§ 33. Mr. GRAHAM WHITEasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if he has received a report on the alleged existence of the mui-tsai systems in Malaya?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Dr. Shiels)My Noble Friend has received and considered the Report from the Governor and High Commissioner. As was explained to the hon. Member in reply to his question on 6th November last, the employment of girls as mui-tsai is strictly regulated by law in Malaya, and the Report satisfied my Noble Friend and myself that there is now no feature of this Chinese social custom as permitted in Malaya to which exception can be taken.