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Note regarding Convention No. 83. This convention permits Member States of the ILO to make declarations on behalf of their non-metropolitan territories in respect of certain conventions which might or might not have been ratified by the member State. Convention No. 83 was ratified by the United Kingdom on 27th March 1950 but only comes into effect on 15th June 1974 following a second ratification which was registered (by Australia) on 15th June 1973.
The position in Hong Kong in relation to conventions contained in its schedule is as follows:
Title
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Convention
No.
3
Maernity Protection 1919 ...
14
Weekly Rest (Industry) 1921
15
Minimum Age (Trimmers and Stokers) 1921
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16
Medical Examination of Young Persons (Sea) 1921
17
Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) 1925
19
Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) 1925 ...
27
45
Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) 1929 Underground Work (Women) 1955
58
59
77
89
90
Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) (Revised) 1948
Minimum Age (Sea) (Revised) 1936 (Article 2: Fifteen years)... Minimum Age (Industry) (Revised) 1937 (Article 2: Fifteen years) Medical Examination of Young Persons (Industry) 1946
Night Work (Women) (Revised) 1948
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Declarations registered in respect of Hong Kong Decision reserved 27th March 1950 Decision reserved 27th March 1950 Applied without modification 27th March 1950 Applica without modification 27th March 1950 Decision reserved 27th March 1950
Applied without modification 27th March 1950 Decision reserved 27th March 1950
Applied without modification 27th March 1950 Applied with modification 27th March 1950 Applied with modification 27th March 1950 Decision reserved 27th March 1950 Decision reserved 27th March 1950
Decision reserved 27th March 1950
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