Thirdly, under Hong
Kong employment legislation,
are no restrictions on hours of employment of young
(15-17
IS
ishments.
ishments
is
years
old)
in
non-industrial
As the nature of employment in such
in general less strenuous than in rial undertakings, Hong Kong does not consider it ary to regulate the hours of young persons working
Fourthly, due to the presence of large numbers of mese children seeking asylum in Hong Kong, many of are not accompanied by a parent or guardian, Hong Kong a reservation to cover the relevant legislation and inadequacy in provision of services which might ise be challenged as being discriminatory. ation Can be defended as a temporary measure to deal
special situation.
The
Fifthly, like
the
UK,
rvation to make it clear
Hong Kong needs
that legislation may in
.ain circumstances deprive natural parents of their ental status, for example on the adoption of a child.
Finally, like
the UK, Hong Kong needs a ation to cover the mixing of juvenile detainees with adult offenders. The reservation is similar to the :tended to Hong Kong in respect of Articles 10.2(b) .4.3 of the International Covenant on Civil :al Rights.
We
and
attach a list of declarations and reservations
I to cover the above areas.
CONFIDEN