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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1990
14,800 ACCIDENTS, IN THE NON-INDUSTRIAL
IN 1989, THE CATERING TRADE WAS INVOLVED IN
CENT OF ALL ACCIDENTS
REPRESENTING 32 PER SECTOR.
RATE
AT
"AT 91 ACCIDENTS FOR EVERY THOUSAND WORKERS, THE ACCIDENT
THE NON-INDUSTRIAL IN THE TRADE IN 1989 WAS NOT ONLY THE HIGHEST IN SECTOR, BUT WAS ALSO MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT FOUND IN 30 ACCIDENTS PER THOUSAND WORKERS.
MANUFACTURING
ACCIDENT RATE FEW
"MOREOVER, BOTH THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS AND THE IN THE CATERING TRADE HAVE BEEN INCREASING STEADILY OVER THE PAST YEARS, MR YEUNG ADDED.
F
THE ORDINANCE NOW COVERS ABOUT ONE MILLION 36 PER CENT OF THE LABOUR FORCE.
WORKERS, OR ABOUT
TO
THE
"THE PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE ORDINANCE WILL BRING ANOTHER 162,000 EMPLOYEES, OR A FURTHER THE LABOUR FORCE, UNDER ITS PROTECTION," HE SAID.
CATERING
TRADE SIX PER CENT OF
THAT BY BRINGING CATERING THE SECRETARY FURTHER POINTED OUT
UNDERTAKINGS, THE ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF INDUSTRIAL
OF CHILDREN BILL WOULD HAVE THE EFFECT OF PROHIBITING THE EMPLOYMENT IN ALL AREAS OF A CATERING ESTABLISHMENT.
"THIS IS NOT OUR INTENTION,
נו
MR YEUNG SAID.
MADE UNDER
AT PRESENT, THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN REGULATIONS
OF CHILDREN AGED THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE PROHIBITED THE EMPLOYMENT 13 AND 14 IN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS AND IN THE KITCHEN OF A CATERING ESTABLISHMENT.
IN HOWEVER,
OTHER AREAS OF A THEY WERE PERMITTED TO WORK,
SUBJECT CATERING ESTABLISHMENT AND IN ANY NON-INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING, TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
TO
THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN THAT CHILDREN NON-KITCHEN AREAS OF CATERING
AMENDMENTS "APPROPRIATE REGULATIONS WILL HAVE TO BE MADE, THEREFORE, TO ENSURE COULD CONTINUE TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE ESTABLISHMENTS,
"SUBJECT
TO THIS
COUNCIL
GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL WILL BE INVITED TO
**
REGULATIONS, MR YEUNG SAID.
THE
BILL,
THE
APPROVING MAKE THE NECESSARY AMENDING
BOTH THE BILL AND EFFECTIVE DATE TO BE APPOINTED GAZETTE.
THE
AMENDING
BY
THE
REGULATIONS PROVIDE FOR AN GOVERNOR BY NOTICE IN THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
EFFECT 12
FOR
THE
INTO
"WE INTEND TO BRING THE MONTHS AFTER THEIR ENACTMENT, SO AS TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME CATERING TRADE TO PREPARE FOR COMPLIANCE, MR YEUNG SAID.
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HE ADDED THAT THE CATERING TRADE WILL BE ADVISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN THIS PROCESS.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
0
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AND ASSISTED
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