THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 1, 1937.
6. No young person shall be suffered to carry any weight which Weight is unreasonably heavy having regard to the age and physical carrying. development of such young person, and no young person under the age of 16 years shall be suffered to carry any load exceeding 40 catties in weight.
7. No female, whatever her age, shall be employed on under- Underground ground work in any mine.
work.
8.-(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) no woman or young Night-work : person shall be employed in any industrial undertaking between the women and hours of 8 p.m. and 7 a.m.
(2) The Protector may in exceptional cases authorize the employ- ment of any woman or young person of 16 years or over for not more than 60 days in any year between the hours of 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.
young persons.
9. No young person under 16 years of age shall be employed Conditions
in any industrial undertaking--
(a) between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.;
(b) for more than 9 hours in any period of 24 hours;
(c) for more than 5 hours continuously;
(d) unless after every spell of 5 hours continuous work and before his next spell of work there is an interval for relaxation of not less than one hour, or after a spell of less than 5 hours, such interval as may be reasonable in all the circumstances;
(e) unless in every seven days he is allowed one day's rest.
of employ- ment of
young persons under 16.
10.-(1) The proprietor of every industrial undertaking shall Register of keep a register of the young persons employed in such undertaking.
(2) Such register shall be in the form and contain the particulars shown in Appendix I to these by-laws.
young
persons.
Appendix I.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
Registration.
(s. 5 (1) (g)].
11. Every application for registration of a factory or workshop Form. shall be made in the form in Appendix II to these by-laws.
Prevention of Accidents.
12. In every factory--
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Appendix-II.
[s. 5 (1) (i)].
Fencing of machinery.
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(a) all dangerous parts of the machinery and every part of the mill-gearing shall be securely fenced or in such position or of such construction as to be as safe to every person in the factory as if such machinery or mill-gearing were securely fenced.
(b) every fly wheel, pulley and exposed wheel shall be securely fenced, and every set screw and bolt shall be cut off or countersunk. (c) every driving belt passing through a floor shall be securely fenced to a height of 6 feet from such floor.
(d) every driving belt used for main driving or counter driving and within 6 feet from the floor or other place to which workers have access shall be securely fenced.
(e) every part, under which persons are likely to pass, of every overhead driving belt more than 4 inches wide, shall be adequately protected by wood or metal guards,
(f) all shafting which runs at a height of less than 6 feet from a floor or other place to which workers have access shall be securely fenced.
(g) such moving parts of any machine as are adjacent to any place to which workers have access shall be securely fenced.
(h) all fencing must be constantly maintained in an efficient state while the parts required to be fenced are in motion or use, except where they are under repair or examination in connection with repair or are necessarily exposed for the purpose of cleaning or lubricating or for altering the gearing or arrangements of the parts of the machine.