlook in such matters is not too high. Of course, that is one of the unfortunate aspects of the reinstatement of Leung Tun-sheng. It is likely to make things a little difficult among the others. The Oriental, even more than the Occidental, holds the view that he can only get things by paying for them, with the result that temptations become very strong.\n\nAs regards working through interpreters, I attach a note on the subject from Wood, which shows how the system is worked. Even though interpreters may be used, the European officer, with his knowledge of Chinese, can see that the interpretation is carried out correctly.\n\nWe are transferring Leung Tun-sheng to the Statistics Department. I would prefer to pension him off, but our regulations do not permit of this, as he has not a medical certificate of unfitness, and has not reached the necessary age of 55, nor does he come under the heading of \"inefficient\".\n\nYours Emily", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523397, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 38, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "38\n\nAn interpreter is invariably present during the examination of prostitutes and is used to a varying extent. But the examining officer is always a Cadet who has passed the prescribed examinations in Cantonese and is competent to check the interpretation. From time to time he puts questions in Chinese himself.\n\nIt is, however, not uncommon for Chinese persons who speak no other language, particularly those who have not come much in contact with foreigners, to show a certain dullness of apprehension, sometimes assumed, when they are addressed in Chinese by a foreigner.\n\nThe interpreter can exercise influence neither on the examining officer nor on the applicant. In the great majority of cases, the applicants are genuinely anxious to be permitted to practise in Hong Kong and the whole trend of the examination is to test and shake this keen desire.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523398, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 39, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "39\n\nTELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nDated 12 November, 1930. Received 8.52 a.m. 12 November, 1930.\n\nNo.153. My private letter of the 28th October to Lord Passfield.\n\nLast word in line 8 for \"of\" read \"on\".", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523399, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 40, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "C. O.\n\n15. Calder.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nEllis\n\nC. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\n29.10.30\n\n727557, M.K.\n\n30\n\n40\n\nCoded Lent 1.0. P.M. 29th\n\n19.\n\n29/4/1\n\nDRAFT. Yeley,\n\nGov.\n\nH. Kony\n\n98\n\nIn view of representations in\n\nyour despatch of 22nd August\n\nconfidential (2) I agree\n\nthank\n\nsteps to alter\n\nMr. Chaum to\n\nPrefers to X. Drummond\n\npresent system should be\n\ntaken\n\nuntil International\n\nShiels to see on his return\n\nCommission has reported\n\non it\n\nPage 40\n\nPage 41\n\nPage 40\nPage 41\n\n should be removed and the two lines be kept as is, to: \nC. O.\n\n15. Calder.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nEllis\n\nC. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\n29.10.30\n\n727557, M.K.\n\n30\n\n40\n\nCoded Lent 1.0. P.M. 29th\n\n19.\n\n29/4/1\n\nDRAFT. Yeley,\n\nGov.\n\nH. Kony\n\n98\n\nIn view of representations in\n\nyour despatch of 22nd August\n\nconfidential (2) I agree\n\nthank\n\nsteps to alter\n\nMr. Chaum to\n\nPrefers to X. Drummond\n\npresent system should be\n\ntaken\n\nuntil International\n\nShiels to see on his return\n\nCommission has reported\n\non it\n\nPage 40\n\nPage 41\n\nThe final answer is: \nC. O.\n\n15. Calder.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nEllis\n\nC. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\n29.10.30\n\n727557, M.K.\n\n30\n\n40\n\nCoded Lent 1.0. P.M. 29th\n\n19.\n\n29/4/1\n\nDRAFT. Yeley,\n\nGov.\n\nH. Kony\n\n98\n\nIn view of representations in\n\nyour despatch of 22nd August\n\nconfidential (2) I agree\n\nthank\n\nsteps to alter\n\nMr. Chaum to\n\nPrefers to X. Drummond\n\npresent system should be\n\ntaken\n\nuntil International\n\nShiels to see on his return\n\nCommission has reported\n\non it\n\nPage 40\n\nPage 41", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523400, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 41, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Mr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\n25\n\nMr. Bottomley.\n\nSir E. Harding.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\n72755 Hongkong 8.\n\n2 7 OCT 1988\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\ne.24\n\nSir C. Davis.\n\nSir S. Wilson.\n\nMr. Ormsby-Gore.\n\nLord Lovat.\n\n\"Mr. Amery.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nto die C. Clementi\n\n19. tefl.00 NO14\n\nS.W. Harris ESQ C.A.CU.O.\n\nDear Harris,\n\nI am sorry not to have answered your letter of the 16th before, but there has been a rush lately on Bascom Johnson's first request, I enclose a copy of private letter which Lord Passfield authorised me to write to the Governor of the Straits Settlements in identical terms. I would notify you in...\n\nCorrected version in HTML as per the instructions:\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\n25\n\nMr. Bottomley.\n\nSir E. Harding.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\n72755 Hongkong 8.\n\n2 7 OCT 1928\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\ne.24\n\nSir C. Davis.\n\nSir S. Wilson.\n\nMr. Ormsby-Gore.\n\nLord Lovat.\n\nMr. Amery.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nto the C. Clementi\n\n19. 10.28 NO14\n\nS.W. Harris ESQ C.A.CU.O.\n\nDear Harris,\n\nI am sorry not to have answered your letter of the 16th before, but there has been a rush lately on Bascom Johnson's first request, I enclose a copy of private letter which Lord Passfield authorised me to write to the Governor of the Straits Settlements in identical terms. I would notify you in...\n\nChanges made:\n1. Corrected \"vorry\" to \"sorry\".\n2. Corrected \"foror letter\" to \"your letter\".\n3. Corrected \"The 16 to before\" to \"of the 16th before\".\n4. Corrected \"pinate better\" to \"private letter\".\n5. Corrected \"ford Pars field\" to \"Lord Passfield\".\n6. Corrected \"this f\" to \"the Governor\".\n7. Corrected \"pistity\" to \"notify\".\n8. Changed \"La Ces regards\" to nothing as it seems out of context and not clear.\n9. Changed \"tefl.00\" to \"10.28\" assuming it was a date format.\n10. Changed \"1988\" to \"1928\" as the context suggests an earlier date.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523401, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 42, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "From Hong Kong, we have already communicated with the authorities in the sense he desires. I suppose the questionnaires will come in due course.\n\nAll night long, take it that you will deal with the question of people in love too.\n\nI don't know of any.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523402, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 43, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "NOTE ON PRINTED PAPERS FROM 1880 TO 1900.\n\n(A=C3093: B = C3185; C = Hofe printy 13-1880)\n\n17. The first legislation, in 1857, resulted from two evils:- \"practical slavery for the purposes of prostitution\" and the \"horrible circumstances\" in respect of venereal disease \"which has hitherto caused ravages too fearful to detail not only in our naval and military forces but also in the population generally.\"\n\nThe venereal disease evidence was obtained mostly from police, soldiers and sailors.\n\n2. The Secretary of State wrote on 27 August 1856 \"The Colonial Government has not, I think, attached sufficient weight to the very grave fact that in a British Colony large numbers of women should be held in practical slavery for purposes of prostitution, and allowed in some cases to perish miserably of disease in the prosecution of this employment, and for the gain of those to whom they suppose themselves to belong. A class of persons who by no choice of their own are subjected to such treatment have an urgent claim on the active protection of Government. I am not at present prepared to say, and I wish you seriously to consider, in what shape and to what extent it is practicable to give this protection. But I do not see how it can be given at all till the establishments in which such practices are supposed to exist are brought under the...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523403, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 44, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "A 51\n\n44\n\nthe eye, and in some measure under the control, of Government. On these grounds, therefore, independently of those which have been pressed upon you by Sir J. Stirling and others, I think that these houses of ill-fame and their inmates should be registered, and subjected to police regulations, in the first instance, of a sanitary character; that a strict medical inspection should be enforced, and that all diseased persons should be removed to hospitals and placed under treatment. The expense of their treatment should be paid either by the public, or, if possible, by the persons from whose control they are taken; against whom, I will here observe, rather than their unfortunate instruments, the penal provisions of the law should be mainly directed.\n\nA law framed on these principles, besides the direct effect it would have on the public health, would furnish some immediate protection to those who are the first victims of the present system, and would facilitate such further measures as the Government might deem it expedient to take hereafter.\n\nA\n\nIn the words of the Secretary of State of 1880, the Secretary of State \"considered the necessity for the protection of the inmates, as distinguished from their medical treatment, to be a valid reason for giving to the Government supervision and control over all brothels in the country\"\n\n3. As a result, an Ordinance of 1858 was passed \"for checking the spread of Venereal diseases\". Greater power of interference was given by Ordinance 10 of 1867.\n\nThese Ordinances had two main principles:\n\n1.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523404, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 45, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "45\n\nC 2\n\nYes Dr.\n\nB 49 Liau is\n\n1.\n\n2.\n\nThe legalization of brothels in consideration of fees paid to the Government.\n\nThe medical inspection of prostitutes and their segregation in the Lock Hospital when diseased.\n\n4. The original desire to protect the prostitutes' freedom was generally forgotten.\n\nThe result, particularly of the 1867 law as it was administered, was to give the licensed brothel keeper almost an official position to the disadvantage of the inmates and to produce a scandalous system of obtaining convictions by paid informers.\n\n5. In 1877 at a coroner's inquest on two women killed by falling from the roof of a house while in flight from an inspector the jury recommended \"that the whole system of obtaining convictions against keepers of unlicensed brothels be thoroughly revised as the present practice is, in their opinion both illegal and immoral\". This led to the appointment of a commission which reported in 1878.\n\n6. While the report of the Commission was under correspondence with the Secretary of State the Chief Justice, Sir John Smale, denounced from the bench female slavery including brothel slavery in emphatic terms. His contribution was really only to add more publicity. He seems to have been more zealous than well-informed.\n\n7. The Commission examined a large amount of evidence and one of its members at least, Dr. Eitel, a well-known Chinese scholar, appears to have had much knowledge of the Chinese.\n\nAccording to a police magistrate, the prostitutes in Hong Kong...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523405, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 46, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "4.6 \n\nC4 \n\ncit \n\nC63 \n\nHong Kong, at the time were five-sixths of all the \n\nwomen, and according to a Chinese medical \n\npractitioner, three-quarters. The total number of \n\nwomen at the census of 1876 was 24,387. The \n\nCommission's report contains first a note on the conditions of prostitution in Hong Kong. The difference between the local and the western variety is emphasized. The women are honest, orderly, not necessarily without self-respect and have a good chance of marriage. \n\nChinese houses, if left to \n\nthemselves, and used only by Chinese, are not \n\ndisorderly, are not diseased, are better unregulated. But where the system comes in contact with foreign people, degradation results. It is the foreign houses used by soldiers, sailors and foreign riff-raff where disease and cruelty flourish, and only the most degraded women will enter these except under \n\ncompulsion. Medical inspection was considered a terrible humiliation and had been punitively used. \n\nThe Commission condemned the laws and their \n\nadministration. \n\nThey found that convictions had \n\nbeen obtained by scandalous methods, that unlicensed houses had not been suppressed, that venereal disease had not been checked, that licensed foreign brothels and not unlicensed houses were the sources of infection, that the granting of licenses in return for fees \n\npaid was objectionable; but for the conclusions of \n\nhigh naval and military medical authorities they would recommend that prostitution should be dealt \n\nwith solely as a matter of law and order; as it was \n\nthey", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523406, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 47, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "47\n\nA46\n\nA34\n\n3379\n\nA49\n\nthey recommended that houses for the sole use of Chinese should not for the future be subject to Government supervision.\n\n•\n\nIn another despatch\n\n8. In the correspondence which dealt with this report and Sir John Smale's pronouncements the Governor went to the length of stating to the Secretary of State \"The real purpose of the brothel legislation here has been, in the odious words so often used, the provision of clean Chinese women for the use of the British soldiers and sailors in this colony\".\n\nhe states \"From the information now before me I am disposed to think that any system of Government brothels in this colony is likely to fail and to cause greater evils than those the Government desire to mitigate\". And again, in another despatch he expressed the opinion that the existing law against slavery was quite sufficient to secure the real freedom of these women. He stated that the system had been used to drive Chinese girls into foreign houses; they had an abhorrence of foreign soldiers and sailors and were the real slaves in Hong Kong.\n\n9. Finally, in a long despatch the Secretary of State critised the findings of the Commission on the grounds that they were unduly favourable to Chinese houses, that he was satisfied from evidence that the Ordinance had greatly improved the position as regards disease and that the Commission's treatment both of fact and of principle was inconclusive.\n\nHe considered that bad administration\n\nand", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523407, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 48, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "48\n\nA58\n\nThere's suddenly in the history of Hoy Kiong, but not in On history of t' – outjiet. It was a sequela of the repeal of the C.D. Act.\n\n1894 bije 39\n\nand supervision were responsible for the scandals discovered. He insisted on the continuance of the registration system. He stated \"One of the objections now raised to the Hong Kong system is that the houses are licensed to conduct a business which is contrary to the law of England and consequently of the Colony.\n\nWe have to face the undoubted fact that it would be practically impossible to enforce that law against the Chinese community of Hong Kong. Are we then to ignore the existence of these houses, to shut our eyes to the methods by which the Chinese too often keeps up the supply of their inmates and to leave these women to undergo practical slavery without an endeavour to ameliorate their condition? The answer must continue to be that we cannot shrink from this duty and that the performance of it requires that a much stricter and more direct control shall be kept over these houses than is required or would be possible in an English community.\"\n\nIt would be necessary that all these houses should be registered such as common lodging houses are in England, certificates of registration being issued instead of licences if that word is thought objectionable. A fee on registration should be paid by the keepers.\"\n\n10. In 1893 the Secretary of State suddenly wrote \"I am of opinion that this system of registration and inspection of brothels should no longer be maintained.\n\nThe system is clearly contrary to the recognised...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523408, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 49, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "49\n\n645\n\nh56 1895 hoher\n\n20\n\n21\n\n48\n\n94\n\n117\n\n3029\n\nOrdee\n\nrecognised policy of Parliament, and I am not satisfied\n\nthat it has much, if any, effect towards the prevention\n\nof the kidnapping of girls and brothel slavery, the\n\nonly objects which in my predecessor's opinion justified\n\nits continuance.\n\nI desire, therefore, that you will take steps\n\nas soon as possible for the preparation of an Ordinance\n\nabolishing this system.\n\n11. The Governor replied, submitting, but asking\n\nfor reasons \"because I confess I have none of my own\n\nto bring forward in support of the proposed measure.\n\nHe saw no other way of securing to the inmates of\n\nbrothels that protection \"which they now unquestionably\n\nreceive\".\n\nThe Secretary of State insisted on the change.\n\n12. In 1897 the China Association and the\n\nGovernor represented that the health of the garrison\n\nhad suffered and that the number of brothels has\n\ngreatly increased since registration stopped.\n\nmins\n\n4/1897)\n\n921697 The Secretary of State refused to \"sanction\n\nHe\n\nthe reintroduction of any system involving either the\n\ncompulsory and periodical examination of women, or\n\nthe registration of brothels or of prostitutes\".\n\nconsidered that venereal disease should be treated\n\nsimilarly to other contagious diseases and that steps\n\nshould be taken to close some of the brothels.\n\n13.\n\nThe Governor tried again to obtain compulsory\n\nexamination and registration and was again turned down.\n\nThe Secretary of State stated \"The Contagious Diseases\n\nActs", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523409, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 50, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "50 \n\nActs were repealed in this country in deference to a \n\nstrong expression of public opinion. Whether that \n\nopinion was well or ill-founded, judicious or the \n\nreverse, it is unnecessary now to enquire. The fact \n\nremains that the Acts were repealed, and that similar \n\nlaws in the Crown Colonies and India were subsequently \n\nrepealed. In 1894 the legislation in Hong Kong which provided for the registration of brothels was \n\nalso repealed. I am therefore asked, not merely to \n\nallow certain existing laws to remain in operation, but \n\nto take the stronger step of reviving laws which a few years since were deliberately, after much discussion, \n\nabolished. \n\nIn justification of such a course strong \n\nevidence has been laid before me of the growth of \n\ndisease and the prevalence of other abuses since the \n\nOrdinances were abolished, and the opinion of \n\nresponsible men connected with Hong Kong - the men, \n\nboth official and unofficial, to whom I should naturally \n\nlook for information and guidance on local question is mainly, if not unanimously, to the effect that the result \n\nof repealing the Ordinances has been disastrous. \n\nI recognise the fact that there has been an increase of \n\ndisease since the Ordinances were repealed, and it \n\nmay also be true that there has been an increase of \n\nbrothel slavery; but on the latter point I notice \n\nfrom the reports of the Registrar-General at Hong Kong, \n\nas well as of the Protector of Chinese in the Straits \n\nSettlements, that there has been at least as much \n\nI rescue\n\nPage 50\n\nPage 51", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523410, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 51, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "51\n\nrescue work done since registration was abolished\n\nas in the preceding years.\n\nI admit that the fact that certain laws are\n\nor are not in force in the United Kingdom is not in\n\nitself a sufficient reason for applying or abolishing\n\nsimilar laws in tropical Colonies, differing from the\n\nMother Country in climate, race, social, moral, and\n\nreligious conditions. Further, I am not prepared to deny that one way of meeting the evils to which my\n\nattention has been called would be the renewal of the\n\nrepealed Ordinances, if their renewal met with general acquiescence; but here, again, I must repeat that\n\nrespect must be had to existing facts. It is certain\n\nthat to such renewal there would be in this country a\n\nvery strong opposition.\n\nIt is in the highest degree\n\nprobable that on the first opportunity the Ordinances would be again repealed.\n\nIt is therefore my\n\nconviction that the object aimed at would be not\n\nfurthered, but retarded, by simply for the moment\n\nretracing a step.\n\nAccordingly, I adhere to the decision, given\n\nin my despatch of the 18th February, 1898, that I\n\ncannot sanction the reintroduction of any system\n\ninvolving either the compulsory and periodical\n\nexamination of women, or the registration of brothels\n\nor of prostitutes, but I consider that other means may\n\nbe adopted which there is reason to hope will prove\n\nin some measure effectual.\"\n\n14.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523411, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 52, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "52 \n\nn1855 \n\n14. \n\nIn 1899 the Secretary of State allowed, after argument, legislation permitting a European Sergeant of Police to enter a suspected brothel without notice; closing orders to be issued by a Magistrate on being satisfied of use as a brothel. \n\nIn 1900 335 brothels had been vacated. The distinction between \"sly brothels\" and \"regular professed brothels\" had returned. \n\n1", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523412, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 53, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Personal\n\n14 Oct 1930\n\nDear Gunill,\n\nI think you ought to see this copy of a rather awful letter from N. Darcas Johnson...\n\nespecially reprehensible as his passport was received...\n\nIf there is much to be done by you...\n\n16 53", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523413, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 54, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "54\n\nMOB\n\nlike to send\n\nwall\n\n...\n\nOn the other hand ...\n\nJ Med\n\n...\n\nhe dom\n\ndon at wish\n\n...\n\npeople whome\n\nthe heati\n\nwold\n\n...\n\nseyed\n\nYour\n\nming\n\n1. W. Hares", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523414, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 55, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Hotel de Noailles\n\n16\n\n55\n\nMarseille, le\n\n64, La Canebiere.\n\nOct. 8 1930.\n\nTak\n\nMy dear Harris,\n\nI had hoped up until a few days ago to take advantage of your kind offer to come to England before sailing for the Orient.\n\nWe suddenly learned that Mrs. Johnson would be unable to go with me on account of her invalid Sister's requirements. She (Mrs. J.) left yesterday for the U.S. and was such a good sport about giving up the trip that I hope very much that she will be able to join me in Japan next summer where we remain from June to September, thus avoiding the hot season in Java, Singapore, and India (if we go there).\n\nMrs. J. had never been to the Riviera and so we spent her remaining few days at Juan-Les-Pins with excursions to Nice, Monte Carlo, Menton, Grasse, etcetera to her very great delight.\n\nWe were very busy at Geneva getting up questionnaires, taking vaccines, and making contacts. I don't know whether you have seen Sir Henry Wheeler since his return.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523415, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 56, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "56\n\nA\n\nB\n\nreturn.\n\n2.\n\nIf so he has told you of the rather strenuous session of the Committee.\n\nI think on the whole that things worked out O.K. and I was fairly well satisfied with the results of our meeting though I missed you very much at certain critical points in our discussion. If you or Sir Henry Wheeler can see your way clear to write to your Colonial Authorities and tell them that I can be trusted to use common sense and am not a wild-eyed reformer it would help very much.\n\nWe arrive in Hongkong about Christmas time and take in the Straits Settlements on our return trip in September 1931.\n\nI have asked my Secretary to send three or four copies of the questionnaire, which we were more or less forced to prepare, to your authorities there in London.\n\nI don't believe much in questionnaires but they perhaps serve some useful purpose when followed up the way we are doing.\n\nIf you are in a position to advise me anywhere along the route via the League Secretariat (which has our itinerary) of things to do and avoid, of people to see etcetera, it would be a God-send.\n\nThe Enquiry is a much more official and elaborate affair", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523416, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 57, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "57\n\naffair this time.\n\nThere are, as you know, three of us Commissioners and, in addition, there is a Secretary, a stenographer and the wife of the Polish Commissioner.\n\nAltogether we are a little League of Nations — an American, Englishman, German, Pole and a Swede.\n\nI expect to get back to Geneva in the spring of 1932 and will certainly arrange to see you and your family then.\n\nI may be in Geneva sooner if we do not visit India.\n\nPlease let me know in Japan whether India will be possible for us in the winter of 1931-32.\n\nBest regards to your family and to Miss Wall.\n\nAs ever yours,\n\n(Intla.) B. J.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523417, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 58, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "RECEIVED\n\n25 SEP 1930 POL, OFF(193)\n\nDup on 70063/4/30 Gend.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL(2).\n\n1550\n\n58\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONG KONG. 22nd August, 1930.\n\n10\n\nMy Lord,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt\n\nof Your Lordship's confidential despatch of the 11th June\n\nforwarding a copy of correspondence with the Secretary General of the British Social Hygiene Council.\n\n2.