Fines Imposed (in Hong Kong dollars)
Highest
Lowest
Average/Case
1974
2,000
15
289
1975
1,500
75
332
1976
4,000
25
543
1977*
5,000
30
1,096
1978
6,000
50
954
1979 (up to 30.6.79)
3,500
100
1.086
* The maximum fine before 6 May 1977 was HK$ 5,000. After that date, it was raised to HK$10,000 as a result of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Amendment) Regulations 1977. The scope of the Regulations was extended by the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 1977.
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