§ Mr. T. GRIFFITHSasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies at what age mui tsai girls in Hong Kong are liberated from obligations to serve the master or mistress who has obtained for a money payment the right to control their persons?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI am not aware that there is any fixed age at which these girls leave their adoptive parents, but I understand that the general practice is for them to do so on marriage, which is in general arranged for them by their employers.