B626
L.N. 189/67.
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
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Amendment of regulation 45.
Revocation and replace- ment of regulations 9 and 9A.
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for the beginning and ending of the period
of employment specified in sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph.".
Regulation 45 of the principal regulations is amended by deleting "regulation 9(1)" from paragraph (c) and substituting therefor the following-
"regulation 9(1) or (3)”.
6. Regulations 9 and 9A of the principal regulations are revoked and replaced by the following-
"General conditions as to hours of employ- ment of
women and young persons.
9. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Part, no proprietor shall employ any woman or young per- son in any industrial undertaking unless the working hours, the period of employment and the intervals for meals and rest for such woman or young person con- form to the following conditions, namely
(a) the total hours worked shall-
(i) in the case of any young person under the age of sixteen, neither exceed eight in any day nor exceed forty-eight in any week;
or
(ii) in any other case, neither exceed nine in any day nor exceed fifty-four in any week; (b) the period of employment shall-
(i) in the case of any young person under the age of sixteen, not exceed nine hours in any day and shall neither begin earlier than six o'clock in the morning nor end later than seven o'clock in the evening; and
(ii) in any other case, not exceed eleven hours in any day and shall neither begin earlier than six o'clock in the morning nor end later than eight o'clock in the evening; (c) no woman or young person shall be required or permitted to work continuously for a spell of more than five hours without thereafter an interval of not less than half an hour for a meal or rest:
Provided that in the case of any young person under the age of sixteen years such interval shall not be less than one hour;
(d) except with the permission in writing of the Commissioner, the period of employment