First Step Towards Abolition of Traditional Custom Hongkong, Oct, 24, Introducing now legislation relat= ing to mui tsai (slave girls), the Attorney-General, in the course: of a statement before the Legislative Council here to-day, said that the Dill was intended to bring to an end, a8 soon as possible, the prac" tice of employing mui teal.
Abolition of that practice cot not-be effected by mere logislatil but by the eileation of public opinion.
The Secretary of State had directed that te registration of all mui tsai be now enforced. Correspondence on that subject would date. be tabled at the earliest: possible
The Attorney-General expressed the hope that the employers of mad {sai would accept the situation and act promptly and generally: they donot, it was proposed. to, enact more drastic regulations "The Government has no me tention to allow registration to remain a dead-letter,", ho con
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