CO129-505-7 Factory (Accidents) Ordinance- 1927 4-4-1927 - 1-12-1927 — Page 23

ATTORNEY

GENERAL'S

CHAMBERS,

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Hong Kong, 4th April, 1927.

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No. 3 of 1927.

1. I have examined the accompanying Ordinance intituled an

Ordinance to provide against accidents in factories, and I am

of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to

the Governor's instructions.

2.

This Ordinance gives the Governor in Council power to make

regulations for the purpose of preventing accidents in factories,

for the purpose of relieving persons suffering from the effects

of such accidents, and for requiring the notification of

accidents in factories and of deaths due to such accidents.

The only regulations intended at present are the very simple

and reasonable regulations contained in the draft which is

The maximum penalty for breach of the regulations

annexed.

is $250.

3. The guiding principles which have been adopted in this

legislation are (1) to be as simple as possible and (2) to

move slowly. Chinese opinion on this subject requires gradual

educatica.

4. Some of the European unofficial members suggested that

the regulations should apply also to non-commercial workshops,