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No. 16

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HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE PÓ LÉUNG KUK SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1898,

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE,

HONGKONG, April, 1899.

SIR, I have the honour to forward for His Excellency's information the report of the Society for the Protection of Women and Girls (Pó Léung Kuk) for the year ending 31st December last, together with the accounts and a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Society accompanied by a declaration of the truth of it made before a Justice of the Peace by two members of the Permanent Board.

I have the honour to be,

The Honourable

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

A. W. BREWIN,

Acting Registrar General.

Report of the Pó Léung Kuk Society for the Year ending 1898.

The following ten gentlemen were elected to act as the Managing Committee for the year: —

Kwok Stú YAU.

CH'AN KING-WAN

L SAU HIN

WAI LUN-SHEK. TONG LAI-TS UN.

LAU HING-SÜN,

WAI MIN-TSÁÍ.

SAN LOK-T'ING. CH'AN HIU-TUNG. CH'AN HIM-KUK.

Mr. LAU WAI-CH'ÜN and Mr. WAI LONG-SHAN were apointed to act as Treasurers.

Attached

is a statement of the Assets and Liabilities of the Society and a declaration of the truth of it by the Treasurers and two statements showing the working account and revenue and expenditure during the year. The balance to the credit of the fund was $12,640.60.

Messrs. LEUNG DIN-SHUN and WONG HOI-PANG have again kindly audited the accounts this year. The number of women and girls admitted into the Home during 1898 was 412, being 27 more than in 1897.

The matron, Mrs. VICTOR, has still continued to give satisfaction.

The Visiting Justices during the year have been Captain ANDERSON, Hon. WEI A-YUK, and Mr. Ho Fook.

The Benevolent Societies of Canton, Macao and other places continue to co-operate with the Pó Leung Kuk in restoring girls to their relations and in other ways.

It need scarcely be said that the expenditure in such an establishment is necessarily heavy. A number of the Guilds in the Chinese commercial community have promised to contribute annually three-tenths of the amount now subscribed by them to the Tung Wá Hospital and it is hoped that eventually all will respond in a similarly liberal manner to the needs of this deserving iustitution.

The inmates are encouraged to occupy their time with needlework; and many of them are able, as heretofore, to earn a little pocket-money by making up clothing for Chinese shops.

The report of Dr. THOMSON, who has kindly visited the Pó Leung Kuk during 1898, is attached.

A. W. BREWIN,

President,

HO KAI,

Vice-President.

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