\n\nPrior to the receipt of this despatch I had discussed this question at various times with His Excellency the General Officer Commanding, the Rear Admiral, the Colonial Secretary, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Honourable Sir Shou-son Chow and the District Watch Committee and there\n\nis no doubt that there is a general feeling that the total abolition of all systems of licensed or regulated brothels or 'maisons tolerées' in Hong Kong would probably be fraught with increased danger in respect of Venereal Disease and would certainly lead to a most unsatisfactory state of affairs in that 'sly' prostitutes would greatly increase in numbers and would be dotted about in various tenements and houses all over the town, a state of affairs that is obviously undesirable and certainly not acceptable to other residents in such tenements. It is hardly practicable to make\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nLORD PASSFIELD,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.\n\nfornication", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523418, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 59, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "59\n\nfornication a criminal offence and I do not see therefore\n\nhow such single 'sly' prostitutes can be dealt with.\n\n3.\n\nBy a segregation of the prostitute such as\n\nis practised in Hong Kong it is possible to avoid the evils\n\nof \"street walking\", to ensure that the casual and perhaps\n\nunwilling male is not subjected to temptation and, to some\n\nextent, to compete with the problem of Venereal Disease.\n\nI have no hesitation in saying that in many respects the\n\nsystem which obtains here is more orderly than is the state\n\nof affairs in London and I was not surprised to hear educated\n\nChinese who have visited that city comment adversely on the common sight of obvious prostitutes loitering in the streets\n\nin the West End. One cannot but feel that the comparison is\n\nunfavourable to London.\n\n4.\n\nIt is unnecessary for me to stress the\n\nspecial difficulties in Hong Kong as they are set out in the\n\nreply of Dr. Drummond Shiels to Mrs. Neville Rolfe, which accompanied Your Lordship's despatch. I refer to the constant movements of thousands of Chinese daily in and out of the Colony and the difficulty of dealing effectively with the international traffic in women and girls in the event\n\nof the abandonment of the system of toleration. It is comparatively easy in Malaya to exercise a large measure of control in respect of women entering the country as they arrive in limited numbers by large vessels or by rail from the direction of Siam. The same control is impossible in Hong Kong where thousands may arrive daily in river steamers, junks or by land. At the same time the dangers of trafficking in women are ever, as Your Lordship is aware, before this Government and the officers of the Secretariat for\n\nChinese Affairs are constantly engaged in trying to cope\n\nwith this evil.\n\n5.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523419, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 60, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "る。\n\n60\n\n5.\n\nI make the following comments on Mrs. Neville Rolfe's letter, a copy of which accompanied Your Lordship's despatch. She states that \"General protective and preventive measures relative to traffic in women, prostitution, and the spread of Venereal Disease cannot be compared in efficiency with those adopted in Singapore or Colombo\"; that \"measures are taken by the Immigration Department both in Singapore and Colombo that have materially reduced the traffic in women and the advent of Chinese women from outside the Colony to swell the brothel inmates and the numbers of clandestine prostitutes\"; and that \"the measures in operation in Singapore to check the incoming of single women or others suspected of being prostitutes have not been taken in Hong Kong\". I have pointed out in the preceding paragraph that the position in Hong Kong is entirely different from that in Singapore, and it is on that account that I see the greater danger to Hong Kong in the abandonment of a system of control. At present, every intending prostitute undergoes a very rigorous examination by a responsible Chinese-speaking officer of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, who explains to her by word of mouth and in writing her complete freedom of action. With the abolition of the regulated brothel, it will be more difficult to keep in touch with intending prostitutes and consequently to deal with the traffic in women and children.\n\n6.\n\nMrs. Rolfe states that \"the provision of ample facilities for treatment of Venereal Disease in Singapore has, after 4 years, provided conditions under which it has been found possible to close the tolerated houses\".\n\nI confess that I am at a loss to understand this statement. If it means that with increased facilities for treatment...\n\nPage 60\n\nPage 61", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523420, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 61, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Enclosures 1 & 2.\n\n4.\n\n61\n\nthe 'sly' prostitute will voluntarily seek it, then I think that more proof is required. In any event the effect of closing the brothels in Singapore has yet to be seen.\n\n7.\n\nShe says that \"no attempt has been made there (in Hong Kong) to present to the leaders of the Chinese community the case from the public health point of view for the closing of brothels\". I do not know on what this statement is based but I consider it entirely unwarranted. I myself discussed this aspect recently with the District Watch Committee and it was not new to them.\n\n8.\n\nThe wide variations in the statistics contained in the \"Preliminary Study of Commercialized Vice in China\", based as they are on the observations of a few individuals, sufficiently indicate the danger of any generalizations in such a matter. Her references to the sex morality of the Chinese and the pronouncements of the National Government of China appear to me to be at least misleading. Nor can the notoriously illusory pronouncements of the so-called \"Government\" be taken seriously on this or similar subjects.\n\n9.\n\nIn her remarks on port conditions Mrs. Rolfe states that \"no action in the matter has yet been taken\". This statement is entirely inaccurate: I attach copies of regulations which have been passed on this subject and which are already being strictly enforced.\n\n10.\n\nI am unaware of the nature of Mrs. Rolfe's criticisms on the Po Leung Kuk as they are not specifically stated. I can only say that I recently thoroughly inspected this institution and am satisfied that it is doing very excellent work. A number of leading Chinese devote a considerable amount of time and care to this institution which", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523421, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 62, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "5.\n\n62\n\n9\n\n40259/23\n\nwhich is of the greatest assistance to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. I would invite attention to the account of its activities contained in Appendix A to the annual report of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for 1929. From this it will be seen that in addition to an \"Annual Committee\" there is a \"Permanent Committee\" of which the Secretary for Chinese Affairs is ex officio Chairman. There are possibly one or two matters in which there is room for improvement and I am taking these up. It will be more easy to deal with them when new premises, for which I have, subject to Your Lordship's approval, allotted a site, are erected. I may say that several leading Chinese ladies visit this institution regularly. A recent visit by my wife was greatly appreciated by the Committee and I hope to arrange for such visits from time to time. At my suggestion the Committee has arranged for regular visits by a Western-trained Chinese doctor for the purpose of examination of the inmates. I take the greatest exception to such ill-informed criticism of the work done by the leading Chinese. I have been immensely impressed by what they have done and are doing in Hong Kong in such matters and especially in connection with Hospitals, Public Dispensaries, and Health matters, the necessary funds being for the greater part provided by private subscriptions and benefactions. Without such assistance the responsibilities of this Government would be greatly increased.\n\n11.\n\nI venture to controvert the suggestion contained in the concluding sentence of Mrs. Rolfe's letter, that this Government has in this matter placed itself on the defensive or in any way attempted to conceal the actualities. My despatch No. 286 of 22nd May gives a reference to a despatch which was sent in 1923 with a very full and frank account of the present governmental machinery", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523422, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 63, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "6.\n\n63\n\n72790/30\n\nAmiere)\n\n12.\n\nmachinery by which this difficult question is controlled.\n\nI am of opinion that the facilities for free treatment of Venereal Disease in Hong Kong are inadequate and that additional clinics are required. I have discussed this question with the District Watch Committee and have been promised further assistance from the Chinese Hospitals. Already clinics are held at some of these but more remains to be done. I have in despatch No.391 of 31st July, 1930, requested permission to appoint an additional Lady Medical Officer as Visiting Medical Officer for the Chinese Hospitals and Dispensaries, and negotiations for the appointment of a Venereal Disease specialist from Home are in hand. These arrangements contemplate an extension of the attack on Venereal Disease in the Colony, with the establishment and organisation of a Social Hygiene Branch of the Medical Department.\n\n13.\n\nWhile my views in the main accord with those set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 above, I appreciate that it is the declared policy of His Majesty's Government to aim at the abolition of licensed or regulated brothels in the Colonies and I am ready therefore to do what I can to assist in the carrying out of that policy. I strongly deprecate however any undue haste in Hong Kong in view of the special difficulties here and I would have preferred waiting until the effects of this policy in Malaya, more especially in Singapore, are more clearly seen. If however Your Lordship desires that some immediate action be taken I suggest that it take the form of refusing to register any new prostitutes. This will result in a progressive reduction in the numbers and will make it possible gradually to close the recognised houses. Keepers of brothels where unregistered prostitutes are found would be prosecuted and the brothels closed.\n\nThe effect of these steps at the end of a year can then be considered.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523423, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 64, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "64\n\nconsidered. If Your Lordship desires that action should be taken at once on these lines I shall be glad of a telegram to that effect. I have referred this suggestion to the District Watch Committee and, while two members dissented owing to their complete disability to agree with the policy of abolition, the remainder agreed, definitely on the assumption that steps must be taken to give effect to such policy, that the proposal to stop further registration should be adopted.\n\n14.\n\nI am of opinion that no useful purpose would be served by the appointment of a small commission from home to report on this question as I consider that any steps which are to be taken in anticipation of the visit of the League of Nations Commission can be adequately taken without such assistance.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nMy Lord,\n\nYour Lordship's most obedient,\n\nhumble servant,\n\nGovernor, &c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523424, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 65, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Enclosure No. 1.\n\n65\n\nNo. 610.\n\nRegulation made by the Governor in Council under section 39(8) of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, on the 28th day of November, 1929.\n\nTable U in the Schedule of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, is hereby amended by the addition of the following regulations inserted immediately after regulation 17:\n\n17A. No vessel licensed under these regulations shall be used for the purpose of prostitution or for the conveyance of women within the limits of the harbour for the purpose of prostitution.\n\nCOUNCIL CHAMBER,\n\n28th November, 1929.\n\nD. W. TRATMAN,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\n(Extract from the Hong Kong Government Gazette No. 55 of the 29th November, 1929)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523425, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 66, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "No. 472.\n\nEnclosure No. 2.\n\n66\n\nHong Kong,\n\nRegulation made by the Governor in Council under section 37(2) of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, on the 28th day of July, 1930.\n\nTable E in the Schedule to the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, is hereby further amended by the addition of the following regulation,\n\n41. No launch or motor boat shall be used for purposes of prostitution or for the conveyance of women within the limits of the harbour for such purposes.\n\nCOUNCIL CHAMBER,\n\n28th July, 1930.\n\nD. W. TRATMAN,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\n(Extract from the Hong Kong Government Gazette No. 35 of the 1st August, 1930.)", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523426, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 67, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "c. o.\n\n14\n\n67\n\n15 SEP\n\n18-\n\nDOWNING STREET.\n\n19\n\nSeptember, 1930.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nFor my signature.\n\n1579\n\nMy dear Peel,\n\nClementi,\n\nR\n\n2 DRAFT.s.\n\nH.E.\n\nSir William Peel. K.C.M.G. Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.\n\n(mark envelope to Sir C. Clementi \"to be opened).\n\nHarris (8)\n\nto\n\nIn his despatch of the 21st of August the Secretary of State told you of the approaching visit to Hong Kong and Singapore of the League of Nations Commission to inquire into the traffic in women and children in the Far East.\n\nThere are one or two points about this visit which cannot well be brought out officially, and it has therefore been thought better that I should write personally to you about them.\n\n2.\n\nWe understand from those who know him that the Chairman of the Commission is a fair-minded man from whom we may expect to get a sensible report.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523427, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 68, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "68\n\nand fair report if no mistake is made in dealing with him. The Pole has had a long experience of China, and the Swedish lady is, we are told, not by any means a fanatic. But it has been impressed on me by people who have had previous experience of these League Commissions that it would be a fatal mistake if they got the impression that the Government was trying in any way to keep them in blinkers. You might pass on the hint to the officer who is detailed to look after them.\n\n3. One thing more. The Chairman insists on employing a \"secret agent\", a man whom he used to get information for him during his European inquiry. This may be unfortunate, but it cannot be helped. He refused to undertake the job unless he were allowed to use the gent. The man in question of course knows nothing of the East and will be dependent on interpreters. It might be worth while to do what is possible to see that he gets reliable interpreters and does not fall into the hands", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523428, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 69, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "69\n\nhands of scoundrels. Of course it will\n\nnot be possible to interfere with\n\nhim.\n\nHe must be allowed to go his own\n\nway. But one would at least like to\n\nknow what interpreters he employs and\n\nwhether they are unfavourably known to\n\nyour police.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\n(Signed) G. Grindle", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523429, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 70, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "Scut on\n\n20428\n\n1930\n\n13,\n\n70\n\n15th September, 1930.\n\nDear Sir William Peel.\n\n \n\nI was glad to learn from your telegram of the\n\n11th of September that I shall soon receive your considered\n\nviews on the very difficult question of brothels in\n\nHong Kong and on my suggestion of a small commission to\n\nstudy the matter. Then I telegraphed to ask you to\n\nexpedite your reply to my despatch I fully realised that\n\nthe problem is not one with which you could be expected to\n\ndeal hurriedly, but recent events make it desirable for us\n\nto take stock of our position as soon as we can. And that\n\nis one reason why I am writing now to put to you certain\n\npoints which have occurred to me, without waiting for your\n\ndespatch. I need hardly say I shall study it with care\n\nwhen I get it and I shall not come to any hasty decision.\n\nThe League of Nations Commission to study the\n\ninternational traffic in women and children about which I\n\nsent you an official despatch on the 21st of August, is due\n\nto leave Geneva about the beginning of October and, according\n\nto\n\nPage 70\n\nPage 71", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523430, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 71, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "71\n\nTheir visit to Hong Kong and China, according to their present provisional time-table, will be between January and April next.\n\nThe commission is limited to international traffic, and in most British territories, this limitation will or should rule out of their consideration the greater part of the problem of prostitution. But in Hong Kong, where I understand practically all these unfortunate women come from outside the Colony, the limitation will not apply, and we may expect a very thorough investigation of the whole position.\n\nI am far from regretting this. I hear good reports of the personality of all the Commissioners, and I hope that the report they will eventually make will be helpful in dealing with the very difficult problem that confronts you and me in Hong Kong. The wide experience they will have had in China and elsewhere should result in some useful suggestions.\n\nIt happens that I have just recently dealt with the case of Leung Tun-Sheng. It has given me some concern as a disciplinary case, but there is another aspect of the matter which I prefer to bring to your notice privately. Granted that the man whom Southorn discharged is guilty, and", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523431, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 72, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "and assuming that Leung Tun-Sheng is open at least to grave \n\nsuspicion, I could not but ask myself while reading these \n\npapers, what kind of impression will all this produce on \n\nthe League Commissioners. It is unfortunate that there \n\nshould have been a scandal of this kind so shortly before \n\ntheir visit. We cannot of course help that. What I \n\nwant to suggest to you is that you should take every possible \n\nstep to purge the subordinate personnel of the Chinese \n\nSecretariat at an early date, so that we may have no more \n\nLau Tin-tsuns and Leung Tun-Shengs if we can by any means \n\navoid it. Another point which has occurred to me is that \n\nit is not altogether satisfactory that the European officers \n\nof the Secretariat should have to deal with these unhappy \n\ngirls through interpreters. Could they not dispense with \n\ninterpreters? \n\nThese two points might well be considered before \n\nthe Commission arrives, but apart from them I think you will \n\nprobably agree that it is undesirable to take any very \n\ndrastic measures that might have the appearance of \"window-\n\ndressing\" in the short interval now left. \n\nsd. Passfield\n\nCorrected version in HTML as per the instructions:\n- 'unha py' corrected to 'unhappy'\n- 'you will1' corrected to 'you will'\n- 'aperaance' corrected to 'appearance'", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523432, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 73, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "RECEIVED\n\n-1 SEP 0\n\nJL. OFFICE\n\nCopy.\n\n70043\n\nIn are:\n\nEXTRACT\n\nMission 72751..7130 W Kong\n\nF\n\n5.64\n\nfrom letter from Sir William Peel to\n\nSir Samuel Wilson. Private and Confidential.\n\nDated 2nd July, 1930.\n\n73\n\nPage 73\n\nI see that Shiels made a statement in the\n\nHouse the other day, which might be interpreted as\n\nmeaning that I agree with a policy of total abolition\n\nof brothels. I am afraid that that is not the case,\n\nthough I may have said that Government might be forced\n\nby the League of Nations, or some such body, to adopt such a policy. Personally, I am against it in\n\nEastern colonies and have always felt convinced that\n\nthe effect of such a policy would be for the worse.\n\nIt is a question on which I could say more, but will\n\nleave it alone for the present. It is a question\n\nwhere both the General and the Admiral should be\n\nconsulted, and I trust that it may be possible to stave\n\noff abolition, at all events until we have seen what\n\nthe effects of such a policy in Malaya are. I\n\ndiscussed it with Sir Shouson Chow the other day,\n\nand he made some sly but apposite digs at London!\n\nX\n\nX\n\nX\n\nX\n\nX\n\nPage 73", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523433, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 74, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "70063, 30, General\n\n(Suffield (4)\n\n10\n\nSim\n\nto be attached\n\n72755/17K\n\nDowning Street,\n\n11 June 1930.\n\n8th May.\n\n1\n\nI have the honour to transmit for your consideration a copy of a letter from the Secretary General of the British Social Hygiene Council to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Colonies and of the reply which has been returned thereto.\n\n3. It is my desire without unavoidable delay to get rid of all systems of licensed or regulated brothels in the Colonies and I shall be glad if you will direct your attention to the question of abolition in Hong Kong and of the means to be employed to that end. I see no reason why such consideration of ways and means should await the contemplated visit of the commission of the League of Nations, and if you consider that a useful purpose would be served by the appointment without delay of a small commission to proceed to Hong Kong and make a report on this question, I shall be glad to give such a plan serious consideration, and to receive such expression of your views as to the nature of the personnel and the terms of reference.\n\nW. L. S. P. (Sir William Peel), K.B.E., C.M.G.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523434, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 75, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "for an investigation for this purpose.\n\nYou are already aware of the steps which are being taken to deal with this evil in Malaya, and I enclose copies of two Command Papers dealing with this subject.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nYour most obedient,\n\nhumble servant,\n\n(Signed) PASSFIELD,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523435, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 76, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "N° 286\n\nA\n\n72783\n\n9\n\n76\n\nRECEIVED\n\n23 JUN 1930\n\nCOL, OFFICE\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONG KONG\n\n22nd May, 1930.\n\nMy Lord,\n\nRef: 40259/23\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt\n\nof Your Lordship's despatch No.47 dated 19th February and\n\nin reply to inform you that the situation as regards known brothels is still the same generally as was reported in Sir R. E. Stubbs' despatch No.255 of 7th July, 1923.\n\n2.\n\nThe number of known Chinese and Japanese\n\nbrothels in the Colony is today 222 and the number of\n\nprostitutes 2,657. There are six known \"foreign\" brothels\n\nwith a total of 17 \"foreign\" i.e. non-Asiatic prostitutes.\n\nThe age at which women are allowed, on their\n\nrequest and after enquiry, to practise as prostitutes in\n\nknown brothels in the Colony is 19 and upwards.\n\n3.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nMy Lord,\n\nYour Lordship's most obedient,\n\nhumble servant,\n\n[Name]\n\nActing Governor, &c.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nLORD PASSFIELD,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523436, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 77, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "77781\n\nTHE ASSOCIATION FOR MORAL & SOCIAL HYGIENE\n\nFOUNDED BY JOSEPHINE BUTLER, 1870.\n\n4\n\nPresident:\n\nHELEN WILSON, M.D., J.P.\n\nChairman:\n\nRev. W. C. ROBERTS.\n\nHon. Treasurer:\n\nThe Rt. Hon. T. R. FERENS.\n\nGeneral Secretary: Miss ALISON NEILANS.\n\nAssistant Secretary:\n\nMiss E. M. TURNER.\n\n\"Nothing Endures that is founded on injustice.\"\n\nOrchard House,\n\n14, Great Smith Street,\n\nWestminster, S.W.1.\n\nOfficial Review: \"The Shield,\" Office Hours: 10-1 and 2—5. TEL. VICTORIA 3451.\n\n13th March, 1930.\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by my Executive Committee to send you the following Resolution adopted unanimously by the Committee.\n\n\"The Executive Committee of the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene urges the British Government to impress upon the Government of Hong Kong that it should frame its policy now with a view to making possible, at the earliest practicable date, the suppression of all brothels and that it should also take steps to provide adequate facilities for free and confidential treatment of all persons suffering from venereal diseases. The Association for Moral and Social Hygiene further expresses the hope that the British Government will review this question in the light of the known conditions now existing in Hong Kong in order that when the Colony is visited by the League of Nations Commission it may be able to report that the British Government is already taking the necessary steps towards a radical improvement of the conditions in regard to brothel-keeping, procuration and the traffic in women.\"\n\nYou will, no doubt, have also received a similar Resolution which was adopted last month by the Executive Committee of the National Council of Women.\n\nMy Committee earnestly express the hope that you will give this matter your serious consideration.\n\nThe Rt. Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies,\n\nDowning Street, S.W.1.\n\nYours faithfully,\n\nAlison Neilans\n\nSecretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 523437, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "page_number": 78, "title": "CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931", "content_text": "TELEPHONE: VICTORIA 2194\n\nTELEGRAMS: \"UNITERRA SOUTHWEST. LONDON.