(b)
(c)
(d)
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whether the Government will review the existing Women and Young Persons (Industry) Regulations or introduce new legislation in order to regulate both the maximum working hours of all employees and the basis for calculating overtime payment;
if the answer to (b) is in the affirmative, what the legislative timetable is and when the public will be consulted; and
if the answer to (b) is in the negative, how the Government will ensure that employees who are constantly required to work overtime will receive fair treatment?
Reply:
Mr President,
(a)
:
According to statistics provided by the International Labour Office, Geneva and the Census & Statistics Department, the hours of work per week for workers in the industrial and service sectors in Hong Kong and some developed western countries. are set out in the following tables.
Manufacturing
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Country
1992
1993
1994
Hours actually worked per week
Hong Kong
43.0
44.9
44.6
France
38.7
38.6
Not available
UK⭑
43.2
43.1
43.4
Hours paid for
Canada
38.3
38.6
Not available
per week
USA
41.0
41.4
42.0
Germany
40.7
40.9
38.0
Including quarrying.
Construction
Type
Country
1992
Hours actually worked
Hong Kong
42.0
1993
43.0
1994
43.3
per week
France
Not available
Not available | Not available
UK
45.0
44.7
Not available
Hours paid for per week
Canada
36.7
36.6
Not available
USA
38.0
38.4
Not available
Germany*
42.3
41.8
Not available
Male workers only.
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