TNAG-0125-FCO40-161-Labour-force-working-conditions-1969 — Page 187

B620

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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

(b) the period of employment shall-

(i) in the case of any young person under the age of sixteen, not exceed nine hours in any day and shall neither begin earlier than six o'clock in the morning nor end later than sen o'clock in the evening; and

(ii) in any other case, not exceed eleven and a half hours in any day and shall neither begin earlier than six o'clock in the morning nor end later than eight o'clock in the evening;

(c) no woman or young person shall be required or permitted to work continuously for a spell of more than five hours without thereafter an interval of not less than half an hour for a meal or rest:

Provided that in the case of any young person under the age of sixteen years such interval shall not be less than one hour;

(d) except with the permission in writing of the Commissioner, the period of employment and the intervals allowed for meals and rest in accordance with the provisions of this regula- tion shall be the same for all women and young persons employed in such industrial undertaking, except in the case of young persons who have not attained the age of sixteen years;

(e) no woman or young person shall be required or permitted to work during any such interval allowed for meals or rest.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, employ- ment shall be deemed to be continuous unless inter- rupted by an interval of at least half an hour, or, in the case of young persons under the age of sixteen, one hour.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the proprietor of an industrial undertaking shall not, without the consent in writing of the Commissioner-

(a) increase the period of employment of women and young persons in the industrial under-