950
Application
of the Ordinance in case of child boarded
out.
Disposition, by apprenticing, etc., of well-conducted child,
Making and enforcement of order on parent to contribute toward
expenses.
No. 11.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG
the child had been in the first instance sent to a school or boarded out, as the case may be.
17. The provisions of this Ordinance with respect to a child detained in a school shall, so far as applicable, apply in the case of a child boarded out in pursuance of this Ordinance, as if the place where the child was boarded out were a school: Provided that the Governor-in-Council may make such further modifications of those provisions as may appear to him to be necessary or proper for adapting those provisions to the case of children boarded out in pursuance of this Ordinance.
Apprenticing, Enlistment, and Emigration of Children
18. If a child who is detained in or living out on licence from a school, or is being boarded out conducts himself well, the Superintendent may, if the child consents thereto, apprentice him to or dispose of him in some trade, calling, or service, or by enlistment in His Majesty's Naval or Military Forces, or by emigration, notwithstanding that his period of detention has not expired, and such apprenticing or disposition shall be as valid as if the Superintendent was the parent of the child : Provided that where the child is to be disposed of by enlistment or by emigration, and in any case unless the child has been detained for twelve months, the consent of the Governor shall also be required to the exercise of the power under this section.
Liability of Parent for Expenses of Child.
19.-(1.) The parent of a child detained in a school shall be liable to pay for his expenses therein.
(2.) At the time of making the order of detention, the Magistrate shall also make an order on the parent to contribute such sums toward the expenses of the child during his detention as may seem proper, due examination into the ability of the parent to pay and after consideration of all the circumstances of the case, but the sum to be contributed shall not exceed the expenses of the child. It shall be the duty of the Magistrate to re-consider the amount of the contribution on receipt of an application from the Superintendent or from the parent for revision of the order.
(3.) The parent shall pay the sum named in the order monthly to the Captain Superintendent of Police, who may sue the parent for payment, and shall pay any sum received by him from the parent into the Colonial Treasury for the use of the Government of the Colony:
(4) A Magistrate may at any time, on just cause being shown, revoke or vary any order made under this section.