\"\n\nTHE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF GREAT BRITAIN.\n\nPresident—THE Lady Emmott, J.P.\n\nActing Vice-President—MRS. KEYNES, J.P.\n\nHon. Parliamentary Secretary—MISS BERTHA MASON.\n\nPage 3\n\nHon. Editor—Miss Smith\n\nHon. Treasurer—LADY TRUSTRAM EVE.\n\nGeneral Secretary—Miss NORAH GREEN.\n\nMURRAY HOUSE,\n\nVANDON STREET,\n\nBUCKINGHAM GATE,\n\nLONDON, S.W.1.\n\n27th February, 1930.\n\nThe Executive Committee of the National Council of Women at its meeting held on the 21st instant, decided to urge the Imperial Government to impress upon the Government of Hong Kong that it should frame its policy now with a view to making possible, at the earliest practicable date, the suppression of all brothels and that it should also take steps to provide adequate facilities for free and confidential treatment of all persons suffering from venereal diseases.\n\nThe National Council of Women further expresses the hope that the Government will review this question in the light of the known conditions now existing in Hong Kong, in order that when the Colony is visited by the League of Nations' Commission it may be able to report that the British Government is already taking the necessary steps towards a radical improvement of the conditions in regard to brothel-keeping, procuration and the traffic in women.\n\nIn the hope that this important matter may receive your very favourable consideration,\n\nI am, sir,\n\nYour obedient servant,\n\nNorah Green,\n\nGeneral Secretary.\n\nThe Prime Minister.\n\n10 Downing St, S.W.\n\nPage 3", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-522-3 Social hygiene- including trafficking in women & children- brothels- etc. 27-2-1930 - 13-4-1931.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532211, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "content_text": "1\n\n92583\n\n33\n\nHOY\n\nCLOSED UNTIL\n\n92566\n\n129/337/\n\nORDINANCE 43 OF 1932\n\n33.\n\n10\n\nL\n\nPrevious\n\nSubsequent\n\nPROTECTION OF WOMEN + GIRLS AMEND. 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G's Report) gave A.G.'s unane protection to rascals clearly punditatis blackmail and tyranny.\n\nin int For example new one. humorals, Lied activity which, things minores, cd. certuring not be prigidice the safety of lead imprisonment hecessary might be Concepts of \"importunay.\n\nLA Coman, six months' \n\nIt seems to me the and \n\n0.2.133", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532213, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "content_text": "I agree that the deletion of the implications of \"persistency\" is extremely difficult to justify, in the strict sense. Before I think it would be best to ask for a fuller explanation of the circumstances which make such a drastic amendment necessary, in Hong Kong.\n\n2. Caution is necessary. The circumstances which make the change desirable are undoubtedly the recent abolition of brothels, GR1178/1922/32(III).\n\nFrom the point of view of legal principles, the omission of \"public place\" is a striking change. Criminal law is not...\n\n...\n\nFile seen, thank you.\n\nClearly, special circumstances make the task difficult. To advance any local ground...\n\nmalaria...\n\nmin...\n\n...\n\n \nhas been re-written to meet the format requirement as follows:\n\nI agree that the deletion of \"the implications of persistency\" it extremely difficult to coilicize, in the stin wide. Befoor I think to ask for public malus it would be best-fuller explanat.in of the circumstances mch a drastic жижку. which make amendment curry, in Hong Kong.\n\n2. Cautione 13/2. \n\nThe circumstances which make the change desirable are undoubtedly the recent abolition of brothels, res2016/ 292016/32 \n\nAlalder 14.2 \n\nDun ate \n\nFile seen \n\ndank you \n\nclearly special circumstanus I shoes buit ali cliuim task of difficult. which the \n\nFrom to advance any local Groun угост malar th min muuta the point of vie of legal principles. De omission of \"public plase\" inachange which striking. Criminal law is mot\n\n \nhas been re-written to \nI agree that the deletion of \"the implications of persistency\" is extremely difficult to justify, in the strict sense. Before I think it would be best to ask for a fuller explanation of the circumstances which make such a drastic amendment necessary, in Hong Kong.\n\n2. Caution is necessary. The circumstances which make the change desirable are undoubtedly the recent abolition of brothels, GR1178/1922/32(III).\n\nThe circumstances which make the change desirable are undoubtedly the recent abolition of brothels.\n\n \nhas been removed and \nFrom the point of view of legal principles, the omission of \"public place\" is a striking change. Criminal law is not...\n\nhas been kept, with some minor adjustment to \nI agree that the deletion of the implications of \"persistency\" is extremely difficult to coilicize, in the stin wide. Befoor I think to ask for public malus it would be best-fuller explanat.in of the circumstances mch a drastic жижку. which make amendment curry, in Hong Kong.\n\n2. Cautione 13/2.\n\nThe circumstances which make the change desirable are undoubtedly the recent abolition of brothels, GR1178/1922/32(III).\n\nFrom the point of view of legal principles, De omission of \"public plase\" is a striking change. Criminal law is mot\n\nThe final version is \nI agree that the deletion of the implications of \"persistency\" is extremely difficult to justify, in the strict sense. Before I think it would be best to ask for a fuller explanation of the circumstances which make such a drastic amendment necessary, in Hong Kong.\n\n2. Caution is necessary. The circumstances which make the change desirable are undoubtedly the recent abolition of brothels, GR1178/1922/32(III).\n\nFrom the point of view of legal principles, the omission of \"public place\" is a striking change. Criminal law is not...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532214, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "content_text": "4\n\ndoes not purport, as\n\nsule\n\nms of morals\n\nthey affect\n\nwill\n\nquest.com\n\nin so far\n\nto affect\n\nt\n\nto dial\n\nexcept\n\nor an\n\nlibaly\n\nthe public peace\n\npublic muis ance\n\nscandal. Soliciting\n\nwill which\n\nmost\n\nJ\n\ncodes\n\nis mor-\n\nan\n\noffener\n\nunless\n\nto\n\ncriminal\n\nplace\n\nto speak\n\nundus\n\nacquainted\n\nit takes\n\nthe public eye\n\nD\n\nwhether moth\n\nCome\n\ndinots\n\nA\n\nthan this.\n\nis necessary\n\nHongkong\n\nbont\n\nwit\n\nany\n\nJue\n\nthee the\n\nlimits\n\nStiel\n\nthis sort\n\nsocial legislation\n\nmay poorly go\n\nto be regulated rather by\n\npublic opinion is\n\ndimant\n\nHongling\n\npryand\n\nmbinit to.\n\nwhat\n\nt\n\nUnters\n\nthe\n\namend not was passed\n\na considerable body of\n\nthe face of\n\npublic pinion\n\nI would\n\nany\n\ninterference.\n\nnor advis\n\nno\n\nAs to the best of the God\",\n\ncommento.\n\nM. Main Home\n\n14/2/33.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532215, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "content_text": "5\n\nReferences to this Bill will be found in the Leg. Co. proceedings enclosed in 35, 36 & 37 of 92584/32. It seems clear there was no opposition from unofficial members.\n\nadd an allowance but observation is made in Hone's minute.\n\n15·2·33\n\n#Qlowell\n\n17\n\nSir G. Wilson,\n\nYou should see, as this is just the kind of question that might arouse acute controversy.\n\nUnder the old ordinance of 1897, every male person who in any public place, persistently solicits or importunes for immoral purposes became liable to imprisonment up to a maximum of three months.\n\nUnder the section as now amended, such person who \"solicits for immoral purposes in a public place...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532216, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "content_text": "the persistency \n\nthe unfortuneity \n\nall \n\ndisaffection) will be liable to imprisonment \n\nsix months. \n\nup to \n\nto a \n\na maximum of \n\nI must confess that the new \n\nwild to be liable, in \n\nprovision seem \n\n7 \n\ntwo \n\npretty stiff, \n\nSome counties at any rate, to open the door \n\nvery \n\nwide \n\nto the \n\nfemale blackmailer. \n\nbut, as has been pointed out the matter \n\nis \n\nlargely one of local public opinion, & \n\non that point we \n\nmust presumably \n\nbe guided by the foreman. \n\nDeft. \n\n? As proposed of the con \n\nLand Nyman \n\nvrs.. \n\n17/2/33 \n\nyou should be, \n\nin lieu \n\nof questions. When I was in Hong \n\nRay several people criticised the Clearing of the brothels and told \n\nme that the result was that some \n\nof the streets \n\nthe streets were \n\n\"impossible\"", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532217, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "content_text": "7\n\nat night. I think we \n\nmists \n\nbe guided by the Joserner \n\nJague \n\nree\n\nاحمد\n\n346\n\n272.33\n\nat mel\n\nkotad\n\n27333\n\nLiby\n\n3\n\n28. 2, 33.\n\n2 To Gov. 87 (No.1 Ansa) — — 4 MAR 1953\n\nTo Hasses (HD)\n\n( “ ༠) —“ཆ ་ ད\n\nand anal. Gode; No. 6o 1899 Peneral a Palier = 24/3/33. ོ་བའི་བ་\n\n= 13 ON\n\nبستان\n\nto Laby\n\n10173/3/33\n\nV", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532218, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "content_text": "7R.\n\na\n\nC. O.\n\nMr. Delahunt. 2.3.33.\n\nMr. Bickle 213 Mr. Home\n\nm. Calder\n\nMr. Parkinson.\n\nMr. Tomlinson.\n\n2/3\n\n2.3\n\n92583/33/32 Hong Kong.\n\nDowning Street,\n\n4 March, 1933.\n\n8\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nHONG KONG.\n\nNO. 87\n\nGOVERNOR.\n\nSir,\n\nI have etc. to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.550 of the 14th of December, 1932, and to inform you that His Majesty will not be advised to exercise his power of disallowance in respect of Ordinance No.43 of 1933, of the Legislature of Hong Kong entitled \"An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897\".\n\n2. I am advised that from the point of view of legal principles the amendment effected by Section 3 of the Ordinance, involving the omission of the words \"in any public place\" from sub-section 1 of Section 17 of the principal Ordinance, is open to criticism.\n\nCriminal law does not as a rule purport to deal with questions of morals, except in so far as they affect or are likely to affect the public peace or to amount to a public nuisance or scandal, and under most criminal codes soliciting is not an offence unless it takes place in public.\n\nI have etc.,\n\n(Signed) P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER,\n\nPage 9\n\nPage 9\n\nPage\n\nNo. 550.\n\nSir,\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONG KONG, 14th December, 1932.\n\nEncl. No. 1.\n\nI have the honour to submit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance intituled:\n\n2. \"An Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897\".\n\nThe enclosed report by the Attorney General explains the objects and reasons of the Ordinance.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\n(Signed)\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nSIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.,\n\n&c.\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532219, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "content_text": "HONG KONG.\n\nNo. 43 OF 1932.\n\nI assent.\n\nW. PEEL,\n\nL.S.\n\nGovernor.\n\n9th December, 1932.\n\nAn Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897.\n\n[9th December, 1932.]\n\nBE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:\n\n1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance, 1932.\n\n2. Sub-section (2) of section 13 of the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, is repealed and the following sub-section is substituted :-\n\n(2) Every occupier or keeper of a house or portion thereof which is used in the manner aforesaid shall be liable for the first offence of such use to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months: for the second offence to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months and for a third or any subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve months.\n\n3. Sub-section (1) of section 17 of the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, is repealed and the following sub-section is substituted :-\n\n(1) Every male person who\n\n(a) knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution; or\n\n(b) solicits for immoral purposes,\n\nshall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.\n\n4. Sub-section (3) of section 21 of the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, is repealed and the following sub-section is substituted :-\n\nPage 11\n\n...\n\n(To be continued)\n\n \nhas been removed as it is not in the original text and \"Page 11\" is kept as per instruction 11. The rest of the text is formatted according to the given instructions.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532220, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "content_text": "12\n\nPower on indictment, hearing or charge for rape, to convict of certain offences.\n\n48 & 49 Vict. c. 69, s. 9.\n\n(3) If upon the trial of any indictment, or the hearing of any information or charge, for rape, or for any offence made felony in section 6, the magistrate or the jury, as the case may be, shall be satisfied that the defendant is guilty of an offence under sections 5, 6, 9 or 10 or of an indecent assault, but is not satisfied that the defendant is guilty of the felony charged in such indictment, information or charge, or of an attempt to commit the same, then and in every such case the magistrate or the jury, as the case may be, may acquit the defendant of such felony, and find him guilty of an offence as aforesaid, or of an indecent assault, and thereupon such defendant shall be liable to be punished in the same manner as if he had been convicted upon an indictment, information or charge for such offence as aforesaid, or for an indecent assault.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 8th day of December, 1932.\n\nR. A. C. NORTH, Deputy Clerk of Councils.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532221, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "content_text": "Enclosure No. 2.\n\n13\n\nATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,\n\nHong Kong 9th December, 1932.\n\nREPORT ON ORDINANCE No.\n\n43\n\nof 1932.\n\n1.\n\nI have examined the accompanying Ordinance, intituled an Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's instructions.\n\nThe substituted sub-section (2) of section 13 of the principal Ordinance raises the maximum fines from $100, $200 and $500 to $250, $500 and $1,000 respectively.\n\n2.\n\n3.\n\nThe effect of the substituted sub-section (1) of section 17 of the principal Ordinance is to substitute the words \"solicits for immoral purposes\" for the words \"in any public place persistently solicits or importunes for immoral purposes\" and to raise the penalty from three months to six months. The words \"in any public place persistently solicits or importunes\" came from section 1 of the Vagrancy Act, 1898, (61 & 62 Vict. c. 39); but they appear to afford an unnecessary degree of protection to a type of pest which has recently increased.\n\n4. The substituted sub-section (3) of section 21 adds the words \"or the hearing of any information or charge\" after", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532222, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "content_text": "\"indictment\" in line 1, and the words \"information or charge\" in lines 6 and 12, of section 21 (3) of the sub-section it replaces.\n\nIt expressly applies the enactment to the hearing of an information or charge by a magistrate, thus removing any doubt as to the intention of the legislature when this sub-section was added in 1909, (see Memorandum attached to the Bill in Hong Kong Government Gazette of 8th October, 1909, page 785) to apply section 9 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885, to proceedings before magistrates as well as on indictment.\n\n5. In my opinion this is an Ordinance to which His Excellency the Governor may properly assent in the name of His Majesty and on His behalf.\n\nAlabast\n\nAttorney General.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 532223, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933", "content_text": "92583", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-537-10 Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1932 9-12-1932 - 4-3-1933.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544595, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "# \n33766 \n1934 \nHONG KONG \n\n33766 \n00129/527/7 \n**MINIMUM AGE OF MARRIAGE AND CONSENT** \n\nPrevious see `11803/1/30` \nSubsequent Genl. R83 \n\n| Ref | Date | Description |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| In Backes | 12/3 | Mat (3. |\n| M. Rolls Wray | 14. | M Vers |\n| Sung Sha | 7/34/34 | Si I Maffey of Bader |\n| M. Gent | X20/3 | |\n| Mr Robert W.xam.. Mc Bevie | 13/5 | 15.8 |\n| Mr B Mulforand | 17/8 | Maul 50 |\n| | | R.299. Ros. |\n\n| Location | Date | Action |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Library (Legal) | 10 | KRUT BY 20.8 818 |\n| | 23/8 | 231 KoPUTZ BY 2+ belay |\n| Legal (argent). Im Bader | 13/8 | |\n\n`FILE A. (16621)` W1, 13126-16 25.000 in 4 sorts 10/32 P. st. G. `101/32` B", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544596, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 2, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "## 33.\n\n(1) Sa483 q. Juds. capy menute G a. s. setting aut present state law. m accordance with The f Regid. here propored Vernor's menute of 9/3/34 on `11803/1/33` amendments in the laws which cappear to be desirable.\n\nMr Soul. ? Subject to legal obsons approve He Bades ar 12.3-34 \n\n> Genel pafore which the klow Copy infoño ww obtained by inmeler for the bruifit of Miis Rathbone needed for sepmate inculcation, but th replies from to Zependencies show that this is ho miformity in Honnements i the staketory Thise respects, rov The General is it proposed фармо Sought. that innformity ste bo \n\nIn the incumstances think that delay ... nced to The gwing appneral of", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544597, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "## proposed raising of repeal as adorned in the Part of the Ministry of the Attorney General of HK.\n\nMr.: 17/7/13 see no objection. They might, however, consider adopting for Order 4/1979 the proviso in Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, Cap. 1922 (under which it is open to a defendant to believe that the complainant was not a prostitute) which, however, they did not do.\n\nThe position is illogical for the country is illogical likewise. The proviso is raised thus: if the defense is one of consent, a conviction for indecent assault to whack... an... use... gali... prosecution... the proviso does not apply.\n\n14/3/34", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544598, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "The quest file to the preparation of this July Return sent by Mein Rathbone. There has been no suggestion for legislation on uniform rules so far.\n\n18.V. Vermon 15.3 34 ? approve of introduction of amending Bill on Bill on Lines proposed. Hlowell 15 4 \n\nSir J. Maffey. You should see, as this is the kind of question that is always liable to excite controversy. The need for caution in attempting to impose Western standards upon an Eastern community is obvious, and one might hesitate to take the initiative in pressing a Colonial Government to introduce changes; but in this case the Hong Kong authorities have themselves volunteered to amend their local law so as to bring it into closer harmony with the law of this country. I see no reason why we should not approve their proposals.\n\n? So proceed. ya anghaw gr. I 16/3/34 \n\nIt is all eye-wash P.3.0. 7/3", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544599, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "## Draft despatch Submitted opposite \nH.E. Bader \" 20-3-34. \n\n**SPARES TO LIBRARY.** \n\n2 to 4. Kong [3] w. 387 122 Sulmet's Protection f Wemen [4] Sw 388 Marriage \n\n**SPARES TO LIBRARY.** (( Ansel) – 24 MAR 1934. \n\n- 47.345 Gschmer 14- 1934, and Girls (Amanat). 4.7.34. Submit's Grence 13 of 1934, (Amdmat). \n\n(3). Ordinance 14/1934 amends the Women and Girls Protection Ordinance (No 4 of 1894) in the manner suggested in the Hong Kong Attorney General's Minute (End to (1)), and approved in (2). \n? Subject to legal ibsons Siguity hon disallowand (4) \n\n Ordinance 13/1934 amends the Marriage Ordinance 1875 in the manner suggested in the Hong Kong Attorney General's Minute (1) and approved in (2). \nIn Sec: 26 (2) \"Registrar of Marriages\" is substituted for \"Secretary for Chinese Affairs\": \n? Subject to legal Sosono siquity non disallowand \n\n[TD. would perhaps be both Ordinances] \n\n12. Ber ho obyns 1318 134 Johanna 20 see 13/8/36 \n\nЕго Howard 17/8", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544600, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "## \nTo 14 King 31% (44 cmd) 4/3 \n316 (Bamed) 9/3 6 23/1/8/34 \n22 AUG 1934", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544601, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "No. 388.\n\nSir,\n\nAnnex 6.\n\n**RECEIVED**\n9 AUG 1934 C. O. HEGY\n\n7\n4\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\nHONG KONG.\n\n4th July, 1934.\n\nWith reference to your despatch No.122 of 24th March, 1934, I have the honour to submit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance intituled:-\n\"An Ordinance to amend the Marriage Ordinance, 1875\".\n\nThe enclosed report by the Attorney General explains the objects and reasons of the Ordinance.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\nWe\nGovernor, &c.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\nSIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,\n&c.,\n&c.,\n&c.,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544602, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "# ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS\nHong Kong, 29th June, 1934.\n\n## REPORT ON ORDINANCE No. 13 of 1934\n\n1. I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, intituled an Ordinance to amend the Marriage Ordinance, 1875, and am of opinion that it is one which is not contrary to the Governor's instructions.\n\n2. The principal Ordinance nowhere lays down any minimum age of marriage which has thus been the same in Hong Kong as it was in England prior to the passing of the Age of Marriage Act, 1929, (19 & 20 Geo.5, c.36), namely fourteen for a male and twelve for a female. The said Act avoided any marriage either party to which is under sixteen, and with the approval of the Secretary of State, conveyed in his despatch of the 24th March, 1934, the same effect is secured by section 4 of the present Ordinance.\n\n3. New section 12A which is added to the principal Ordinance by section 2 of this Ordinance further forbids the issue of a marriage licence or certificate where either party to the intended marriage is under sixteen, and the effect of the amendment of section 13 by section 3 of this Ordinance is to make it clear that the consent of a parent or guardian etc. to the marriage of a minor can be effective only if such minor is of the age of sixteen or over.\n\n4. In my opinion this is an Ordinance to which His Excellency the Governor may properly assent in the name of His Majesty and on His behalf.\n\n**Attorney General**\n\n## HONG KONG\nNo. 13 of 1934\n\nI assent.\n\n**W. PEEL, L.S.**\n**Governor**\n29th June, 1934.\n\n## An Ordinance to amend the Marriage Ordinance, 1875.\n[29th June, 1934.]\n\nBe it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-\n\n1. This Ordinance may be cited as the **Marriage Amendment Ordinance, 1934**. Short title.\n\n2. The Marriage Ordinance, 1875, is amended by the insertion of the following section, numbered 12A, immediately after section 12 thereof :-\n\n| Section | Text |\n| --- | --- |\n| 12A | No licence of the Governor and no certificate of the Registrar of Marriages shall be issued under this Ordinance if either party to the intended marriage is under the age of sixteen years. |\n\n3. Section 13 of the Marriage Ordinance, 1875, is amended by the insertion of the words \"of or over sixteen and\" after the word \"is\" in the second line thereof.\n\n4. Sub-section (2) of section 26 of the Marriage Ordinance, 1875, as amended by the Marriage Amendment Ordinance, 1926, is repealed and the following sub-section is substituted therefor :-\n\n| Section | Sub-section | Text |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 26 | (2) | A marriage shall be null and void if both parties knowingly and wilfully acquiesce in its celebration in any place other than the office of the Registrar of Marriages or a licensed place of worship (except when authorised by a special licence), or under a false name or without a certificate of notice or licence duly issued, or by a person not being a competent minister or the Registrar of Marriages or his deputy, or if either party to the marriage is at the time of its celebration under the age of sixteen years. |\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 28th day of June, 1934.\n\n| Action | Section | Ordinance |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Addition of new s. 12A | 2 | Ordinance No. 7 of 1875 |\n| Amendment of s. 13 | 3 | Ordinance No. 7 of 1875 |\n| Substitution for s. 26, ss. 2 | 4 | Ordinance No. 7 of 1875 |\n\n**R. A. C. NORTH**\n**Deputy Clerk of Councils**\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544603, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "# No. 387.\n\nAmad. 5\n\n3\n\n## GOVERNMENT HOUSE, \n## HONG KONG, \n## 4th July, 1934.\n\n11\n\n[1]\n\nSir,\n\n**RECEIVED** \n9 AUG 1934 \nC. U. NEGY\n\nWith reference to your despatch No.122 of 24th March, 1934, I have the honour to submit for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance intituled:-\n\"An Ordinance to amend the law relating to the protection of Women and Girls\".\n\n2.\n\nThe enclosed report by the Attorney General explains the objects and reasons of the Ordinance.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n**Hue**\nGovernor, &c.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE \nSIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,\n&C.,\n&C.,\n&C.,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544604, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "# L.S.\n\n12\n\n**HONG KONG.**\n\nNo. 14 of 1934.\n\nI assent.\n\n**W. PEEL,**\n\nGovernor.\n\n29th June, 1934.\n\n## An Ordinance to amend the law relating to the protection of Women and Girls.\n\n[29th June, 1934.]\n\nBe it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-\n\n1. This Ordinance may be cited as the **Protection of Women, and Girls Amendment Ordinance, 1934**.\n\n## Short title.\n\n2. Section 5 of the Women and Girls Protection Ordinance, 1897, is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:\n\n## Repeal of s. 5 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1897 and substitution of new section therefor.\n\n5. Every person who carnally knows or attempts to have carnal knowledge of any unmarried girl, being of or above the age of thirteen years and under the age of sixteen years, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour: Provided that, where both parties are Asiatics, a girl shall not be deemed to be unmarried within the meaning of this Ordinance if she is duly married according to the laws and customs of the native country of the girl: Provided also, that no prosecution shall be commenced for an offence under this section more than twelve months after the commission of the offence.