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The Anti-Muitsai Society of Hong Kong celebrated the centenary of the legal abolition of slavery within the British Empire with a dinner party attended by some 220 people at the roof garden of the Sincere Company last night.
The Society also combined the occasion with celebrating its eleventh anniversary, and presentations were made to Messrs. S.C. Yeung, J.D. Bush and C.G. Anderson.
WORK IN HONG KONG
It is fitting, therefore that the Christian community of Hong Kong have made preparations to celebrate the centenary, and the eleventh anniversary of the Anti-Muitsai Society with a Chinese dinner party.
I shall now tell you something of the Anti-Muitsai Society of Hong Kong on this occasion of celebrating its eleventh anniversary. The pioneers of the movement to seek better treatment of the Muitsai are Dr. T. P. Woo, Mr. S. C. Yeung, Mr. C. G. Anderson, Mr. Lam Woo, Mr. Chow Wai-cheung, and Mr. Ngan Kwan-yue, and I too have assisted in a small way. These veterans felt when they first organised the Anti-Muitsai Society about October 1921, that the system belongs to a social condition which is passing away. Europe has long passed out of serfdom and China should no longer countenance it. What they have achieved you all know full well, and the annals of Hong Kong in years to come are sure to include the names of those untiring social workers in our midst who are giving their valuable time and attention for the emancipation of the muitsai; one of the surviving forms of slavery of the modern day.
Lt. Commander H. L. Haslewood former Superintendent of the Chart Depot, Naval Yard, Hong Kong and his wife Mrs. C. B. L. Haslewood, who now reside in Bath, England, their pioneer work done for our Society in the British Parliament needs also to be recalled with a sense of gratefulness on this occasion. Above all, Lady Simon, authoress of the remarkable new book on slavery and Sir John Simon, have been staunch friends and supporters of our Society in diverse ways. To them we want to register also a hearty vote of thanks.
HISTORY OF SOCIETY
The servitude known as the Muitsai system is directly contrary to British law and Christian principle as well as the Confucian ethics of right conduct and benevolence. That the system has been proven to lend itself to grave abuses may be observed from the number of cases that have been handled by the Anti-Muitsai Society in co-operation with the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Here I am a little ahead of my story.
The Muitsai Bill was first introduced in the local legislature in 1920 and became law in January 1923. Part three of the Female Domestic Servants Ordinance came into operation on December 1929, providing for the registration of Mui-tsai. On the first day, more than 1,000 went to the S.C.A. to register their names. Since the date of registration closed, that is after the duration of six months, no more buying and selling is allowed in Hong Kong.
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MUI - TSAI
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The Anti-Muitsai Society of Hong Kong celebrated the centenary of the legal abolition of slavery within the British Empire with a dinner party attended by some 220 people at the roof garden of the Sincere Company last night.
The Society also combined the occasion with celebrɛ ting its eleventh anniversary, and presentations were made to Messrs. S.C. Yeung, J.D. Bush and C.G. Anderson.
WORK IN HONG KONG
It is fitting, therefore that the Christian community of Hong Kong have made preparations to celebrate the centenary, and the eleventh anniversary of the Anti-Muitsai Society with a Chinese dinner party.
I shall now tell you something of the Anti-Muitsai Society of Hong on this occasion of celebrating its eleventh anniversary. The pioneers of the movement to seek better treatment of the Muitsai are Dr. T. P. Woo, Mr. S. C. Yeung, Mr. C. G. Anderson, Mr. Lam Woo, Mr. Chow Wai-cheung, and Mr. Ngan Kwan-yue, and I too have assisted in a small way. These veterans felt when they first orgainsed the Anti-Muitsal Society about October 1921, that the system belongs to a social condition which is passing away. Europe has long passed out of the serfdom and China should no longer countenance it. What they have acheived you all know full well, and the annals of Hong Kong in years to come are sure to include the names of those untiring social workers in our midst who are giving their valuable time and attention for the emancipation of the muitsai; one of the surviving forms of slavery of the modern day.
Lt. Commander H. L. Haslewood former Superintendent of the Chart Depot, Naval Yard, Hong Kong and his wife Mrs. C. B. L. Haslewood, who now reside in Bath England their pioneer work done for our Society in the British Parliament needs also to be recalled with a sense of gratefulness on this occasion. Above all, Lady Simon, authoress of the remarkable new book on slavery and Sir John Simon, have been staunch friends and supporters of our Society in divers ways. To them we want to register also a hearty vote of thanks.
HISTORY OF SOCIETY
The servitude known as the Muitsai system is directly contrary to British law and Christian principle as well as, the Confucian ethics of right conduct and benevolence. That the system has been proven to lend itself to grave abuses may be observed from the number of cases that have been handled by the Anti-Muitsai Society in co-operation with the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Here I am a little ahead of my storey.
The Muitsai Bill was first introduced in the local legislature
2. 1020 and became law in January 1923. Part three
Dontetic Sarries Gadinance came into operation on Beauber 1929, moviding for the reistration of
a looult, more than 1,000 went to the 3.C.A. to register their names. Since the date of registration closed, that is after the duration of six months, no more
CODE DL. DAS Colony,
buying and selling is allowed in Hong Kong.
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