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B622

L.N. 189/67.

Revocation and replace- ment of regulation 11.

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Commissioner may direct that, until the 31st day of May 1968, paragraph (2) shall apply to the industrial undertaking.

(2) Where the Commissioner has made a direc- tion under paragraph (1)—

(a) regulation 9 shall apply in relation to the

industrial undertaking as if-

(i) sub-paragraph (a)(ii) of paragraph (1) were replaced by the following-

“(ii) in any other case, neither exceed ten in any day nor exceed sixty in any week;"; and

(ii) sub-paragraph (b)(ii) of paragraph (1) were replaced by the following-

"(ii) in any other case, not exceed twelve 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;"; and

(b) regulation 11 shall apply in relation to the industrial undertaking as if "one and a half hours" were deleted from the proviso to paragraph (1) and the following substituted therefor

"one hour".".

4. Regulation 11 of the principal regulations is revoked and replaced by the following-

"Overtime

11. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this employment Part relating to hours of work and periods of employ-

of women

and young persons over sixteen.

ment, pressure of work in any industrial undertaking may be dealt with by the overtime employment of women and young persons who have attained the age of sixteen years:

Provided that the overtime employment for the undertaking shall not exceed in the aggregate, calculat- ed in accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (10), one hundred and fifty hours in any year or one and a half hours in any day.

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