FEMALE DOMESTIC SERVICE.
No. 1 of 1923.
1593
PART II.
4. No person shall hereafter take into his employment any mui tsai.
5. No person shall hereafter bring or cause to be brought any mui tsai into the Colony unless such mui tsai has previously been in the Colony and has been registered under this Ordinance.
No unregistered mui tsai to be brought into the Colony.
6. No person shall hereafter take into his employment any female domestic servant under the age of twelve years.
No female domestic servant under twelve to be engaged hereafter.
7.—(1) No employer of a mui tsai shall over-work or ill-treat such mui tsai, or subject such mui tsai to any punishment to which such employer might not reasonably subject his own daughter.
(2) Every employer of a mui tsai shall provide such mui tsai with sufficient food and clothing of a reasonable kind, and in case of illness with such medical attendance as such employer might reasonably have been expected to provide for his own daughter.
8.—(1) No mui tsai shall hereafter be transferred from one employer to another: Provided that upon the death of the employer of any mui tsai it shall be lawful for the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, subject to the provisions of section 9, to make any order which he may think fit regarding the transfer of such mui tsai to a new employer.
No mui tsai to be transferred from one employer to another except on death of the former employer.
(2) Every person who becomes the actual employer of a mui tsai by reason of the death of the former employer of such mui tsai, or for any other reason, shall report such fact in the prescribed manner within one week after he has become the actual employer of such mui tsai.
9. Any mui tsai who wishes to be restored to the custody of her parent or natural guardian, and any mui tsai whose...
Restoration to parent or guardian.
* As amended by No. 22 of 1929 [1.11.29].
+ As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
[cf. No. 4 of 1897, s. 32 (3).]