\n\n3. Section 6 of the said Ordinance is amended by the substitution of the word \"thirteen\" for the word \"twelve\" in each sub-section thereof.\n\n## Amendment of s. 6 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1897.\n\n4. Section 7 of the said Ordinance is amended by the substitution of the word \"sixteen\" for the word \"thirteen\" in sub-section (2) thereof.\n\n## Amendment of s. 7 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1897.\n\n5. Section 11 of the said Ordinance is amended by the substitution of the word \"thirteen\" for the word \"twelve\" in each sub-section thereof, and by the repeal of the proviso contained in the last five lines thereof.\n\n## Amendment of s. 11 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1897.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 28th day of June, 1934.\n\n**R. A. C. NORTH,**\n\nDeputy Clerk of Councils.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544605, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "# ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS\nHong Kong, 29th June 1934\n\n## REPORT ON ORDINANCE No. 14 of 1934\n\n1. I have examined the accompanying Ordinance intituled an Ordinance to amend the Women and Girls Protection Ordinance, 1897, and am of opinion that it is one which is not contrary to the Governor's instructions.\n\n2. The effect of this Ordinance, which has been enacted with the approval of the Secretary of State conveyed in his despatch of the 24th March, 1934, is to raise the age of consent in the case of certain sexual offences in order to secure uniformity with the law at Home and in other parts of the Empire.\n\n3. By sections 2 and 3 the age of a girl below which (even though she purports to consent) actual carnal knowledge of her is a felony and attempted carnal knowledge a misdemeanour, and at or above which up to sixteen either offence is a misdemeanour, is raised from twelve to thirteen. Furthermore, section 2 repeals the proviso contained in section 5 of the principal Ordinance which made reasonable belief that she was sixteen or over a good defence to a charge of actual or attempted carnal knowledge of a girl under sixteen, and extends the...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544606, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "time within which a prosecution for either of these offences \nmust be instituted from 3 months to 12 months from the date \nof the offence.\n\n4. Section 4 raises from thirteen to sixteen the age at \nwhich the consent of the girl is a good defence on a charge \nof indecent assault upon her.\n\n5. Section 5 similarly raises from twelve to thirteen the \nage of a girl below which the permitting of her defilement \nby a householder, etc. is a felony and at or above which up \nto sixteen it is a misdemeanour, and at the same time repeals \nthe old provision in section 11 of the principal Ordinance \nwhich made reasonable belief that the girl was sixteen or \nover a good defence to a charge under that section.\n\n6. I am of opinion that this is an Ordinance to which His \nExcellency the Governor may properly assent in the name of \nHis Majesty and on His behalf.\n\n14\n\nRobiul \nAttorney General.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544607, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "## C.O. 201\n\nMr. Bader 2/3/34 Mr. Fent \nMr. \nMr. Parkinson.\n\n33766/193 Hong Kong \nSir \nAnsel 3 à 4 \n2 \n15 \nMr. Tomlinson. \nSir C. Bottomley. \n(1) \nSir J. Shuckburgh. \nPermt. U.S. of S. \nParly. U.S. of S. \nSecretary of State.\n\n**DRAFT**\n\nHong Kong Government \nNo 122 \n**FURTHER ACTION** \n24 MAR 1934\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No 483 of the 19th September to inform you that I approve of the proposals to amend the laws of Hong Kong in the manner suggested by the Attorney General in his minute of the 30th August 1933, a copy of which was enclosed under cover of your despatch under acknowledgement.\n\n(Sgd.) P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, \nSecretary of State.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544608, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "# 483.\n\n## N:JLTS\n\n**(Creg (24) 11803/1/33 Send.)**\n\n16.\n\nSir,\n\nGovernment House,\nHong Kong, 19th September, 1933.\n\nWith reference to your circular despatch of the 24th July, 1933, on the subject of the age of consent in this Colony, I have the honour to forward the accompanying copy of a minute by the Attorney General, which sets out the present state of the law in this regard.\n\nI should be glad to learn in due course whether you concur in the proposals to amend the local law, contained in the tenth paragraph of that minute.\n\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n**(sd) W. Peel.**\nGovernor, &c.\n\nThe Right Hon'ble\nSir P. Cunliffe-Lister, P.C., M.P.,\n&C., &C., &C.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544609, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "# \n## Hon. Colonial Secretary.\n\n1. Miss Rathbone's question enclosed in the circular despatch of the 24th July, 1933, asking for the minimum age of marriage and age of consent (inside and outside marriage), legally prescribed in the Colony, is widely framed; and is probably intentionally so framed as the age of consent differs according to the sense in which it is to be understood.\n\n2. So far as Christian marriages are concerned, by **Ordinance No.7 of 1875** (as amended by **No.14 of 1926**, and **No.34 of 1932**) if either party, not being a widower or widow, is under 21 the written consent of the father or in certain cases the mother, guardian or registrar of marriages is necessary. Subject to such vicarious consent, the age of personal consent in the case of Christian marriages in the Colony is the same as it was in England until 1929, that is to say 14 in the case of males and 12 in the case of females (see 16 Halsbury p.281). In England the **Marriage Act, 1929**, rendered void marriages solemnised or contracted after the 9th May 1929 between persons either of whom is under the age of sixteen. \n\nIn Hong Kong, non-Christian customary marriages duly celebrated according to the personal law and religion of the parties are not controlled by any Ordinance. Amongst a section of the Chinese (the Hakkas) so-called \"child marriages\" occur; but these are merely binding betrothals, and cohabitation does not take place and would not be permitted by the families of the parties before the age of about 16.\n\n3. So far as the criminal law is concerned, by section 6(1) of **Ordinance No.4 of 1897** every person who carnally knows any girl under the age of 12 years, whether he is married to her or not is guilty of felony and liable to imprisonment for life. Section 6(2) makes an attempt to commit such an offence a misdemeanor.\n\nBy section 5 of the same Ordinance every person who...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544610, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "## \n18 \n\ncarnally know or attempts to have carnal knowledge of any unmarried girl being above the age of 12 years and under the age of 16 years is guilty of a misdemeanor. There are however three provisos to this section: (1) where both parties are Asiatics, a girl shall not be deemed unmarried if she is duly married according to the laws and customs of the native country of the girl; (2) it shall be a sufficient defence if the person charged had reasonable cause to believe that the girl was of or above the age of 16; (3) prosecutions must be commenced within three months of the offence.\n\nThese sections fix the age of consent in carnal knowledge cases, in the case of unmarried girls at 16 (see Reg v. Beale L.R. 1 C.C.R. 10 and Beg v. Tyrrell 1394. 1 Q.B. at 712) and in the case of married women at 12.\n\n## \n6.\n\nSection 6 of the Ordinance is derived from section 4 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885, except that (a) \"carnally knows\" is substituted for \"unlawfully and carnally knows\"; (b) the words \"whether he is married to her or not\" are not in the Act; and (c) the age of 12 is substituted for the age of 13. These differences are due to the fact that the section was also derived from Ordinance No.7 of 1892, which provided that \"whosoever shall carnally know and abuse any girl under the age of 12 years, whether he is married to her or not, shall be guilty of a felony\".\n\nThe following extract from the Hong Kong Hansard of 25th April 1892, gives the explanation: -\n\n\"This Bill is introduced by direction of the Secretary of State. It has for over a quarter of a century been a very serious offence in this Colony to have unlawful intercourse with", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544611, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "## 7.\n\n19 girls under the age of twelve years, but in Eastern countries girls are married at a very early age and although it has not been the custom for the husbands to have intercourse with their wives under twelve years of age, there are some brutal men who have done so, and if prosecuted for the offence, it might be urged that it was not unlawful, the girl being the defendant's wife. A Bill similar to this has been passed in India, the Straits Settlements, and other places. The Secretary of State desires uniformity of legislation, and though I expect that the operation of the Bill will be very small indeed in this Colony, because the Chinese are not accustomed to any such practice as is condemned by this Bill, still we shall secure uniformity of legislation on the subject in Her Majesty's possessions throughout the East. That is really the object of bringing forward this Bill.\"\n\nSection 5 of the Ordinance is derived from section (1) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885, but for reasons which are indicated above, the ages are between 12 and 16 instead of between 13 and 16; also the words \"unlawfully\" and \"unlawful\" are omitted, but the word \"unmarried\" is inserted. In England, the proviso as to reasonable belief was modified by the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1922, also by various Acts in 1904, 1922, and 1928, the limitation of time for proceedings has been extended to 12 months (see 4 Halsbury's Statutes p.700).\n\n## 8.\n\nIn cases of indecent assault, other than carnal knowledge cases, the local age of consent is 13 years under section 7(2) of Ordinance No.4 of 1897, which corresponds...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 544612, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-547-7 Marriage Amendment Ordinance 1934- Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance 1934 19-9-1933 - 4-7-1934", "content_text": "## 9.\n\nIt therefore appears that whilst the Colony's laws are not materially different to the law in England up to a comparatively recent date, our legislation is capable of being brought more closely into line with modern legislation in England without much difficulty. The amendments I suggest are:-\n\n## 10.\n\n(1) To amend the **Marriage Ordinance, 1875**, by forbidding marriages under it of persons under the age of 16.\n\n(2) to amend **Ordinance No. 14 of 1897** :-\n| Section | Amendment |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) in section 5 | (i) by altering 10 to 13. |\n| | (ii) by deleting the second proviso. |\n| | (iii) by altering 3 months to 12 months in the third proviso. |\n| (b) in section 6 | by altering 12 to 13 in both subsections. |\n| (c) in section 7(2) | by altering 13 to 16. |\n| (d) in section 11 | by altering 12 to 13 in both subsections. This section was based on section 6 of the Act of 1885. |\n| (e) in section 11 | by repealing the proviso. The proviso in the Act of 1885 was repealed by the Act of 1922. |\n\n**S.G.G. 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Momires.\n\n2\n\n1.\n\nCheung Yuen\n\n(Deo. petition on behalf of members)\n\n26.7.38\n\nI saw one of the gentlemen concerned in this petition a few days ago when he called at this Office. His English was inadequate and after some difficulty I elicited the fact that his object appeared to be to obtain employment for Hong Kong seamen. As he is the London representative of the Association concerned I told him to write to the Office saying what he wanted us to do.\n\nInstructions have been discussed with him.\n\nP.R.\n\nThis letter is in the form of a petition on behalf of the seamen of Hong Kong and the New Territories, who are all British subjects, for preference to be given to them in employment by British shipping. I fear that I do not find the details of their letter very clear, and, in particular, the reference to Nauru and Ocean Island seems rather odd; it is hardly a matter which we can answer here and I suggest that we should refer to the Governor of Hong Kong for his observations.\n\nI pass to Mr. Bigg, Mr. Bowyer and Mr. Bevir in case they have any observations as regards nationality of the men concerned, merchant shipping, and Ocean Island (respectively).\n\nCopy to Governor for his observations and inform the writer accordingly promising him a further letter upon the Governor's reply.\n\nP. Roger\n\n29/7", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559223, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "A reference to the Merchant Shipping Acts provides that certain British ships have to be manned by British crews. Such a requirement appears to be relevant for employment of British Chinese in Shipping Handling by Kay. However, it is argued that we might need to consider the implications and differences between the two and who exactly should approach officially. It is thought that he might simply communicate with the London Office of The British Phosphate Commissioners.\n\nThe discussion involves various locations and entities, including Ocean Island, Nauru, and the British Phosphate Commissioners. The subject is related to labour laws and their application to specific cases, such as the employers in the Adam 7/8 case.\n\nIt is noted that exploring the matter further would complicate the issue, and it is suggested that the answer lies in understanding the difference between the two relevant entities or regulations and determining the appropriate official channel for communication.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559224, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "A regards\n\nA\n\na in this respect\n\nrecurred swang 10\n\nthe wording of the Tramp shiffring Subidy to regaine employed\n\nBirkish sulyects to be as a condition of recurring a grant from the subidy. Does which pmported that no longer apply\n\nGrant 2/8\n\nNo. There is no longer any subsidy for Trampe dischung. Forous purely temporary arrangement.\n\n3/8\n\nWhaton have Latvi Cheung Yuan cha im Le hold M\n\nThe mr my \"Landhau Repucen totum \"If New Femtors Hive Chines beamens is in effect Unemployed Assoch this petition\n\nIt appears that the original text is heavily corrupted due to OCR errors. I have made minimal corrections to the text while following the given instructions.\n\nHere is the corrected version in HTML format as requested:\n\nA regards\n\nA\n\na in this respect\n\nrecurred swang 10\n\nthe wording of the Tramp shifting Subsidy to regain employed\n\nBritish subjects to be as a condition of recurring a grant from the subsidy. Does which purported that no longer apply\n\nGrant 2/8\n\nNo. There is no longer any subsidy for Tramp discharging. 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Kang. wt.\n\n18 30 cons: .38.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559227, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "You Ref. 3.\n\n849\n\nSabenité obsons.\n\n...\n\nIn view of the general information contained in this despatch, I am inclined to agree with the Governor's view that the petition is largely an attempt on the part of a small seamen's recruiting association to capture the business of the principal association in Hong Kong, known as Wang Kee. In 1937 a similar small association petitioned the Governor, and actually stated that its object was to force the Wang Kee firm to reduce its commission for finding employment by getting Government backing for themselves. The present petition, in asking the Secretary of State to arrange with shipowners and official departments in Hong Kong to give preference to the members of this association, shows that it originates from the same motives.\n\nThe Governor states that the policy of the Hong Kong Government has been to decline to support any particular recruiting agency, since it could see no justification for exerting pressure on shipping companies to engage seamen through other than their accustomed agencies. He is also of the opinion that these small associations are of no great benefit to the Colony. This view seems to me justifiable, since the petition refers to...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559228, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "to a fee of $8 or $9 paid by the members of the association for their seamen's certificates, whereas the actual fee for such certificates, for as long as their issue continued, was only $1. Such a rake-off is clearly exorbitant.\n\nThe despatch gives a general picture of the situation with regard to the employment of seamen at the present time. Unemployment amongst New Territories seamen has been widespread in the past, though paragraph 4 of the despatch states that the situation with regard to the employment of Hong Kong-born seamen has improved considerably since last year.\n\nIt appears still to be the case, however, that some of the shipping companies prefer seamen from Chinese Territory, on the grounds that the latter are more amenable to discipline than the more enlightened Hong Kong-born seamen (paragraph 3).\n\nThe reasons for this unemployment are set out briefly in paragraph 4. One of the main reasons seems to be the dominating position of the Canton Chinese Seamen's Union, whose membership is drawn more from China than from Hong Kong. This is, of course, beyond the control of the Hong Kong authorities.\n\nAs to the actual reply to be given to the petition, I think there is no justification whatsoever for intervention. What the small association, which is merely one of several, in fact\n\nPage 9\n\nfact seeks to obtain, is protection from the competition of the larger long-established Wang Kee Association that caters for seamen of all classes and localities. There seem to me no grounds on which such protection could be afforded, nor does it seem to me desirable that there should be such protection. I don't think that to afford such protection would necessarily help to relieve unemployment of seamen in the Colony, and this seems to me the only valid reason there could be for intervention.\n\n? Reply that in the light of the Governor's observations, the Secretary of State is not prepared to grant the request contained in the petition.\n\nA. N. Galsworthy\n\n15/12\n\nThe issue appears to be between two organisations, of which the Chinese Seamen's Union - Canton - is notorious as a powerful \"racket\" and I'm not sure - the present favourites. The other appears to be no less a \"racket\" though in different favour to need to strengthen it.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559229, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "Page 10\n\nagainst its large bullying bother\n\nThe interests of the gaming\n\nNew Tintorer seamen\n\nare\n\nnot\n\nlikely to\n\nbe the prime\n\nat the end of\n\npara 4 the for mentions\n\nthe Govt; boating for assisting\n\nSuch\n\nmen\n\nto find employment.\n\nAssociation\n\nThe petitioners want preferences\n\nto be given to\n\nmembers\n\nof their\n\nnot merely\n\nNew Territories\n\nAt least\n\nseamen\n\nAscot is\n\nsaid to be only\n\none of\n\nseveral local small recruiting\n\nagencies for seamen, such a preference\n\nshould not be offensively conceded.\n\nIt is regretted that it is\n\nnot possible for Govt to make\n\nthe management\n\nof ship owners\n\ndealt with\n\nbut that the Anchor\n\nIK Hall make\n\nMinds\n\nage 10\n\nage 10\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559230, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "八\n\nto find employment\n\nwherson possess མི་༥༦\n\nto\n\nStamen\n\noil is under hard that\n\nfrom the New Frinton's\n\nthe compiles, an\n\n१\n\n9 H.K. them\n\nкашли\n\nhas in fact\n\nlast year\n\nSilk\n\nimported considerably\n\nalthough recently exceptional\n\ndifficulties this\n\nhave hard to be faced\n\nowing to\n\nthe Sino-Japanese\n\nhostilities\n\nin\n\nS. China waters.\n\nCopy to Cow LF.\n\nSuchan\n\n16.12\n\nKyttibberd 16/xii\n\nI agree as to the nature of the reply; but in view of\n\nour practice of deprecating approach to the S. of S.\n\nfrom associations in a Colony through an agent in this\n\ncountry, I suggest that the Governor should be asked to\n\nreply in this sense to the Association's office in\n\nKowloon. If Mr Cheng Yuen is still residing in Clapham\n\nhe must be neglecting his duties as Chairman.\n\n*Blowell\n\nAs proposed. Mom.\n\n19.12.35\n\nQ&A.\n\n17\n\n9/4/39\n\natonces,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559231, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "：\n\nし\n\nنا- رحمه\n\n১৭.\n\n12", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559232, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "(2643-150) Wt. 16318-94 15,000 (*3070-150) Wt. 26563-2 20,000\n\n695 7/38 T.S. 10/38 T.S. 695\n\nC. O.\n\n53712/4/38. Hong Kong.\n\n13\n\nMr. Bickle. (q/1/39.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr. A. J. Dawe.\n\nSir H. Moore.\n\nSir G. Tomlinson.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nts\n\nSir,\n\n2\n\nDOWNING STREET.\n\n27 January, 1939.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nHONG KONG.\n\nNO. 34.\n\nGOVERNOR.\n\nI have etc. to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No.849 of the 21st November, 1938 regarding the petition from Cheung Yuen, Chairman of the New Territories Unemployed Chinese Seamen's Association, asking that adequate measures may be adopted for the relief of members of the Association.\n\nFURTHER ACTION.\n\n2. I shall be obliged if a reply may be sent to the Association's Office in Kowloon to the effect that it is regretted that it is not possible for the United Kingdom Government to make the arrangement they", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559233, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "14\n\nJ\n\nthey desire with shipowners, but that the Harbour Department in the Colony makes efforts to give employment whenever possible to seamen of the New Territories, and that it is understood that the employment of Hong Kong-born seamen in fact improved considerably since 1937, although recently exceptional difficulties have had to be faced owing to the Sino-Japanese hostilities in South China waters.\n\nI have, etc.,\n\n(Sgd.) MALCOLM MacL CALD\n\ni", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559234, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "No.849.\n\n53712/4/38\n\n5\n\n15-\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONG KONG,\n\n21st November, 1938.\n\nSir,\n\n3\n\nGi\n\n22\n\n2453/5/38\n\n53618/2/20\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt\n\nof your despatch No. 261 of 17th August, 1938, enclosing a copy of a petition from Cheung Yuen, Chairman of the New Territories Unemployed Chinese Seamen's Association, and to inform you that a similarly worded petition was\n\nreceived direct and considered by this Government last\n\nyear.\n\n2.\n\nIn connection with this question I would refer\n\nin the first place to previous correspondence ending with my despatch No.452 of 1st June, 1938, regarding the issue of Chinese seamen's certificates, which were\n\ninstituted with the object of reducing unemployment in this Colony by providing proof of identity and British birth for seamen born in Hong Kong and thereby enabling them to obtain employment on British ships which enjoyed the shipping subsidy. Originally a fee of $1.00 was charged for each certificate issued, but this was subsequently waived after the receipt of Mr. Ormsby-Gore's\n\ndespatch No. 14 of 13th January, 1937. There is, however, mention in the present petition of the spending of $8.00 or $9.00 for such certificates. There seems little\n\ndoubt that at this rate it became a profitable business\n\nfor associations, such as that which the petitioner\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nMALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,\n\n&C.,\n\n&c., &C.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559235, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "- 2 -\n\nrepresents, to assist seamen registered with them to obtain such certificates, particularly as the certificates came to be much sought after by persons who hoped to be able to avoid the Malayan immigration restrictions by using them as a kind of passport. The concluding words of the petition seem to indicate that this, as much as employment on board ships, is in the writer's mind.\n\n3.\n\nThe great proportion of the business of recruiting seamen of Chinese race for the shipping companies is in the hands of a large firm of compradores and stevedores, styled Wang Kee, and it is known that small associations, such as that which submitted the present petition, have encountered severe competition in their efforts to obtain employment for their own men and fees for such services. Another similar petition, received in October 1937, from a small association of this nature, actually stated that the object of the petitioners was to force the Wang Kee firm to reduce its commission for finding employment by obtaining the backing of Government for their association. The policy adopted by this Government, however, has been not to lend its support to any particular recruiting agency, since it could not see any justification for exerting pressure on shipping companies to engage seamen through other than their accustomed agencies. These enrol also seamen who are natives of the New Territories, though it is a regrettable fact that some of the shipping companies do not look with favour on the New Territories seamen, on the grounds that these are not so amenable to discipline as the less enlightened natives of Chinese territory.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559236, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "3\n\n-\n\n17\n\n4.\n\nThere is no doubt that unemployment among New Territories seamen has in the past made itself felt for various reasons. Some companies prefer to employ lascars, who appear to be less prone to indulge in smuggling activities than the Chinese. Moreover, shipping on the China coast is largely dominated by the Canton Chinese Seamen's Union, whose membership is drawn more from China than from Hong Kong; and in their own interests, coastal shipping companies find it inexpedient to antagonize this union by employing many non-members. American shipping companies have also caused some falling off in the demand for Chinese seamen by replacing them with United States citizens. In spite of this, however, recent enquiries in the main centres of the seafaring population of this Colony reveal that the employment of Hong Kong-born seamen has improved very considerably since last year, and the problem has in turn become overshadowed by that of the fishing people, who are now unable to operate with safety outside British waters. Efforts are being made by the Harbour Office to employ suitable seamen from the New Territories wherever possible on government launches, and similar action by the local naval authorities would also help to alleviate the situation in this respect.