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Minder the Employment. Ordinance, a "child" means a person under the age of 15 years."

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"Parallel to this,. the Employment of Children Regulations generally prohibit the employment of children under 15 years of age."

Article 3

(Replace references to "the Technical Education and Industrial Training Department" in the second paragraph by "the Vocational Training Council".)

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"Regulations 4(1)(b) and 4(2) of the Employment of Children Regulations provide for the prohibition of employment of children in.. any industrial undertakings including those (other than a registered school under the Education Ordinance) which are not carried on by way of trade or for the purposes of gain."

Article 4

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"Regulation 16 of the Women and Young Persons (Industry) Regulations made under the Employment Ordinance requires every employer of young persons in an industrial undertaking to maintain a register of all such young persons employed therein. The register must contain the photograph, name, residential address, identity card number, date of birth, date of commencement of work in the undertaking, period of employment, intervals for meals and rest, rest days and nature of employment of all young persons employed, and such other particulars as may be prescribed in order to ensure that the provisions of regulations 8, 9, 10, 11 and 14 of the Women and Young Persons (Industry) Regulations are complied with.

Three copies of the register in the prescribed form were attached to the report on Convention No. 14 for the two-year period ending 30 June 1980".

(Replace the first sentence of the second paragraph by the following :) "A "young person" is defined in the Employment Ordinance as "a person who has attained the age of 15 years but not the

of 18 age

years.

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