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P.R.H. 7
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION SERVICES
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
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Monday, February 16, 1970
CAMPAIGN AGAINST INDUSTRIAL CHILD LABOUR
Reinforcing Regular Inspections Of Industrial Promisos
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The Labour Department plans soon to carry out an intensive campaign against the employment of children under 14 in industrial undertakings.
The labour inspectorato employs a regular system of enforcing logislation, and constantly pays particular attention to the provisions of the law prohibiting child labour.
Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Mr. H. Williams, announced
today his intention to "ro-inforce regular inspection of industrial promises by a sorios of systomatic campaigns against child labour."
A campaign mounted last August resulted in legal proceedings
against 298 employers.
In the casos so far brought before the courts, the heaviest fine imposed was one of $2,000 on a factory owner convicted of employing five
children.
Tho maximum fine for each offence is $5,000.
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