\n\n5.\n\nMy considered view is on the whole that these small local seamen's recruiting associations are of no great benefit to the Colony, that the intervention of Government on their behalf as", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559237, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "4\n\n18\n\nagainst the larger long-established association catering\n\nfor seamen of all classes and localities would not be\n\njustified. It is not improbable that the present\n\npetition is chiefly an attempt to justify the continued\n\nexistence of such small associations with resulting\n\nfinancial benefits to the promoters.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\nJ. Os. Wither\n\nGovernor.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559238, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "# Petition of Cheung Yuen, Chairman, of the New Territories Unemployed Chinese Seamen's Association\n\nThe petition of Cheung Yuen, Chairman, of the New Territories Unemployed Chinese Seamen's Association, No. 34 Jordan Road, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hong Kong, praying that adequate measures be adopted for the relief of members of the said Association who in time of emergency, especially during the great war in 1915, have rendered their most loyal services to the Colonial and Home Governments in face of greatest personal risks and in consequence many of their fellow-workers or forebears have sacrificed their lives in the cause of the British Empire.\n\nSheweth:\n\nYour humble petitioners beg most respectfully to submit that the local gentry in the New Territories have, in view of the number of the unemployed seamen there having reached a proportion of no less than 80%, of which nearly one half are unable to keep their body and soul together, viewed the situation with most grave concern some time about October last, and addressed the Government on the matter with an appeal for urgent relief to the miserable members of the Association that have been thrown out of work through the recent trade depression and some other causes. Thanks to the Government and the various officials concerned, a system has been adopted by issuing Certificates of Nationality and Identity to the Colonial seamen of the Chinese race to enable them, about 1,000 in number, to get employment in priority to the non-British subjects. To their surprise, not only the private-owned shipping companies refused to co-operate with the Government by employing holders of such certificates, but even those vessels which are more or less under the influence of the Government, such as those of the Bank Line, Government tank-vessels, tug-boats, and vessels of the Royal Navy, gave no encouragement for the employment of such Colonial Seamen.\n\nYour humble petitioners beg most respectfully to draw the attention of your Honour to the fact that the members of the above Association, after spending a sum of between $8 and $9 each for such certificate, earnestly expected that they might sooner or later enjoy the privilege of being employed in preference to those coming from the interior of China who have had no property in the Colony and would in case of emergency clear away when called upon to render any service to the Colonial or the Home Government.\n\nYour humble petitioners beg most respectfully to point out that in 1915, when the great war broke out, all seamen that were non-British subjects were scared by the war risks and deserted their ships upon arrival at the Colony. At that time, not only merchant ships were unable to move about on account of the shortage of a crew, and had to lay up idly, but even transports, hospital ships, and men-of-war of the British Government (which were originally manned by a British crew, who being called away to the front was subsequently replaced by the Chinese) had to enlist inexperienced hands to fill up vacancies caused by desertion. Such inexperienced hands were, however, found to be incompetent for the service, and Mr. A.E. Wood, who was then the Assistant Secretary for Chinese Affairs, was called...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559239, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "upon to recruit seamen from the New Territories. Happily, he knew one of your humble petitioners Liu Hing, then the Manager of the Man Hing Tong Seamen Lodging House, and succeeded in collecting a sufficient number of seamen within an incredible limit of time to take up all the necessary duties. These seamen, taking not into account in the least the risks of being torpedoed or gassed, gladly took up the unenviable duties and discharged them so loyally that it is not an exaggeration to say that they have contributed in a large measure to the success of the British Empire in the great war. In consequence of their loyal services, many of them were killed, though the exact number is unavailable because their bereaved families have never applied to the Government for pecuniary assistance on account of such irreparable losses to them. And during the seamen's strike in 1922, the shipping concerns and the Hong Kong Government met with the same difficulties. Again, the members of the above Association or their forebears rendered similar services in spite of all threats and coercions resorted to by the pickets or their agents of the Chinese Seamen's Union. Though the strike was then engineered by such unionists, yet they were backed up by the stevedores and seamen contractors; otherwise, it would not have been so quickly and effectively brought about. In consequence of their grudge against the New Territories men for having failed to join the strike, these stevedores and seamen contractors have since refused to engage any seamen from the New Territories. This is why so many New Territories men are thrown out of employment.\n\nYour humble petitioners beg most respectfully to submit that although the various leading shipping concerns might have forgotten what valuable services the members of the above Association or their ancestors have rendered to them in their most trying times, yet the local Government should not have overlooked the interest of those who have been thrown out of work through their having helped the Home Government and the Colonial Government in solving the problems of communication and transportation upon which the prosperity of the Colony chiefly depends.\n\nYour humble petitioners therefore most respectfully beg to entreat Your Honour to take adequate steps in giving immediate relief to the members of the above Association by arranging with the various shipowners and official departments concerned that may require seamen for services to give preference to the members of the above Association in the course of employing any seamen, so that they, as well as all others of the British, may be encouraged to continue to be a reserve force in case of need when all non-British subjects may have rightfully abandoned the Colony in time of emergency. In addition to that, your humble petitioners beg further to suggest that work may be given to the holders of Certificates of Nationality in all the mandatory possessions of the British Empire, such as Nauru and Ocean Island, where native labourers are required every year.\n\nDate the 26th day of July, 1938.\n\nTo\n\nThe Honourable Under-Secretary of the\n\nColonial Office,\n\nLondon.\n\nWe have the honour to be Your humble petitioners and obedient servants\n\nCheung Yuen, c/o Mr. Hew Wah, 298 Clapham Road, London, S.W.9.\n\nPage 20\n\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 559240, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "page_number": 21, "title": "CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939", "content_text": "53712/4", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-569-1 New Territories Unemployed Seamen's Association- petition asking for preference to be given to members when... 21-11-1938 - 27-1-1939.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563158, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## CLOSED UNTIL \n### 53939 \n**1938** \n+ \n\nPrevious | | \n| --- | --- | \n| CO 128 | 27/57/4/20mg | \n| Women Beachers in Hong | Salaries | \n\n### Subsequent \n| File Ref. | Page | \n| --- | --- | \n| 53723/38 (8), (15) | R. 83 | \n| | 128 | \n| R Rogus | 27 | \n| | $3 | \n| P 83 Mr. Mayhew | 29. 2-9 | \n| Q 8 3 PUT BY | 83 | \n| W. Rogers | 1279 | \n| In lowell | 15, 83 | \n| FILE A. | R83 29/9 | \n| m. Ged. a | R83 | \n\n### \nMe inlowortay \n\n### \n03939 \n(21937) | 25870/60 | 8,000 | 10/37 | \n| --- | --- | --- | --- | \n| | M & S., Ltd | | Gp.541 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563159, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 2, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## b. l. education\n\n1.\n\n**Mr. Mayhew. Minute.**\n\n25.8.38.\n\nIn a despatch dealing with an existing vacancy for an Assistant Mistress in Hong Kong, the Governor has mentioned that the remuneration of Mistresses in the Education Department is at present under review, and that whatever the outcome, it need not be anticipated that the remuneration shown in the paper of particulars for the present vacancy is in the least likely to be reduced. This, I think, refers to the \"Anomalies Committee\", so called, which has been gathering up the loose ends left over by the recent revision of salaries amongst the principal classes of Government staff. I rather think it would be as well to wait and see what recommendations are forthcoming in respect of women teachers, and then consider whether to put a question to the Governor or the Colonial Secretary on the lines suggested by Mr. Mayhew.\n\nM \n? Recirculate in a month's time.\n\n7 \nTo Mayhew to see on return \n# \nAuth. \n1578 \n20. \n2-9 &", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563160, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## \nRetained.\n\n2. Minute dated 16/6/2007 from Escortland 65/9 stating they have not had the report of...\n\nWhat Counter...\n\n* I think we might want another month's before washing...\n\n`P. Royco 1519`\n\n2. Mix tesdaile. -310 27.938.\n\nLetter from J. Stephen, enclosing copies of 3 letters from graduate mistresses since 1932 & their replies. `Su53723/39`", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563161, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## TELEPHONE TELEGRAMS \nWESTERN 3704\n\nDear Mr Mayber,\n\nKING'S COLLEGE OF HOUSEHOLD AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, \n(UNIVERSITY OF LONDON) \nCAMPDEN HILL ROAD. W.8. \n27.9.38.\n\nI am so sorry that I was away and delayed in replying to your letter. What dreadful news came last night! ...\n\nPalitha C. Esdaile", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563162, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "Dear Miss Esdaile,\n\nLondon Lyceum Club,\n35, Dover Street, W1.\n\n25th August, 1938.\n\nI enclose copies of the three petitions to the Hong Kong Government from the graduate mistresses since 1932, and the Government replies. I have also heard from Hong Kong that the Government has now definitely decided on the new scale of salaries for women teachers, and as the letter from the Colonial Secretary of 11th July 1938 states, 'His Excellency, the Governor proposes to recommend to the Secretary of State for the Colonies the salary scales for European mistresses set out in the report of the Anomalies committee.' This scale varies slightly from the scale originally proposed which I then gave to you, and now is £330 rising by £15 to £450, and then by £20 to £700.\n\nThis is an improvement on the scale adopted by the Government in 1937, but a greater blow has befallen us in that the four senior posts for women teachers at a salary of £750 per annum have been abolished, and now all that the women holding these posts are to get is £40 added to their present salary on the time scale. The post of headmistress of Belilios Public School is therefore the only post left to women which carries a special salary, and that salary...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563163, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## \n\n6 has been reduced from £800-£950 to £750-£900. The numbers of men and women in the Education Dept. are approximately equal (about 34 of each). The men still have five super-scale posts, 2 inspectorships and 3 headships. The women have only one, and now the four semi-super-scale salaries of £750 have been abolished. This is a very serious blow to the women who have been in the service for many years, and have till now had the prospect of getting one of these posts at £750 per annum.\n\nDo you think it is possible to do anything to persuade the Colonial Office to go very carefully into the matter of the salaries of women teachers in Hong Kong before the Secretary of State accepts the recommendations of the Governor? We have done all we can do in Hong Kong, and now our only hope rests with the authorities at the Colonial Office, who, if all the facts are put before them, would surely realise that the Hong Kong Government, instead of approaching English standards of fairness in the treatment of women, are retrograde.\n\nI should like to bring the following facts to the notice of the officials concerned. Exact figures and references can be given in support of all the points.\n\n1. The women graduate mistresses have for long been trying to get an improvement in pay and prospects, as the three...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563164, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## petitions \n\n3. The enclosed show that now pay has been decreased, and prospects almost entirely abolished. Only one post carrying a special salary is left out of five.\n\n2. The reason given in Hong Kong for the introduction of new salary scales was the despatch of (I think) 1935 from Mr. Thomas, then Secretary of State for the Colonies, asking the Government to conform to the new West African scales. This despatch said that the Secretary of State could not recommend lower salaries than those paid in West Africa. Yet, although salaries for women teachers in West Africa are higher than they have ever been in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Government proceeded to cut women teachers' salaries and the abolition of the four Senior posts with salary at £750, thus leaving only the Headship of Belilios School with a special salary, being the most drastic, and affecting, not only new entrants, but those who have been in the service a long time.\n\n3. The cuts are far more drastic than those in the men's salaries, since the same number of men teachers still have the prospect of 5 super-scale posts. It should also be noticed that, whereas in England under the Burnham Scale women teachers reach their maximum salary in fewer years than the men, in Hong Kong they reach it several years later.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563165, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "One of the reasons always put forward by men in Hong Kong for giving women lower maximum salaries and no well-paid senior posts is that many women marry, and so there is not the same need to provide good prospects for women as for men. I admit that the marriage argument might carry some weight in giving women lower initial salaries, but think it grossly unfair to penalise those who do not marry by cutting down the salaries of senior posts. It seems to me still more unfair, in that the women teachers are a comparatively inexpensive body of Government servants in Hong Kong, because those who marry are always replaced by women on the initial salary, and there are therefore fewer highly paid women than men, and more women at low salaries.\n\nThere exist in England two standards of comparison in men's and women's salaries which could be applied to teachers in the Colonial Service.\n\na. The Burnham Scale which lays down relative rates of pay for men and women teachers.\n\nb. The National Whitney Council's report of last year which gives 80% of the men's scale as the Maximum differentiation in salary between men and women of the same grade.\n\nWe should be very happy to have either applied to us. We should like these facts to be put before those who", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563166, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 9, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "have the power of accepting or rejecting the salary scales proposed by the Governor of Hong Kong, before any decision is reached, and we are very much hoping that you and the other women members of the Education Advisory Committee will think our request that no alteration for the worse be made in the women teacher's salaries and prospects, to be fair, just and reasonable, and be willing to help to put our case before the Colonial Office.\n\nWe also venture to hope that the formation of a Colonial Education Service this year may be an additional reason for their considering very carefully the salary and prospects of all its members, and for ensuring that in no colony do they fall below the standards of equity and justice which have become well-established in England.\n\nI should be very glad to have your advice on how to proceed in this matter. I shall also be delighted to give you any further details you may wish. I am coming to London on 5th Sept. for two days, and I shall be there for 3-4 weeks from 26th Sept. until 21st Oct. when I sail for Hong Kong.\n\nMy club address will always find me.\n\nIt is extremely kind of you to take an interest in our grievances, and we are very grateful. I hope it will not give you too much trouble.\n\nYours sincerely,\nE. G. Stephen.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563167, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 10, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## The Director of Education \nThe Education Department \nHong Kong \nFebruary, 1932 \n\nSir, \n\nWe, the undersigned women graduate members of the Education Department, have the honour to request that you will forward the accompanying petition to His Excellency the Governor. \n\nWe venture to hope that in forwarding it you will give it your favourable consideration and recommendation. \n\nWe beg to enclose two additional copies of the petition. \n\nWe have the honour to be, \nSir, \nYour obedient servants, \n\nPage 10\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563168, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "His Excellency the Governor,\n\nYour Excellency,\n\nThe Education Department,\nHong Kong.\nFebruary, 1932.\n\nWe, the undersigned women Graduate members of the Education Department, who are either on the permanent staff of that Department or will normally be so upon the completion of our contract period of three years, humbly beg that you will favourably consider the Petition which we herewith address to Your Excellency, and which bears the signatures of all the above-mentioned graduates at present in the Colony.\n\nWe have the honour to be,\nYour Excellency,\nYour obedient servants,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563169, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "# Women Graduate Teachers Petition Signatures\n\n| Name | Signature |\n| --- | --- |\n| Miss Cooper | |\n| Bascombe | |\n| Browm | tt |\n| Hughes | tt |\n| Munro | |\n| Stephen | |\n| Curtin | |\n| Gray | |\n| Grine | #t/tt |\n| Graham | |\n\nN.B. This petition was seen unofficially by Mr. Mayhew at the Colonial Office. These papers handed to Miss Stephen by Miss Hughes on retirement.\n\nPrevious particulars as presented to Pay Commission by Miss Brown etc. not on record here.\n\nNotes on the case of Women Graduate Teachers handed to Miss Phyllisbe Brown, Peninsula Hotel, by Miss Stephen, January, 1938.\n\nMiss Stephen in England till July and available c/o Crown Agents.\n\n12", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563170, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "# The Humble Petition of the undersigned members of the Education Department serving in the Colony of Hong Kong.\n\n1. We humbly beg to submit that it has always been a source of dissatisfaction to the women graduates in the Education Department of Hong Kong that in the rate of salary accorded to the women teachers in general, no discrimination has ever been made between those who have University Degrees and Training Certificates, and those who have Elementary Training Certificates or no Certificate whatsoever. For the purpose of remuneration, all are ranked as the same and such a practice tends to lower the worth of the fully qualified and trained Graduates.\n\nWhen the Colonial Office in London advertises for candidates for the Education Department in Hong Kong, and when secondary school teachers are required, the advertisements state that the Applicant is required to have an Honours Degree, Training, and experience (i.e., two to three years in an English School). These requirements involve a period of from six to seven years, as in any English University the course for an Honours Degree and Training covers not less than four years. When a woman teacher possessing these qualifications is appointed and takes up her work in Hong Kong, she finds that her qualifications entitle her to no different salary from the woman teacher who possibly finished her own educational career at the age of eighteen by passing a University Matriculation examination at school, and who, through the chance of being in Hong Kong when a vacancy occurred, secured a teaching post. At no time in her whole career in this Colony, even in the appointing to Headships, does the trained graduate teacher obtain any preference over a less qualified or an unqualified teacher who may be senior to her in length of service.\n\nA comparison may also be made between the trained Graduate with teaching experience and Kindergarten teacher. The Kindergarten course in England is of three years' duration: the Colonial Office in the past has accepted a candidate for appointment to a Kindergarten school in Hong Kong who has taken that course and nothing more. From the trained graduate, therefore, a preparatory period of from six to seven years is required, from the Kindergarten teacher possibly not more than three years; while in Hong Kong itself, teachers are on the permanent staff of the Department who had still less previous experience. Yet there is no...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563171, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "difference whatever in salary rates; \n\nmoreover the graduate would appear to have \n\nno prospect in the future of gaining the Headship of three of the Government \n\nSchools where girls are taught, as these are Kindergarten schools.\n\n(Your Excellency)\n\n(has) 14 \n\nIf it be considered that this matter should more properly have been \n\nreferred to the Salaries Commission of 1929, we would humbly say that the women \n\nteachers in the Department considered the feasibility of this, but decided that \n\nin order to put their suggestions as forcibly as possible before the Commissioners, \n\nit was better to come to some unanimous agreement concerning general rates of \n\nsalary, and not to press the claims of one section. The matter was however \n\nbrought to the notice of the Commission by the delegation which was invited to \n\nstate the case of the women teachers.\n\nIn the Burnham Committee's Awards of Salaries in England as laid down in \n\nthe Report of 1927, a clear distinction is made between the rates of remuneration \n\nfor Graduates and non-graduates, and for Secondary, Elementary, and Technical \n\nSchool Teachers. We humbly beg to put forward for your consideration the Standard \n\nScales of Salaries for the various grades of Assistant Mistresses as specified in \n\nthese Reports; it is noticeable throughout that the graduate and trained graduate \n\nreceive preferential rates of salary for their services. The majority of the \n\nwomen Graduate teachers in the service of the Hong Kong Government have had these \n\npreferential rates of salary while they held posts in English schools prior to \n\ntheir appointment to Hong Kong, but find that the qualifications stipulated as \n\nessential for appointment to this Colony cease to be of financial value once the \n\nselected candidates arrive in Hong Kong.\n\n## Extracts from the Burnham Awards\n\n### A. Salaries in Secondary Schools\n\n| Category | Initial Salary | Increment | Maximum Salary |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| All Graduates | £216 | £12 | £384 |\n| London Area | £264 | £12 | £420 |\n\n(1) For one year's training in addition to degree - one increment added to initial salary.\n\n(2) An allowance over and above this scale of salary may be given for high academic attainments.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563172, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "(3) An allowance over and above this scale of salary may be given to Senior Assistant Mistresses in Mixed Schools.\n\n15\n\nNon-graduates.\n\n| Initial Salary | Increment | Maximum Salary |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| £174 | £9 | £396 |\n| £192 | £9 | £542 |\n\n(1) See Pages 3-5 of finished Petition\n\nNote:-\nOne increment added to initial salary on the satisfactory completion of three years' training.\n\nThe Graduates reach their maximum salary after 15 completed years of service (14 in the London Area).\n\nThe Non-graduates reach their maximum salary after 16 completed years of service (18 in the London Area).\n\n## B. Salaries in Elementary Schools\n\nCertificated Teachers with 2 years' College Training:-\n\n| | Initial Salary | Increment | Maximum Salary |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Scale 1. | £150 | £9 | £246 |\n| | £150 | £9 | £258 |\n| 3. | £162 | £9 | £288 |\n| | £180 | £9 | £324 |\n\n(1) One increment added to initial salary for three years' continuous period of training, or to a graduate of a British University or of a University in certain specified Dominions and Colonies.\n\nUncertificated Teachers.\n\n| | Initial Salary | Increment | Maximum Salary |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Scale 1. | £93 | £6 | £144 if appointed after 1914 |\n| 2. | £93 | £6 | £144 |\n| 3. | £99 | £6 | £153 |\n| 4. | £108 | £6 | £162 |\n\nNote:-\nLocal Education Authorities are empowered to make allowances over and above the Salary Scale to women teachers holding posts of special...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563173, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## C. Salaries in Technical Schools, Art Schools, Day Continuation Schools etc.\n\n| Category | Initial Salary | Increment | Maximum Salary |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| **Graduates** | | | |\n| England & Wales | £225 | £15 | £400 |\n| London Area | £275 | £15 | £440 |\n| **Non-graduates** | | | |\n| England & Wales | £177.10s | £12.10s | £320 |\n| London Area | £197.10s | £12.10s | £360 |\n\n(1) Additions to the Graduate Scale are provided for a good Honours Degree, one year's post-graduate training in teaching, and for the Senior Mistress of a Mixed School.\n\n(2) An addition to the non-graduate scale is provided for the Senior Mistress of a Mixed School.