HC Deb 24 March 1937 vol 321 c2907
33. Mrs. Tate (for Viscountess Astor)

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will see that the Mui Tsai Report is freely available for those who wish to purchase it in Hong Kong and Malaya?

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

Large stocks of the report have been sent to Hong Kong and Malaya, and I have no doubt that they will be freely available for purchase by the public.

Mrs. Tate

Has the fact that they are available been made known in Malaya and Hong Kong, as complaints have been received that they are not available?

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

Yes. I think the complaints arose from the fact that a few copies of the first draft were sent out by air mail and the remainder followed by ordinary mail.