\n\nIn consideration of the above statements, may we, therefore, humbly beg that you will consider the following amendment to the present Salary Scheme in force in Hong Kong:-\n\nThat women Graduate teachers should receive an addition of two increments to the initial salary.\n\n2.\n\nWe would humbly beg that, when an opportunity occurs in the near future, one of the Inspectorships of English Schools be open to women Graduates.\n\nWe would respectfully draw your attention to the fact that at present Hong Kong is less enlightened than the home country and the Federated Malay States, to mention two areas only, in its recognition of the capabilities of women in this branch of educational work. In England and Wales there are altogether 81 women Inspectors, in three grades, namely, 68 Inspectors, 12 Staff Inspectors and 1 Chief Inspector. The last-mentioned obtains a maximum salary of £1,000 yearly as against £1,250 for a male Chief Inspector. In the Federated Malay States there are women Supervisors of Schools.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563174, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## 17\n\nIn Hong Kong, in spite of the fact that there are fifty women teachers in the Education Department, no possibility is held out under the present system that any one of these may be selected for a position of authority apart from the Headship of one Secondary and three Kindergarten Schools. There is a considerable number of Grant-in-Aid and Subsidised Schools in the Colony which provide for the education of girls, and we would humbly submit that a woman Inspector could not only be fully and usefully occupied in the Supervision of these as well as of the Government Girls' Schools, but also could efficiently carry out the routine duties of an Inspector in the work of the Education Office. We believe also that, while it would be derogatory to her position to consider the woman Inspector purely as a partisan of the views of the women members of the Department, her presence in the Education Office would be valuable in maintaining close accord between the administrative officers and the Training Staffs.\n\nIt is not to be expected that a woman graduate would be able to pass judgment with the complete competence born of practical and personal experience, upon modern Kindergarten methods in Hong Kong Schools, but we would venture to point out that this applies to the male Inspectors also, and doubtless a woman Inspector, if appointed, would welcome an opportunity to study modern Kindergarten methods in England preparatory to taking up her duties.\n\nAs regards the salary of a woman Inspector, we would respectfully suggest that, since the Salaries Commission of 1929, in dealing with the whole question of women's salaries, rejected the principle of \"equal pay for equal work\" with the men teachers, the salary provided for a woman Inspector might be at least as nearly proportionate to that of the male Inspector as in the case quoted above of the maximum salaries of Chief Inspectors (male and female) in England, i.e., four-fifths. \n\n3. We wish further to beg that you will consider the position of the women graduate teachers in the Education Department in regard to the Headship of schools.\n\nAt present there are only five Government Schools in the Colony where education is provided for girls; in one of these five, namely the Central British School in Kowloon, the school provides secondary education for boys as", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563175, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "18 \n\nOf the remaining four, three are Kindergarten schools for British children; the fourth provides elementary and secondary education for Chinese girls, as well as for girls, and the position of Head is held by a Master. \n\nBelilios Public School is the only Government School for girls only in the Colony where secondary education is given, for which Graduates are specifically trained and where the Headship is open to women. The students in this school study for the Hong Kong University examinations and are prepared for the University course.\n\nThis has not been the custom in the past, but we feel that it should be possible for a woman Graduate to have some opportunity of gaining an administrative post of responsibility such as the Headship of this large school after years of service.\n\nWe would respectfully beg that you will approve of our request that when the Headship of this School next falls vacant, and as a precedent for the future, a woman Graduate should be appointed to this position.\n\nIt cannot be to the best interests of the Service that a body of highly qualified and trained women teachers should go through their career in the Education Department of Hong Kong with the knowledge that there is no prospect of any more responsible position than the one they occupy when they first come to the Colony. Such a system is contrary to that prevailing in any other Department of Government, or any business firm, and if its provisions were known to graduates applying to the Colonial Office for appointment, the result would undoubtedly be to deter applicants from coming to Hong Kong.\n\n4. We would also respectfully beg that at Central British School, Kowloon, where the Headship is in the hands of a Master, the Senior Mistress on that staff be automatically eligible for one of the Senior Posts, carrying a salary of £750, accorded to the women teachers by the Salaries Commission of 1929.\n\nThe Senior Mistress in this school has a number of responsibilities and duties, especially in regard to the girl pupils, which the Head Master has necessarily to delegate to her, and of the total number of pupils at present in this school, 120 are girls, and 142 boys. When the Salaries Commissioners recommended that there should be four Senior Posts for women teachers, they did...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563176, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "not specify how those Posts should be allotted. Since the inception of the new scale, the procedure adopted by the Education Office has been to allot all four Posts purely on grounds of seniority, regardless of qualifications or the lack of them. The only ground of eligibility for these Posts, therefore, is to have stayed in the Department longer than other members.\n\n19\n\nHere again we would humbly submit that, as in the case of Belilios Public School, there is no possibility of distinction for any woman Graduate member of the Department who may devote herself to her work with ability and vigour. We feel sure that such procedure is not for the highest good of the Department, nor is it an encouragement to the younger members when they start their work in the Colony full of enthusiasm and up-to-date ideas. In quoting from the Standard Scales of Salaries as laid down in the Burnham Awards of 1927, we have ventured to show that in all classes of schools in England and Wales, the Education Authorities are empowered to give a special addition to the standard salary in the case of Senior Mistresses in Mixed Schools. The Burnham Committee, in making this provision, recognise that the Senior Mistresses in such schools have special responsibilities involving special remuneration, and we would humbly request that the same principle be applied in Hong Kong in the case of Central British School, Kowloon. We humbly beg, therefore, that one of the four Senior Posts be reserved for the Senior Mistress of this school, whatever her length of service be compared with that of other members of the Department.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563177, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "No. 28/3240/1929.\n\nN/H: AMP\n\n**COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE**\n**HONG KONG.**\n10th May, 1932.\n\nMadam,\n\nWith reference to the letter dated February, 1932, signed by you and other women graduate members of the Education Department enclosing a petition addressed to His Excellency the Governor, I am directed to inform you that the very recent revision of salaries has received careful consideration; but that in view of your representations, His Excellency is not prepared to adopt the suggestion that graduate teachers should receive an addition of two increments to the initial salary.\n\n2. Appointment to the post of Headmistress of Belilios Public School and of Senior Mistress is by selection and the claims of graduates will be duly considered when vacancies occur; but His Excellency is unable to agree to the proposal that only graduates should be eligible for these posts.\n\n3. The appointment of a woman sub-inspector of vernacular schools will be considered when a vacancy occurs.\n\nMiss I. Cooper, B.A.\n\nI am, Madam,\nYour obedient servant,\n(Signed)\n**Colonial Secretary.**\n\nPage 20\nPage 21\n\nThe Director of Education,\nSir,", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563178, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 21, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "The Education Department, Hong Kong.\n\nFebruary, 1937.\n\nWe, the undersigned women graduates of the Education Department, have the honour to request that you will forward the accompanying petition to His Excellency, the Governor. We venture to hope that in forwarding it, you will give it your favourable consideration and recommendation.\n\nWe beg to enclose two additional copies of the petition.\n\nWe have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour obedient servants", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563179, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 22, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "# His Excellency, The Governor,\n\nYour Excellency,\n\nThe Education Department,\nHong Kong.\nFebruary, 1937.\n\nWe, the undersigned women graduate members of the Education Department, who are either on the permanent staff of that Department, or who will normally be so upon the completion of our contract period of three years, humbly beg that you will favourably consider the Petition which we herewith address to your Excellency, and which bears the signatures of all the above mentioned graduates at present in the Colony.\n\nWe have the honour to be,\nYour Excellency,\nYour obedient servants,\n22", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563180, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "# The Humble Petition of the undersigned members of the Education Department serving in the Colony of Hong Kong.\n\n## 23\n\n1. The undersigned graduate mistresses in the Education Department wish to point out respectfully that they are in a very unfavourable position compared with the non-graduate mistresses.\n\nIn England the Burnham Salary Scale for graduates is as follows:-\n| Minimum | Annual Increment | Maximum |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| £264 | £12 | £420 |\n\nAdditional allowances are paid for post-graduate training, a good Honours degree, or a post of special responsibility such as the Senior Mistress in a Mixed School.\n\nThe Scale for Non-Graduates is as follows:\n| Minimum | Annual Increment | Maximum |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| £192 | £9 | £342 |\n\nQualified Gymnastic mistresses with three years training get one additional increment, but no addition is paid for three years Froebel Training.\n\nUncertificated Teachers are paid as follows:-\n| Minimum | Annual Increment | Maximum |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| £108 | £6 | £162 |\n\nIn Hong Kong all the mistresses, including several uncertificated, are paid at the same rate. See appendix `§§2+5`.\n\nIn England nowadays, only graduates are ever appointed heads of secondary schools but in Hong Kong the reverse is the case and under present conditions very few graduates have any chance of ever being appointed to the headship of Belilios Girls' School, the only Government Secondary School for girls, or of obtaining a just proportion of the four senior posts. Owing to the fact that the training of graduate mistresses takes at least one year longer than that of non-graduates and that longer previous teaching experience is required of them, they are generally, when first appointed, older than the non-graduates. Hence, they reach retiring age, while non-graduate mistresses, younger in years, but senior in appointment are...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563181, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 24, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## ces \n\nholding the senior posts. \n\nSince the Salaries' Commission, when the post of Headmistress of \nBelilios Girls' School was made a special one carrying a maximum salary \nof £950 per annum, and four senior posts at £750 per annum, were created, \nthe headship of Belilios Girls' School and three of the four senior posts \nhave always been held by non-graduates. \n\nAn efficient graduate mistress of about 10 years' seniority in \nHong Kong is worse off financially as well as in other ways referred to \nin section 2 than she would be in England, where she would have opportunities \nof becoming a headmistress with a salary up to £950 per annum before the age \nof 40. \n\nSee Appendix § § 718 \nSee appendix 84 \n\nIt is surely not to the best interests of the service that the \nmost highly qualified women teachers in the Education Department of Hong Kong \nshould go through their career with the knowledge that there is no prospect \nof any more responsible position than the one they occupy when they first come \nto the Colony. Such a system is contrary to that prevailing in any other \nGovernment Department or any business firm. \n\nIn view of this, the graduate mistresses read with interest paragraph 6 of your Excellency's despatch of 19th August, 1936, to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and hope that in future promotion to a senior post will not \nbe misused as an engine of automatic promotion. \n\n## 2. \n\nFurthermore, whereas in England it is the graduates who have the \nopportunities of positions of responsibility as senior mistresses and head-mistresses, in Hong Kong almost all such positions go to the non-graduate \nmistresses. They can become headmistresses of the three Junior English \nschools as well as the Girls' Secondary School, and Senior Mistress in \nthe only mixed school, the Central British. \n\nGraduate mistresses who teach at Queen's and King's Colleges, the \nCentral British School, and at Belilios Girls' School have no chance of \nbecoming even second assistant at any of these schools except Belilios \nGirls' School. \n\nThirdly, we should like to point out that, though the graduate... \n\n## 24", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563182, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 25, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "**mistresses receive no higher salary, and have far less favourable prospects** \n\nthan the non-graduate mistresses, their hours of work are unavoidably longer, \nsince they teach at the four senior schools, where the hours are longer than \nat the Junior British Schools. \n\nThe graduate mistresses, therefore humbly submit their case to Your \nExcellency and beg that in future:- \n\n1. The Headship of Belilios Girls' Secondary School should always be given \nto a graduate. \n2. Two of the four senior posts be reserved for graduates.\n\nIn view of the fact that the training of graduates takes longer than \nthat of non-graduates and that a longer period of teaching experience is \nrequired of them, graduate mistresses should receive an addition of two \nincrements to the initial salary, such increments to be added to the salary \nof graduates at present in the Colony.\n\n25", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563183, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 26, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "# Further evidence and statistics in support of the Petition of the graduate mistresses in the Education Department.\n\n## Page 26\n\n1. Copies of the Board of Education Scales of Salaries, Burnham Report, latest edition `1927`.\n\n2. It is impossible to enumerate all the Girls' Secondary Schools in England, but of the many hundreds of such schools under the Board of Education, we do not know of one where the headmistress has not a university degree or the recognised equivalent qualifications. On the contrary, the tendency is, wherever possible, to appoint graduates to the headships of Central and Elementary as well as Secondary Schools.\n\n## Page 11\n\n3. A similar petition was made in February, 1932. Mr. Halifax, then Colonial Secretary, stated in his reply, \"Appointment to the post of Headmistress of Belilios Public School and of senior mistresses is by selection, and the claims of graduates will be duly considered when vacancies occur.\" Five years have elapsed since then, and apparently this has been completely ignored, since during all that time these appointments have always been made by seniority. No graduate has been appointed headmistress of Belilios Public School, or to one of the senior posts. The headmistresses or acting mistresses have been Miss Skinner, Mrs. Stubbings, Mrs. Stark, and Mrs. Clark, all non-graduates. The senior posts have been held by Mrs. Stubbings, Mrs. Nightingale, Mrs. Morris, Miss Cooper, Miss Newsholme, Miss Hall, Mrs. Clark, and Mrs. Stark. Miss Cooper, who was appointed by seniority to a senior post on January 1st, 1930, before the petition of February, 1932, is the only graduate to hold or ever have held a senior post.\n\n4. In Hong Kong at present there are 29 mistresses (excluding the temporary mistresses) in the Education Department. Of these, 14 are graduates and 15 non-graduates. Of the non-graduates, 4 have no teaching qualifications which would be recognised by the Board of Education in London. They are, in fact, uncertificated teachers. These four are Miss Newsholme, Miss Buckwill, Miss Stuart, and Miss Whitley. It would appear from the seniority list that of these 14 graduates, only two, Miss Hughes and Miss Marsh, have any prospect...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563184, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 27, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "of becoming headmistress of Belilios Public School, since all the others are older than a non-graduate senior to them in appointment.\n\n5. This state of affairs has come about, because the training of graduates takes at least one year longer than that of non-graduates, and generally the graduates appointed have had several years teaching experience. But it has been the practice of the Education Department to appoint non-graduates with little experience, or in some cases of local appointment, none at all, for example Miss Stuart, Miss Whitley and Miss Jeffries.\n\nIf all the mistresses retire at the same age, and, as in the past, a university degree is not considered to carry more weight than a few months seniority...\n\n| Rank | Name | Years until Retiring Age |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | **The 12 undermentioned graduates** | |\n| | Miss Cooper | 27 |\n| #1 | Miss Basecombe | 11 |\n| | Miss Newsholme | 11 |\n| | Miss Brown | 11 |\n| | Miss Anderson | 11 |\n| #1 | Miss Tasartey | 11 |\n| | Miss Stephen | 11 |\n| | Miss Steele | 11 |\n| #1 | Miss Curtin | 11 |\n| | Miss Gray | 11 |\n| | Miss Heap | 11 |\n| | Miss Gough | 11 |\n| #1 | Miss Burslem | 11 |\n| | Miss McGuffog | 11 |\n| | Miss Sinclair | 11 |\n| | **The undermentioned non-graduates** | |\n| | Misses Beairs and Whitley are headmistresses | |\n| | Mrs. Stark is headmistress | 13 |\n\nMiss Hughes (since retired) and Miss Marsh would appear to have an opportunity of being appointed to the headship, but only two years before they reach retiring age.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563185, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 28, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## 6.\n\nIt cannot be argued that the non-graduates have any claim to the Headship because of their far greater number of years of service. In fact, the non-graduate, Miss Newsholme, is senior to the graduate, Miss Bascombe, by 5 months only. The non-graduate, Miss Anderson, is senior to the graduate, Miss Brown, by 3 months only. The non-graduate, Miss Steele, is senior to the graduates Miss Stephen, Miss Curtin, and Miss Gray by 15-16 months.\n\n## 7.\nThe graduate mistresses do not dispute the fact that even the uncertificated mistresses may be good teachers. But in other professions, people are not allowed to practise at all, let alone be appointed to the highest positions in that profession, without the necessary professional qualifications. Therefore, the graduates maintain that, in appointment to the headship of the Belilios Girls' Secondary School, only those with professional qualifications as required for such posts in Great Britain, and almost everywhere in the world, should be considered.\n\nThe graduates wish to emphasize that they do not suggest that a university degree is the only qualification necessary for appointment to the headship of a Girls' Secondary School, but they maintain that it is an essential one.\n\nBriefly, the position is this.\n\nNon-graduates who in England could obtain a maximum salary of £342 receive more than this, namely £360 on first appointment in Hong Kong, and can rise to £950. Graduates receive the same initial salary, and, though in England they can rise to an Inspectorship at an initial salary of £1,000 per annum, in Hong Kong, several have no chance of reaching even £750.\n\n| Category | Non-graduates (England) | Non-graduates (Hong Kong) | Graduates (England) | Graduates (Hong Kong) |\n|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|\n| Initial Salary | £192 | £360 | £342 | £360 |\n| Maximum Salary | | £950 | over £1,000 | £750 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563186, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 29, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "No. 2113/1937 \n\nN/S: TMK \n\n**COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE**, \n\nHONG KONG, \n\n5th May, 1937. \n\n\n29 \n\nMadam, \n\nI am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the \n3rd March, 1937, and to inform you that the petition which accompanied \nyour letter has been carefully considered by His Excellency the Officer \nAdministering the Government. \n\n2. The salary scales for new entrants to the Government Service \nare at present under revision. The new scales already approved are in \nmost cases less favourable than the old, and proposals which involve an \nincrease in personal emoluments cannot at this juncture be put forward \nwith any prospect of acceptance. The Government is not therefore prepared to adopt the suggestion that graduate teachers should receive an addition \nof two increments to their salary. Alternatively, any reduction in the \nsalary scale of non-graduate teachers at present in the service would appear to be inequitable. The matter will, however, be further considered \nin connection with the preparation of a revised salary scale for new \nentrants. \n\n3. While His Excellency is of the opinion that the Head Mistress \nof Belilios Public School, and the Senior Mistress in the Central British \nSchool should as a general rule be graduates, he is unable to see his way to give any positive undertaking that this will be the invariable rule in \nfuture. \n\n4. Senior Mistresships are not at present attached to any posts, \nbut are personal to their holders. The question of attaching them to definite \npositions will be further examined in connection with the proposed revision \nof salary scales, but I am to make it clear that action on such lines may not favour graduates against the holders of other qualifications.\n\nI am, Madam, \n(Signed) \nYour obedient servant \np.p. Colonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563187, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 30, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "# Education Department, Hong Kong.\n\nDec. 16th, 1937.\n\n30\n\nSir,\n\nWe have the honour to thank you for your letter number `2113/1937` of 5th May, 1937.\n\nNow that a new scale for mistresses is in operation, we would like to point out that the prospects and emoluments for graduates in this Colony compare even more unfavourably with those in England and other Colonies.\n\nWe would also respectfully call your attention to the fact that the relative salaries paid to men and women graduates in England, the Dominions, and other Colonies, including West Africa, are much more favourable to women than those in Hong Kong even under the old scale. On the new scale, this inequality is very much more marked.\n\nAs you will see by the Burnham Salary Scales in Appendix 1, the maximum salary scale for women graduates in England is 80% of that for men graduates; whereas in Hong Kong the maximum for women under the old scale was 74%, and under the new scale is only 59% of that for men. We would further point out that in Hong Kong women graduates do the same work as the men, and generally in the same schools.\n\nWe, therefore, request that the new experimental scale be not applied to graduate mistresses, and that at the first favourable opportunity, the prospects of graduates may be improved by the appointment of a woman graduate inspector, a graduate headmistress of Belilios Public School, and a graduate senior mistress at the Central British School. These posts should carry salaries comparable with those paid to women in similar posts in England, and justly proportionate to those paid to men holding senior posts in Hong Kong.\n\nPage 30 \nPage 31", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563188, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 31, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "31 \n\nIf you cannot grant these requests, we have the honour to beg that an interview may be arranged in the immediate future between our representatives and His Excellency, the Governor to discuss this question, prior to the matter being put before the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nSo far is no reply to above. Reply requested June 22nd. Only acknowledgment letter of July 11th, 1938, is attached.\n\nNew suggested Scale not in operation or even passed?\n\nN.B.\n| Position | Salary Scale | House Allowance |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| | £330 x £15 - £480 | £40 |\n| Senior mistresses | £750 | |\n| | £520 x £20 - £700 | |\n| | Below 14 Scale | |\n| | £330 x £15 - £450/£520 x £20 - £700 | £50 house allowance |\n| Headmistress Belilios | £800 x £30 - £900 | £80 house allowance |\n\n1 This scale has not been adopted. The less sonary scale below is now decided upon.\n\n| Position | Salary Scale | Allowance |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Senior Post (Miss Bascombe) | Not on New or old scale | Temporary allowance without prejudice |\n| | £330 x £15 - £450/£520 x £20 - £700 | £40 duty allowance, £40 house allowance |\n| Senior mistresses | £750 | |\n| Headmistress of Belilios School | £800 x £30 - £900 | £80 house allowance |\n\nThe House allowance for white resident was always in addition to, not new. We have ... in Hong Kong but not while Dalar is on leave.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563189, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 32, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "Madam,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, \n32 \nHong Kong. \n11th July 1938.\n\nI am directed to refer to your letter dated 3rd March 1937, enclosing a petition addressed to His Excellency the Governor regarding the salaries and posts open to graduate mistresses in the Education Department, and to say that His Excellency proposes to recommend to the Secretary of State for the Colonies the salary scale for European mistresses set out in the report of the Anomalies Committee, as communicated to the Director of Education, but that he is not prepared to recommend any differentiation between graduates and non-graduates.\n\nI am, Madam, \nYour obedient servant, \n(Signed) \np. Colonial Secretary.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563190, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 33, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## Mr. Gent.\n\n### Position and Salaries of Women Teachers in Hong Kong\n\n33 1\n\nYou may remember that in April or May last `35082 PR.` you had a talk with Miss Stephen of the Hong Kong Education Department, as the result of which you sent her on to me and you agreed that it might be useful if she had a talk regarding the grievances to which she vaguely referred with Dr. Esdaile, one of the lady members of our Advisory Education Committee.\n\nAs the result of my talk, I thought it advisable for her to have this talk with Dr. Esdaile, who, not long ago, brought to me the attached **Memorandum** which represents Dr. Esdaile's summary of the talk, with the MS addition by myself.\n\nIt seems to me that there is a definite case for inquiry. Grievances of somewhat the same nature had been brought to my notice two years before by another woman member of the Department, and at that time the only advice I could give her was that the women should put up a definite statement before the Director of Education for representation to the Government, and I advised her also regarding \"grievances\" that seemed to me worth representing and those that I thought could hardly be regarded as such. I gathered from Miss Stephens that they have since then made official representations. Their difficulty, however, is that they have never received final or definite replies on which they could, if necessary, base a further appeal to the Secretary of State.\n\nI think the trouble...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563191, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 34, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "34\n\nmay have been partly due to the fact that women, particularly in the Dependencies, are not very good at official representations and need more advice than they can get locally in the matter.\n\nI recognise the difficulty of the S. of S. taking any action in the matter in the absence of any official reference from Hong Kong. I would like to emphasise also the desirability of keeping Miss Stephens' name out of any reference that may be made to Hong Kong in this matter.\n\nWould it be possible for a S.O. letter to be sent on the subject to the Governor or Colonial Secretary, suggesting that there may be discontent among the women which has not clearly been brought to the notice of the Governor but which it would obviously be expedient to investigate?\n\nArthe Big \n5.8.38", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563192, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 35, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## Memorandum on the position and salaries of Women Teachers in Hong Kong.\n\n35-\n\nA.\n\nIn the Education Department in Hong Kong there are about the same number of women as of men teachers (approx. 34). There are five super-scale posts for men, the headships of Queen's and King's Colleges and three inspectorships, and the men are asking for the headship of the Central British School to be made a super-scale post also. For the women there is one super-scale post only, the headship of Belilios Public School for Chinese girls. There is no woman inspector in Hong Kong in spite of the fact that the women teachers have petitioned the Government three times in the past seven years to appoint one. The urgent need for a woman inspector should be obvious, if it is realised that the following long list of girls' schools, each with a large number of pupils, are all inspected entirely by men.\n\n| No. | Schools | No. of pupils (Year 1935) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | Central British | 150 |\n| 2. | Belilios Public | 513 |\n| 3. | Diocesan Girls' | 375 |\n| 4. | French Convent | 415 |\n| 5. | Italian Convent | 632 |\n| 6. | St. Francis | 196 |\n| 7. | St. Mary's | 565 |\n| 8. | St. Stephen's | 285 |\n| 9. | Fairlea | 200 |\n| 10. | Victoria Home | 145 |\n| 11. | Ying Wa | 410 |\n| 12. | St. Paul's | 243 |\n| 13. | Vernacular Normal | 179 |\n| 14. | British Primary (3) | over 199 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563193, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 36, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## B\n\nAs will be seen from the report for 1935 page 25, in controlled schools there were 4,214 girls receiving secondary education compared with 6,732 boys, and about 19,177 girls receiving primary education compared with 42,764 boys. That is to say about 50% of the children receiving education in Hong Kong are girls, and yet there is no woman inspector.\n\nTherefore the women teachers in Hong Kong urge the appointment of a woman inspector for two reasons:\n\na. So that the special problems of girls' education may be guided by the expert advice of a woman inspector.\nb. To make the career of women in the service more attractive by creating a second super-scale post for women.\n\n36\n\n## B\n\nThere has always been discontent among the women teachers, particularly the graduates, in Hong Kong over their salary scale as compared with that of the men. The Burnham Scale has been accepted as a fair standard in England for twenty years, yet in Hong Kong all requests from the women teachers to have their salaries made to approach more closely the relative proportion of the men's salaries laid down in the Burnham Report have been refused. In fact, last year the women teachers' salaries were cut so that the women's maximum was only 59% of the men's, and less than the maximum salary of a police or sanitary inspector. This produced such an outcry of indignation from men as well as women, that another tentative scale has been drawn up, but this still leaves the women's scale very poor indeed compared with the men's.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563194, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 37, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## \n\nThe reason given for any alteration in the salary scales was the Secretary of State for the Colonies' wish that Hong Kong salaries should conform to those of West Africa. (see despatch from Colonial Office to Governor of Hong Kong, 12th March 1936.) As salaries for women teachers in West Africa have always been much higher than those in Hong Kong, it is difficult to reconcile this with a large decrease in the salaries of women teachers in Hong Kong.\n\nThe attached tables of salaries will show at a glance the relative salaries paid to men and women in London on the Burnham Scale, in Hong Kong on the old scale, on the scale adopted last year (1937), and on the scale now proposed.\n\nAlso, the Headmistress of the Girls' Secondary School is paid less than the proportion laid down in the Burnham Scale for a headmistress as compared with a headmaster.\n\nThe graduate members of the women's cadre, distinct from the undergraduate members, claim that in promotion more attention shall be paid to qualification and love rather than length of service. Apparently, undergraduate members have faint hopes of getting this post. Sometimes it is alleged that promotion is based on lengths of service plus merit, but sometimes it is based on length of service alone.\n\nThe ... portion of this note represents the views expressed to ... and then changed by her. The 17.5% addition presents a point that was brought to my motion; when ... mental it (1) Exceeded the thought that it had already been higher than the motion but won't be higher...\n\n## \nArthur In \n37", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563195, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 38, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "## Burnham Scale, London\n\n| Years of Service | Hongkong Old Scale | Hongkong New Scale (adopted 1937) | Women now proposed |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | Men | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women |\n| 1 | 276 | 264 | 500 | 360 | 460 | 330 | 330 |\n| 2 | 276 | 264 | 530 | 380 | 460 | 330 | 330 |\n| 3 | 291 | 276 | 560 | 400 | 520 | 360 | 340 |\n| 4 | 306 | 288 | 590 | 420 | 570 | 375 | 355 |\n| 5 | 321 | 300 | 620 | 440 | 595 | 390 | 370 |\n| 6 | 336 | 312 | 650 | 460 | 620 | 405 | 395 |\n| 7 | 351 | 324 | 710 | 480 | 645 | 420 | 410 |\n| 8 | 366 | 336 | 770 | 500 | 670 | 435 | 435 |\n| 9 | 381 | 348 | 800 | 520 | 700 | 450 | 450 |\n| 10 | 396 | 360 | 830 | 540 | 800 | 500 | 465 |\n| 11 | 411 | 372 | 860 | 560 | 830 | 515 | 480 |\n| 12 | 426 | 384 | 890 | 580 | 860 | 530 | 520 |\n| 13 | 441 | 396 | 920 | 600 | 890 | 545 | 540 |\n| 14 | 456 | 408 | 950 | 620 | 920 | 560 | 560 |\n| 15 | 471 | 420 | | 640 | 950 | 580 | |\n| 16 | 486 | | 660 | | 600 | 680 | 620 |\n| 17 | 501 | | | | 640 | 660 | |\n| 18 | 516 | | 700 | | | | |\n| 19 | 528 | | 680 | | | | |\n| 20 | | | 700 | | | | |\n| 21 | | | END | | | | 38 |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 563196, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "page_number": 39, "title": "CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938", "content_text": "# No text to proofread\n\nIt appears you haven't provided the OCR output text that needs proofreading. Please provide the text, and I'll be happy to assist you in proofreading it according to the guidelines.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-574-1 Salaries and promotion prospects of women graduate teachers 5-8-1938 - 27-9-1938.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585391, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948", "content_text": "# 1947\n## HONG KONG PACIFIC\n### HONG KONG\n#### Salaries Commission\n##### Remuneration of klomen\n\n1947 \n`53723/5` \n`C.O.129/600/5`\n\nPrevious \nSee `53723/47` \nSubsequent \n`53723/57/48` \n`R.531` 13/4\n\n| Name | Date | Reference |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Mis. Whyte | 13/11 | `R537` |\n| me. 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Salaries Commission Report.\n\n(`Orig53723/47`)\n\nM.King.\n\nYou will remember that during discussions it was pointed out that the Salaries Commission recommended that women should receive only 80% of the pay of men, as is usual practice in the U.K. and elsewhere, where women start at the same salary, but, through smaller increments, a woman's salary is usually about 80% of a man's.\n\nBefore drafting a despatch to the Governor, pointing this out and asking for his views, I should be glad if you could expand on the statement and quote the figures of any precedents etc.\n\n## \n\nDifferentiation in the scales of men and women in the higher salary ranges of the various scales is intended to provide for the additional expenses of the average man as his domestic responsibilities increase. These responsibilities are due to marriage and consequently do not normally arise at the beginning of an officer's career. It is reasonable, therefore, that to begin with the pay of men and women should be equal.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585393, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948", "content_text": "### \n\nI understood from Dr. Sloss that the recommendation in his report rested on the fact that in Hong Kong the majority of men were already married on entering the Service and it was therefore thought to be reasonable that the scales should differ from top to bottom. I agree, however, that the question should be taken up with the Governor.\n\nThe following examples illustrate how the question is dealt with in the Home Civil Service.\n\n| Appointment | Men | Women |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Assistant Principal | £360 x £25 - £585 | £360 x £25 - £585 |\n| Principal | £410 x £40 - £720 | - |\n| Clerical Officer | £125 - £430 | £125 - £350 |\n| Higher Clerical Officer | £900 x £30 - £1,080 x £35 - £1,220 | £500 x £20 - £625 |\n| | | £400 x £15 - £500 |\n| | £800 x £30 - £1,050 | |\n\nAs regards the general question, the principle of equal pay has recently been accepted by His Majesty's Government for their own employees but it has been decided that it cannot be applied in present circumstances owing to heavy and inflationary expenditure involved. Although the same grounds for refusing the grant of equal pay may not under present conditions exist in all Colonies, the Secretary of State has hitherto taken the line that no action in the matter should be taken until the position in Colonial dependencies has been reviewed generally.\n\nIt might, of course, be embarrassing to the Home Government if the S. of S. agreed to the introduction of equal pay throughout the Colonial Service", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585394, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948", "content_text": "# 29th December, 1947\n\nDiscussed with Mr. Rayle and also with Mr. King.\n\nAgreed that we should not at this stage delay offering the proposed salary scales by raising the issue of differentiating men's and woman's scales from the bottom (as opposite), and since the fact that the Commission has supported it, we consider it might have considerable weight with the Treasurer.\n\nWe are in a position to point out the Commission's views in a despatch to K.K. commenting on various recommendations not yet dealt with and the decisions B.u. has already made when that despatch is being prepared.\n\nB.u. 8/3/48 for Radford.\n\nBlast 24/2 above \nFile & food v. mins 24/2 \n2. S Whittaker 93. \nB.u. 29.3.48 \n30/3 \nB.u. 3/5/48 \n16/3 \nBladford 19/4", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585395, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948", "content_text": "3/5 \n\nfor Radford. \n\n16 \n\nFile `B.U. V.` mins 1/ \n\nLAW kettaker 20 \n\n5 \n\nB/s. vide min 19/14. \n\nBastolders hawd \n\n3/5 \n\nThis \nbe put \nbut by \nuntil \nthe \ndespatch \nreferred to \ncat ... \n... \nM \nWallace's \nminute \nis \nbeing drafted. \n\nRelat \nPa/s", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585396, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948", "content_text": "## Remuneration of Women\n33. We have given careful consideration to the remuneration of women who do work comparable with that done by male officers. In particular, we have considered the case of women doctors, schoolmistresses, and women clerks. We have studied the report of the Royal Commission on Equal Pay 1944-46 and we are of the opinion that the remuneration of a woman officer should be approximately 80% of that of a male officer doing comparable work. We have been influenced in making this recommendation by our decision, referred to in paragraph 65 below, not to support the introduction of family allowances. We have, therefore, assumed that the salary of a male officer should be sufficient, under normal circumstances, to enable him to support a wife and children and that a female officer will not normally have similar commitments. We also understand that it is possible that existing restrictions on married women continuing to serve on the permanent pensionable establishment may be modified where this will not unduly interfere with the prospects of employment for single self-dependent women.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-5 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 13-11-1947 - 9-5-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585397, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "content_text": "## 1948 \n55723/5 \n**CLOSED UNTIL** \n**HONG KONG** \n1948- \n1948 \nLC and PACIFIC 53723/5. \n**HONG KONG** \nC.O-129/600/6 \n\"Tataries Commission. \n**CLOSED UNTIL** \n1979 \nRemuneration of Chinese clerks. \nPrevious \n52722/5/47. \nSubsequent \n53723/5749 \n\n| Date | Reference | Description |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 13/10 | Mr. Radford (R.404) 16110 | |\n| 20/10 | M Walla | |\n| 29/10 | Tu.King (5) | |\n| 30/10 | Tul. Sec. R.449 | |\n| 30/10 | 452 357x | |\n| 1/11 | Mr. Radford (Rus) 1/x1 R452/1 | |\n| 1/18 | Mr. Radford (R. 404) R452 | |\n\n**FILE A** \n51402/780 3,000 11/47 N.M.Ltd.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585398, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "page_number": 2, "title": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "content_text": "## Hi Knig M Wallace\n\nIn this savingram, the Govern asks for blanket approval for the introduction of salary scales for women who are appointed to grades normally staffed by men only. Such scales he proposes to work out in accordance with the recommendation contained in para 33 of the Salaries Commission Report on `Csc. Reg 267/47` file.\n\nSo far as the requirements concerned, I think we may give approval both to the specific scale proposed and to similar scales which it may be necessary to work out in future.\n\nWe must, however, wish to suggest to the Governor any modification of the method of...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585399, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "content_text": "## calculating such discussed scales. \nThis point was discussed in the file but the view there expressed was that the relationship between corresponding male and female scales recommended by H.K. Salaries Commission might not be suitable at this stage, I doubt whether it should suffice. H.E.C. can reasonably pursue this matter to produce argument and counter-argument and no representations by women so far, as we are aware, have been made to support their view about the recommendation in offices in H.K. We now want to raise the point.\n\nBladford \n16/10", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585400, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "content_text": "## \nIn fixing salary scales, it is necessary to consider what sort of salary is required to enable the individual concerned to meet the responsibilities which the average person may expect to have to face. In this connection, the average man marries and has the responsibility of supporting a wife and bringing up a family, and consequently his expenses are much heavier than that of the average woman. Whatever the arguments for equal pay may be, this is an important factor which cannot be disregarded, and it is generally recognised as justifying differential rates of pay for men and women.\n\nIt does not, however, apply in the earlier years of service, and consequently there is no justification for differentiation during that period for \"first entry\" posts, i.e. posts for candidates who have just completed their education. In the Home Civil Service, for instance, the scales for \"first entry\" posts are the same for men and women during the first 2 or 3 years of their service; thereafter the men receive larger increments and their scale rises to a higher maximum. Differentiation is maintained also in all promotion posts.\n\nIf conditions in Hong Kong are comparable to those in this country, I should say that the same general arrangement ought to apply, but I believe that the position is different in the East; it is certainly the case in Burma. Chinese, who of course fill the majority of the posts in Hong Kong, marry very early and that the majority are, in fact, already married on appointment. If that is the case, there are of course grounds for different scales from the outset.\n\nI prefer that Executive Officers' Scale... \nSE King \n19th October, 1948.\n\n## \nI think it would be hard to drop any support for my view that the recommendation made by the Commission often needs to be reconsidered. When referred to in para. 33, if the Salaries Commission Report thread is to be reconsidered, careful consideration is given. The general recommendations (in the form of several opposed to the Commission's recommendations regarding salaries and allowances) by the I? P. has been accepted. There has been no representation opening it for Amy Kay, and it is clearly not a favourable position. Conditions are different in the East, and it is doubtful whether the majority...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585401, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "content_text": "## To: Isov. Hong Kong.\nTel_no. 1112 \n30/10/48\n\nThe Marines are very cool and are on duty when they enter Port... (military/police service.) \nWe should be justified in raising this in view of a general feeling on the part of the Colonies.\n\nI gather that unless in the case here, I have been influenced by... \nIf making agreements with the official he wishes... \nthe world he pleased to meet... \nJurien 281-0 \n(N.B. Ray. last para.) my note 2 19/4/48\n\nRegarding the Solaris Commission Report, I think it all wrote... mer of sand... necessary to despatch when file is available in Bagged toe... \nSoen Lind you. 4x1 29/10 \n48 allow 2\n\nPage numbering is not clearly visible, but metadata like date and recipient are preserved as seen. The text has been reflowed to reconstruct sentences and paragraphs while keeping the original structure. Obvious OCR errors have been corrected. The original content is preserved as much as possible.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585402, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "content_text": "## Draft TELEGRAM/SAVING\n\nTo:-\nRepeated to — \naloun \nEveno \n\nFor transmission :— \nIn Clear \nCode \nCypher \n\nPriority :- \nNil. \nReply urgently required. \nImportant. \nImmediate. \n\nFile No. `53723/5/48`\n\n| Sent. | Time | Date |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| boded Y | 0800 hours. | 30/10 1948 |\n\nNo. 1112 \n**Restricted.** \n**Confidenti** \nSecret \nTop Secret \n**Most Immediate.**\n\n| Distribution | Further action |\n| --- | --- |\n| Permt. U.S. of S. | |\n| Parly. U.S. of S. | |\n| S. of S. | |\n| Yn Serigram | Steff |\n| 436 | Women Executive Offices |\n\n1. Proposed basic salary scale for Women Executive Offices Grade II is observed.\n\n2. FOUND where it is found necessary to appoint women to posts (hitherto held by men) in which specific female rules have not been laid down. \n\nC.C \nMr. Wallm 29/10 \nKing 29/10 \nMr. \nMr. \nMr. \nJ", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585403, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "content_text": "female releases \n\nworked out in accordance \n\nwith \n\nthe recommendations in paragraph 33 \n\nof the Commission Report. \n\nIf the Slave's", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585404, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948", "content_text": "# Secretariat file No. 1/4447/48\n\n**SAVINGRAM**\n\nTo the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nFrom the Governor, Hong Kong.\n\nEnd (1) `an2 47 file`\n\nDate No. 436.\n\nOctober, 1948.\n\n## STAFF\n\n### Women Executive Officers\n\nIt has been found expedient to appoint a few women officers as Executive Officers Class II.\n\n2. In accordance with the recommendations contained in paragraph 33 of the Salaries Commission Report, a scale has been worked out at approximately 80% of the male scale with the usual slight adjustments to allow even increments. The scales for Women Confidential Assistants have been kept in view in formulating this scale, for while different qualifications are required for a Women Executive Officer, it was considered proper to keep some relation between the two scales.\n\n3. The proposed scale in column 3 was therefore worked out as follows:-\n\n| Male Executive Grade II | 80% | Women Executive Grade II Proposed Scale | Women Confidential Asst. (Present Posts) |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 400 | 320 | 320 | 240 |\n| ... | ... | 260 | ... |\n| 450 | 360 | 360 | 280 |\n| 480 | ... | 380 | 300 |\n| 510 | 408 | 400 | 320 |\n| 540 | 432 | 420 | 340 |\n| 570 | 456 | 440 | 360 |\n| 600 | 480 | 460 | 380 |\n| XXX | XXX | XXXX | 400 |\n| 630 | 504 | 490 | 420 |\n| 660 | 528 | 520 | 450 |\n| 690 | 552 | 550 | 480 |\n| 720 | 576 | 580 | 510 |\n| 760 | 608 | 610 | 540 |\n| 800 | 640 | 640 | 560 |\n\n4. Senior Stenographers & Secretarias: 600 x 25 - 700.\n\nAs it was believed that your specific approval of this scale was not required in view of your general approval of the Salaries Commission Report, appointments have already been made on the scale shown in para 3., but I now request your specific covering approval of this scale, as the Director of Audit considers that this is necessary under Colonial Regulation No.267.\n\n5. To save repeated requests for similar approval of female scales in every case where it is found necessary to appoint women to posts hitherto held by male officers where specific female scales have not been laid down, I further request blanket approval for these scales if worked out in accordance with the Salaries Commission Report.\n\n6. Grateful for telegraphic reply.\n\nAFE/ODK\n\n12 OCT 1948 C.O. REGY.\n\nPage 9\nPage 9", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-6 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 6-10-1948 - 30-10-1948.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585405, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 1, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## File References and Contents\n\n| File Reference | Description | Date |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| `55723/5` | SEE UNTIL 1949 | |\n| `53726/5` | C.0.129/600/7 CLOSED UNTIL | |\n| `53723/5/48` | Previous | |\n| `4/1` | R452 Mr. Kirkness (R434) | 16/2 |\n| `18/1` | Mr Hall #415. | |\n| `20/1` | 4616. | |\n| `24/1` | Mr. Hall | |\n| `27/1` | Mr Sidebotham 2571 | |\n| | Remuneration of Women. | 1980 |\n| | 2. 713. Willeam's way | 25 |\n| | Sir C. Jeffries 126/1. Minister of State | 27/5 |\n| `30/1` | H431 ноз 14432 | |\n| `31/` | | |\n\n## File A\n\n`51402/780` 3,000 11/47 N.M.Ltd.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585406, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 2, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## \n1. for \n\ntel. 643 Sar. Staff \n\nMr. Tegetmeier \n\nM. Hall \n\n29-12-49. \n\n2 \n\nthe 197485 \n\nIn view of minutes, I think we should reply as the Governor suggests; though if we can, we might soften the language a little by referring generally to their responsibilities. Perhaps Saunt could draft some lines for consideration by higher authority. \n\n16/1 \n\nI suggest that we should not amplify the reply as Mr. Kirkness proposes because H.M.G. in this country have accepted the principles of equal pay for men and women but are not prepared to put it into practice in present financial and economic circumstances. When Colonial Governments have asked for advice on the point, we have advised maintaining status quo until there is some indication in this country that the principle is to be applied in practice. West African Governments give equal pay to men and women, but East African Governments pay women at about 80% of the scales for men, i.e., the same relative rates as those obtaining in Hong Kong. \n\n2. \n\non 1/8 \n\nI would suggest a reply as proposed in paragraph 7 \n\n18 January, 1950. \n\n#616. \n\nWould you please draft for consideration a reply on the lines of (1) as at `53723/5/47`, which recommends that the remuneration of a woman officer should be 80% of that of a male officer doing comparable work. This was accepted, and it was also agreed that Women Executive Officers should receive 80% of the male scale, and any other scales should be calculated in a similar manner. \n\nIn view of this previous history and the Tegetmeier minute alone, I think a reply...", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585407, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 3, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## \nIn J.B Williams (Away) \n\n24/1 \n\nJaque that in the wires indicated in the disp. \n\nall recommendatim of the Salaris Commun \n\nan accepted in 1948. \n\n20 \n\nfile below, the \n\nshould be proposed. But as the matter \n\nblog, \n\nwhich may normally be thisulyget. \n\nof a P.Q with Juline I think that \n\n3 \n\nyou should \n\n24 A \n\n4. Parkins absena. \n\n125/1 \n\nThis has come to me in M. Williams' absence, \n\nI agree. KeoB \n\n25/1 \n\nThe \n\ngeneral principle \n\nwork is stated in \n\non \n\nwhich \n\nIn Teget meini's typed minte \n\noverbay. \n\n-6···26/1 \n\nagree with the Prast. \n\n2261, \n\n2 To Hongkong - Saw. No 108 \n\n(1) ansa \n\n## \n31 JAN 1950", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585408, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 4, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "# Saving.\n\n53723/5/49.\n\nHong Kong Reference: `3/4406/48`\n\nFrom the **Secretary of State for the Colonies**.\n\nTo the **Officer Administering the Government of**.\n\nDate \nNo.\n\n3rd January, 1950.\n\n108 Saving.\n\nHONG KONG\n\nYour Staff Savingram No. `643` of the 29th December, 1949.\n\nPetition by lady members of the Hong Kong Civil Service Chinese Association requesting that the salaries of women Civil Servants be raised to the level of the corresponding male salaries.\n\nI should be grateful if you would cause the petitioners to be informed that I have considered their representations carefully and sympathetically but that I am unable to accede to their request.\n\n**SECER**.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585409, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 5, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "# Git 24/1\n## Draft\n### File No. 53723/5/12\n#### H.K. Ref: 3/41:06/45\n\nTo: **GOVERNOR, HONG KONG**. Repeated to:-\nPriority:- Nil.\n\n| Name | Initials | Date |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Mr. Sidebotham | | |\n| B. JB | | |\n| THC. Jeffries | | 26/1 |\n| Permt. U.S. bf I. Ministes of S. S. of S. | | |\n\n(1) **Reply urgently required. Important. Immediate. Most Immediate.**\n\nSent. hours. 31 JAN 1950\n\n| Transmission | No. | Code/Cypher |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| In Clear | 108 | |\n| Code | | |\n| Cypher | | **Restricted** |\n\n**Distribution:-** \n**Further action:-**\n\nYour Staff savingram No. 643 of the 2th December, 1949.\n\nPetition by lady members of the Hong Kong Civil Service Chinese Association requesting that the salaries of women civil servants be raised to the level of the corresponding male salaries.\n\nI should be grateful if you would cause the petitioners to be informed that I have considered their representations carefully and sympathetically but that I am unable to accede to their request.\n\nWt. 21408/757 10m 7.48 Wa. & Co. 51/3 \nWt. 29577/790 50m 11.48 Wa. & Co. 51/3\n\n**SECRET**", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585410, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 6, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE CHINESE ASSOCIATION, \n## CHINA BUILDING, \n## 7th floor, \n## Hong Kong. \n## 9th November, 1949. \n\nSir,\n\nI, on behalf of the Women Civil Servants in the Colony, humbly beg to request if you would kindly forward, in accordance with Colonial Regulation 184, the attached petition in triplicate, to His Excellency the Governor for transmission to the Right Honourable, the Secretary of State for Colonies.\n\nI have the honour to be, \nSir, \nYour obedient Servant, \nN. T. Sung \nIn Charge of the Lady Members of the Civil Service Assn., H.K.\n\nThe Honourable, \nThe Colonial Secretary, \nHong Kong.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585411, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 7, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "9th November, 1949.\n\nTo the Right Honourable,\n\nMr. Arthur Creech-Jones,\n\nThe Secretary of State for Colonies,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nLONDON.\n\n7\n\nThe Humble Petition of N.T. Sung and\n\nC.W. Chan, representatives of the Lady\n\nMembers of the Hong Kong Civil Service\n\nChinese Association, China Building,\n\n7th floor, Hong Kong.\n\nYour Petitioners respectfully sheweth:-\n\n1.\n\nYour Petitioners are representatives of the Lady Members of\nthe Hong Kong Civil Service Chinese Association.\n\n2.\n\nOn or about the 15th day of September, 1948, Your Petitioners\nsubmitted an application to the Honourable, The Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong, praying that the Government of Hong Kong would raise the\nsalaries of Women Civil Servants to that of the opposite sex, or at\nleast for a revision of their salaries. The said application reads\nas follows:-\n\nThe Honourable,\n\nThe Colonial Secretary,\n\nHong Kong.\n\nSir,\n\nHong Kong Civil Service Chinese Association,\nChina Building, 7th floor,\nHong Kong.\n\nRe: REVISED SALARY SCALES.\n\nWith reference to the recent revised salary scales of\nthe Salaries Commission, we beg most respectfully to request\nthat the present scales should receive your kind consideration.", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585412, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 8, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## \nIt is unduly hard on the female officials as may be noted by the following points :-\n\n(a) It is not logical that the female officer should receive only 80% of the male officers' salary as both male and female officers of the same rank and qualifications have spent equal time and money on their training and have discharged their duties with equal efficiency. In the nursing profession especially starting at the 6th year female nurses get even less than 80% e.g.\n\n| Nurses | Year | Male Basic Salary | Female Basic Salary | Remarks |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | 10th | $400.- | $295.- | 73% of the male basic salary. |\n\nThe following table shows the difference of basic salaries of certified male and female teachers which also require re-adjustment :-\n\n| Certified teachers | Year | Basic Salary | Remarks |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Male | 1st | $300.- | |\n| Female | 1st | $240.- | $60.- less than male basic. |\n\nIt looks embarrassing for the female A.M.O. to start with $160.- less than the male A.M.O. while their qualifications are just the same.\n\n| A.M.O. | Year | Male Basic Salary | Female Basic Salary | Remarks |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | 1st | $720.- | $560.- | $160.- less than a male officer. |\n\nIt must be observed that there is no justification for the vast difference in salaries between the male officers and female officers as the cost of living for both, irrespective of sex, is the same.\n\nWe trust that the above matter will receive your favourable reconsideration and we must take this opportunity to thank the Government for generosity shown us in the past.\n\nWe have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour obedient servants,\nSd. Florence Wong\nSd. N.T. Sung\nSd. S.C. Cheng\n\n## \n3. On the 22nd day of November, 1948, in reply to the said application the Honourable the Colonial Secretary stated that the Hong Kong Government was not then prepared to alter the existing relationship between salary scales for men and women officers which was recommended by the Salaries Commission.\n\n4. On the 26th January, 1949, Your Petitioners again in another application to the Honourable the Colonial Secretary, urged the Hong Kong Government to reconsider the existing salaries of Women Officers. The said application reads as follows :-\n\n**Hong Kong Civil Service Chinese Association**, China Building, 7th floor, Hong Kong 26th January, 1949.\n\nThe Honourable,\nThe Colonial Secretary,\nHong Kong.\n\nSir,\n\nWe beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 13th December, 1948, but regret that our petition has not been able to meet with the sympathetic consideration of the Government. The existing discrimination between female and male officers in Government service is, however, very discouraging and a real cause of much discontent. We fail to see why a spinster should receive less than a bachelor when both of them have the same standard of education, qualification, experience, ability and even social obligation. It is a great pity that the Salaries Commission did not invite female officers to put forward their opinions and suggestions and so this intolerable unequal treatment was allowed to continue. We humbly request that Government will kindly re-consider our petition and if possible, recommend it to the Secretary of State for the Colonies for his kind consideration.\n\nWe have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour obedient servants,\nRepresentatives.\nSd. etc.\n\n## \n5. On the 5th February, 1949, the Honourable the Colonial Secretary replied as follows :-\n\n5th February, 1949.\n\nMadames,\n\nI am directed to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 26th January, 1949, on the subject of your petition for revised salary scales for female officers and in reply to inform you that Government has carefully considered this matter and it is regretted that it is not possible to recommend any alteration in the relationship between salary scales for men and women officers. No useful purpose therefore would be served in forwarding your petition to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nIf however you desire to appeal to the Secretary of State against this decision I am to request you to forward your petition to this office in proper form in accordance with Colonial Regulation 184.\n\nI am, Madames, Your obedient servant,\nSd. K.M.A. Barnett\nDeputy Colonial Secretary\n\n6. Taking into consideration the figures quoted in the first application above referred to and the vast difference in salaries between the men and women officers when the high cost of living apply to men and women equally Your Petitioners humbly pray that the salaries of women Civil Servants in the Colony of Hong Kong may be reconsidered and raised to the level or near level as that of the salaries drawn by men.\n\nAND Your Petitioners will ever be grateful and pray &c.\n\nPage 11\nSignsture", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585413, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 11, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## Position: 11\n\nGistne \n\n### Staff List\n\n| Name | Position |\n| --- | --- |\n| Alice Chin | Woman Medical Officer |\n| Game Ho Chery, Agnes So, Phillie Ran, Helen Ma | Nursing Sister |\n| La Ya Wen | Offecir/Staff Nurse |\n| Chyllis Chan | Woman Medical Officer |\n| May White | Health Nurse |\n| B. Lenny | Health Nurse |\n| Sylvia Chung | Health Nurse |\n| A.M.D. Chan | Health Nurse/Nurse |\n| Au Lai Yung | Clerk, School Health Office |\n| Ho Youk Wan | Clerk |\n| Leung Chi Aing | S/Nurse |\n| Q. They | Nurse |\n| J. Bheanly | Clerk, Social Hygiene Office |\n| 7. King | Nurse |\n| Mrs. C. Kan | S.H. Nurse |\n| Chi Gi Ching | Gov. Midwife |\n| Law Wan Chi | Gov. Midwife/Gov't Midwife |\n| Gly Nhau Chua | Gov. Midwife/Yor. Midwife |\n| Che Kit Jan | Nurse |\n| Iso Man Yong | Woman Medical Officer |\n| B. More | Nurse |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585414, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 12, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## Staff List\n\n| Name | Position |\n| --- | --- |\n| Ellen S.K. Lai | Ag. Principal Almoner, H.D. |\n| Ho Kir Yuk | Asst. Almoner |\n| Wong Jur Lea | Asst. Almoner |\n| Tessy Lee | Asst. Almoner |\n| Helen Ho | Almoner, Harcourt TB. Clinic |\n| Lee Wai Ming | Asst. Almoner |\n| Rechien Then Rang | Asst. Almoner |\n| Miranda Ke | Asst. Almoner |\n| Sarah Lee | Asst. Almoner |\n| Pessy Chan | Asst. Almoner |\n| A Chan | Asst. Almoner |\n| Josephine Wong | Assistant Mistress |\n| Biddy Lee Tsang Suk Han | Certificated Teacher, Wantsai Government School |\n| Dolores Ngan | Certificated Teacher, Houmati Govt. P.M. School |\n| Cheung Sase Tong | Certificated Teacher, Youmati Govt. P.M. School |\n| Long Lor Shung | Asst. Mistress, Wood Road School |\n| ... | Certificated hockey coach, Good Vern... |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585415, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 13, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## Signature \n| Signature | Position |\n| --- | --- |\n| Agnes Lowcock. 9.58 | Nursing Sister |\n| M. Chow | Nurse |\n| b. Pau | Hurse woman / Assistant Medical Officer |\n| Doon Wong si chun mbe | Nursing Sister |\n| Chow Shuck fan. | Nurse |\n| Wong Shem Wad | Nurse |\n| Lung Ng War me | Nurse |\n| He Man | Nurse |\n| Chau Chi Tun | Nurse |\n| Au Yuet Sum | Nurse |\n| Szets wai Kwan. | Nurse |\n| Cheng Kam Pinig | Nurse |\n| Jam Siu hag | Nurse |\n| Cheung Leung Ring | Nurse |\n| Hung yak ching | Nurse |\n| Lee Yuen yee | Nurse |\n| Lau Shun Yee | Nurse/Midwife |\n| Lin Shay King | Nurse |\n| Macke hin Hing | Nurse |\n| N. T. Sang | Nurse |\n\nINT. & Aust., V. M.0", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585416, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 14, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## HONG KONG CHINESE CIVIL SERVANTS' ASSOCIATION\nTEL. 33371\nCHINA BUILDING, 7TH FLOOR, HONG KONG.\n\n| Rank | Name | \n| --- | --- | \n| | Chan Yat Hing | \n| | Ho Sin King | \n| | Cheng Sin yo. | \n| | Ida An | \n| | Jenis M.C. | \n| | Jan_ | \n| | Lam Lai Shou | \n| | Chau Sut Char | \n| | wei | \n| | mo Long | \n| | Kwai Han Jannywa. | \n| | Chy te | \n| | Luk Sze Ho. | \n| | Pin Jun Ching Chin Fong (Headmistress) | \n| | vern. School for Girls University-trained mistress. | \n| | Goot, Midwife | \n| | Public Schoo | \n| | N. T. C. A. S. | \n| | Clerk D. C. KJ | \n| | Senior Social worker. | \n| | Clerk off Port Health Uffice. |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585417, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 15, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## Name | Designation | Name | Designation\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Enid Long | | Jenny Isang | Nurse |\n| Phycles Wong | | Winifred Sham | Nurse |\n| Uuese | | Mary Sallon | Nurse |\n| Ella Jhi | | Joyce Leving | |\n| Murse | | Betty Becker | |\n| | | Annie Wong | Nurse |\n| | | Betsy Leone | |\n| | | Margaret Ikwan | Nurse |\n| | | Kate Ho | |\n| | | Any Keran | Nurse |\n| | | Pansy Iovo | Nurse |\n| | | Bila Kg | Nurse |\n| | | Helen Ny M.Am | |\n| | | Pauline Lang | Nurse |\n| | | Kelly Law | Nurse |\n| | | Susan Ko | Nurse |\n| | | Elizabeth Leung | Nurse |\n| | | Beatrice Chan | Nurse |\n| | | Melen Ma | Nurse |\n| | | Josephine Lan | Nurse |\n| | | Yeung P. | Nurse |\n| | | Anna | |\n| | | Dora The | P/Nurse |\n| | | Primalle Lung | |\n| | | Lucy Kwok | ANurse |\n| | | | P/Nurse |\n| | | Patricia Commi | Nurse |\n| | | Elizabeth Lam | Nurse |\n| | | Is Carneume Chan | Nurse |\n| | | Grace Ng | P/Nurse |\n| | | Patricia Ta | P/Nurse |\n| | | Nydia Wong | Nurse |\n| | | Rosina Lucy | Nurse |\n| | | Xoreen Chan | Nurse |\n| | | Thences Wall | Nurse |\n| | | Hakima Karim | |\n| | | Agnes Jane | Nurse |\n| | | Aurre | |\n| | | Magdalone Them | Nurse |\n| | | Hasy Hak | Nurse |\n| | | Agnes Liew | Nurse |\n| | | Lillian Young | Nurse |\n| | | Eka Wong | Nurse |\n| | | Mary Kwaar | Nurse |\n| | | Christina Lee | Nurse |\n| | | Rita Leung | Nurse |\n| | | Edith The | P/Nurse |\n| | | Rosaline Lin | Nurse |\n| | | | Nurse |\n| | | Nova Sheung | |\n| | | May Hui | Nurse |\n| | | Daisy Lee | ANurse |\n| | | Josephine Sin | P/Nurse |\n\n15", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585418, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 16, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## HONG KONG CHINESE CIVIL SERVANTS' ASSOCIATION\n16 \nTEL. 33371 \nCHINA BUILDING, \n7TH FLOOR, \nHONG KONG.\n\n| Rank | Name |\n| --- | --- |\n| | Lokan Wei Gue Hayah Yusef Deng Min Chi Blici Rum |\n| | Wan Yuen Tung |\n| | Helen In Farsif. |\n| | Margaret Lai |\n| | Betty Cayen Lee |\n| | Nancy |\n| | Marion Lo |\n| | Philomena rok. Eother tung |\n| | Ruby bhak Pat Kwok Jane wong |\n| | Kark Wing Kin |\n| | Sophia Connie Wong |\n\n| Name | Position |\n| --- | --- |\n| | Clark, Gardens Dept. |\n| | Clerk Births & Deaths Office. |\n| | Herbarion assistant Garden's Dept. |\n| | Clark. Waterworks |\n| | Clerk Treasury. |\n| | Typist Treasury. |\n| | Clerk. Treasury |\n| | Clerk. Treasury |\n| | Clerk Treasury |\n| | Clerk Treasury |\n| | Typist Clerk. Tresaury. |\n| | Clerk Treasury |\n| | WCA (Land Office) |\n| | W.CA (K.CR) |\n| | W.C.A. (K.C.RP) |\n| | W. C.A. (P.W.D.) |\n| | W.C.A (P.W.D) Clerk (P.W.D.) |\n| | Clark (P. W.D.) |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585419, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 17, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## HONG KONG CHINESE CIVIL SERVANTS' ASSOCIATION\n17 TEL. 33371 CHINA BUILDING, 7TH FLOOR, HONG KONG.\n\n| Name | Rank |\n| --- | --- |\n| Bessie b Chang | Social Worker |\n| Constance Ko | Woman Inspector, Labour Office |\n| Jenny Cheung | Woman Labour Inspector, Labour Department |\n| Katherine Yip | \" |\n| Aley Ching | \" |\n| Dora Kwok | \" |\n| Lambhinking Ng | \" |\n| Wai Chung Maker | Woman Could Aut. |\n| Ho Hwang Sze Pui | Temp. Clerk |\n| Lo Po Ching | Woman confort. best. |\n| Chen King fee | Temp. Clerk |\n| L'im Wing Kit | Cer. Teacher, U. P. S. Wood Road |\n| Ro Kevan Ling | G. V. P. S. Wood Road |\n| J. Live Chow | G. V. P. S. Wood Road |\n| Yeung Wan Chai | G. V. P. S. Wood Road |\n| ng yee Tak | G. V.P.S. Wood Road |\n| Ho Wai | Wantsai P.Me. School |\n| Ling Lo Fan Fong | Wantsai P.M. School |\n| | Certificated assist. Midtrees, E.K.P.M. School |\n| | Temporary Teacher, Ellis Kedorni P.M. School |\n| | Fer. Teacher, V. P. S. Wood Road |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585420, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 18, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "| Name | Title |\n| --- | --- |\n| Ho Chun Tong | |\n| Dong Ching | |\n| Jan Chan In Ching | |\n| Cheung | |\n| Kevan Ying | |\n| She Run Hing | |\n| Ching | |\n| Woo sau lo | |\n| Kita young | |\n| Chan Just | |\n| Movi Nova | |\n| Yick Cheng King wan | Nurse |\n| | Nurse |\n| | Nurse |\n| | Nursa |\n| | Nurse |\n| Murad | mid wife |\n| | Nurse |\n| | Nurse |\n| | Murse |\n| | Nusse |\n| | Nurse |\n| Chan Pui Yee | |\n| ny Wini man | Nass/Narse |\n| | to Saw Wahr |\n| Lo yuk you | Nurse |\n| Juan | |\n| Wan | |\n| Ngan | Nurse |\n| lakow yung | |\n| Yuits Po Chi | |\n| Ho How Mei | |\n| Chan Hau Lin | |\n| Lau Wai Jin | ing quen song |\n| | Nurse |\n| | Wurce/Nurse |\n| | Nurse |\n| | Nurse |\n| | Minee |\n| Lin Yun | chun |\n| | Nurse |\n| Cheung Shui Chan | |\n| Warze | Ling/Shin King |\n| | Nurse |\n| | Nurse |\n| Maria | 111.Choi |\n| Make Keying | |\n| Wong Jim | |\n| Elene Jung Lee Ho Chan | |\n| | Nurse |\n| | Nursa/Kurse |\n| | Nurse |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585421, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 19, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## \nKak chun Wong this Jong 思 thing him sing \nJan Hawk Tam Choo Ling \nNurse \nNurse Nurse Nurse Nurse \n19 \nPoon Wai Chi Nurse \nChan Lai que Nurse \nLee 14on Fling Nurse \nKwan Yuen Sin Nurse \nLau Jak Mei Midwife", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585422, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 20, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## Signature\n| Name | Position |\n| --- | --- |\n| Pear Chi | Hiring Nurse |\n| Tai Yuk Lin | Gov. Midwife |\n| Man Tak Ching | Gov. Midwife |\n| Kwong Shui Yiu | gov. Midwife |\n| Li Guet Kaw | gov miduife |\n| Paak choi Chue | Gov. Marse |\n| You yuet Ou | You. Midwife |\n| Sham Yuen Ching | Gov Nurse |\n| Chun Wai Man | Gov Nurse |\n| Cheng Shin yo | Gov. Midwife |\n| Moll Suck Ha | Gov Midwife |\n| Ko Wai Chun | Nurse |\n| Teen Saw Ying | Herse |\n| Two Rit ning | Kurse |\n| Tong Sow Lin | gov modrirfe |\n| Lam Shuk Ching | Nurse |\n| Wang Shok Pun | Lay kmadie |\n| Yeung -Sar man | Your Ho Ching |\n| Sven Wing gue | midwife |\n| Ifsong | Murse. |\n| You | Midwife |\n| Sung chin Agen | You Midwife |\n| Chan Mai Pak | Nurse |\n\nPage 21", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585423, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 21, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "## Position \n\nCheng Kai Nam \nIvan Di \nAnnie Ling \nLily Pong \nY. C. Wong \nT. H. Lok \nCheng Yir Chis \nPatience To \nY. J. Lam \nNora Lee \nJ. Y. Lee \nWong K.S. Chan \nE. Chaw \nK.Y. Lok \nYoung Shuk Ying \nTam Lai King \nLam Yuen \nShi Jung Chun \nWan Jam Suet Mui \nIse Wan Yee \nLuk Shui Luen \nKwong Shook Yee \nNgai Buk Ying \nChau Oi Sing \nAnna Chau \nWong Bui Cheung \nMa Chuen Hei \nLai Kam Sani \nChan Un Man \nCheng Man Ling \nChan Si Ying \nCheung King Chun \nWong Sau Lan \n\n| Position | Name |\n| --- | --- |\n| Class II Clark | |\n| Temp. Clark | |\n| Asst. Mistress | Cheng Kai Nam, Annie Ling, Patience To, Y. J. Lam, Nora Lee, Young Shuk Ying, Shi Jung Chun, Ise Wan Yee, Kwong Shook Yee, Ngai Buk Ying, Anna Chau, Cheng Man Ling, Chan Si Ying, Wong Sau Lan |\n| Asst. Mistress | Lily Pong, Y. C. Wong, T. H. Lok, Cheng Yir Chis, J. Y. Lee, Wong K.S. Chan, E. Chaw, K.Y. Lok, Tam Lai King, Lam Yuen, Wan Jam Suet Mui, Luk Shui Luen, Chau Oi Sing, Wong Bui Cheung, Ma Chuen Hei, Lai Kam Sani, Chan Un Man, Cheung King Chun |", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585424, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 22, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "Lee Poon Yan:", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585425, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 23, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "# 3/4406/48\n\n## SAVINGRAM\n### 23\n1\n\nTo the Secretary of State for the Colonies.\n\nFrom the Governor, Hong Kong.\n\nDate 24 December 1949. No.643\n\n**STAFF**\n5\n\nEnd (2) on '48\n\nI attach for your consideration a petition dated 9th November, 1949, signed by lady members of the Hong Kong Civil Service Chinese Association requesting that the salaries of women civil servants be raised to the level of the corresponding male salaries.\n\n2.\n\nSalary scales for female officers are at present generally 80% of the corresponding male scales as recommended by the Salaries Commission and approved by your telegram No.1112 of 30th October, 1948.\n\n3.\n\nAs will be seen from the correspondence quoted in the petition itself, the points raised have been carefully considered. The principle of equal pay for equal work has not been adopted in the United Kingdom nor is it current practice amongst employers in this Colony to pay women at the same rates as men. If the principle were to be conceded, it is felt that a demand from male officers for family allowances would be inevitable and would be hard to resist.\n\n4.\n\nThe comparison between the rates of pay of nurses and dressers contained in the Association's letter of 15th September, 1948, to the Colonial Secretary which purports to show a difference in excess of 25% is misleading in that the duties and qualifications of dressers are not the same as those of nurses, their promotion prospects are less favourable and it was not the Salaries Commission's intention that the two scales should be strictly comparable.\n\n5.\n\nThe statement contained in the Association's letter of 26th January, 1949, to the Colonial Secretary quoted in the petition that \"the Salaries Commission did not invite female officers to put forward their opinions and suggestions\" is incorrect. The only restriction made by the Commission was that representations from individual officers on grievances of a personal nature would not be considered and the Commission did in fact hear evidence from various groups of women officers.\n\n6.\n\nOne point in the petition which is not very clearly expressed appears to be that women officers, in addition to being penalised in basic salary as compared with their male counterparts, are also penalised in regard to cost of living allowance, which is calculated on basic salary, i.e., that in addition to receiving 20% less basic salary they also receive considerably less cost of living allowance than an unmarried male officer of equivalent status. The total emoluments of a woman officer without dependent children are, however, approximately 80% of the emoluments of an unmarried male officer of equivalent status on the scale of cost of living allowances at present in operation. Women officers drawing basic salaries of $320 per month and over in fact receive slightly more than 80% of the total emoluments of their male counterparts.\n\n7.\n\nFor these reasons, I find myself unable to recommend any change in the relationship between the existing scales for men and women officers doing comparable work and suggest for your consideration that the petitioners should be informed that although you have considered their representations carefully and sympathetically, you are unable to accede to their request.\n\nPCMS/aw\n\nAllard", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 585426, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "page_number": 24, "title": "CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950", "content_text": "1949 \n\n$5 \n\n55:26/5", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-600-7 Salaries Commission- remuneration of women 31-1-1950 - 31-1-1950.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 }, { "id": 586223, "series_id": 27, "series_slug": "histsyn-co129-engine", "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案", "series_use_hku_proxy": false, "document_key": "CO129-603-2 Education Department- revised grant code 5-4-1948 - 6-1-1949", "page_number": 10, "title": "CO129-603-2 Education Department- revised grant code 5-4-1948 - 6-1-1949", "content_text": "54195/48\n\nMr. Wallace should are here 10 4 think. At You kk at dui sláge (4) is submitted the draft Grant Code for approval and at (3) amended despatch from the Governor forwarding proposals by Bishop Hall for fundamental change in the this which a principle upon draft Code is based.\n\nJehm suggested of 12/8.. to be The next step would meeting as at x M Cox i unite As thin refore ivi Ove Blandford 13/8 likely be send now the delay in a position of decide whomen the Come going & oppove Support radical changes in it, perhaps we three fund the frumor aplainning the position.\n\nin a a ботарлан I have put rejus othe draft which also reps important practieve print that, even Magt we are I the Code propens Selam not making int pproval we have oppoved (on separate the poposed reassion 7 staff which joters from the revision 1 GM. Stoff Solar's resulting from the Sohnes Commision.\n\nIf M. Rtion ap perhaps be nice with the Aff. S'grain tmnee it its for the meating th. Cox sagged Dn. Biren, Bürhip Hall, retrun himself.\n\nPage 10\n\nPage 11", "txt_file_path": "txt/2diw2n4r2/CO129-603-2 Education Department- revised grant code 5-4-1948 - 6-1-1949.txt", "external_url": "", "rank": 0 } ]