TNAG-0230-FCO40-266-Conditions-of-employment-of-labour-force-in-Hong-Kong-1970 — Page 168

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o date stamp when

Hong Kong standard,

Govt plans

child labour

blitz in factories

Long fan HAROLD YAU

THE LABOUR Department will soos trancha biz en factorios weploying clashbone-on of Hongkong's most diecarbon medias

The mechanics of the drive, which is being described as an “intensive icampaign, are being kept a clomiy guarded secret to avoid warning off loffenders.

Sources believe, however, is

the dive dire the formirms, aru nly of a

visits by chilia in hour.

1

labour inspectors to factori81 woxed ior using

THES

Many of the lawlessdins

racial, woollen toitling, and

manufacturing Gtions, 12 and ye

chita work up to 14 hose

Comminooks

**

Inspectors

last Awquer bad rosulted in icond pressed

bought befors the couFIS,

entre ingosed wi $2,000 on a factory owne convicted of employing fire | children worth of 14

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to factories recolting in 125 PTORÝCHLOGI.

Last Ayan alone, facoy inspectorz co 1,708 factories and found 1,

The of th

the many cotton

who fled on their spproach

as da bo zacartaisai, it har | (wiszys = 7.

The impending blitz

In that it has been factories aas Benergy we

comed

leagura,

Communny

THAN BLOGary for msg Data solfenders a等 everage of $75 for øvery chid hono Urban Comclior, Dr. employed a fact which has | Denny Rain,'bovesar, felt angered community leaders | the children should be left 404 disappointed labour | alone as most of them formed inspectors

'an important source” of the No one knows the exact } familly unLOME. number of chüdron employed iformes, although there welfare, he, bet hose be dramaically i The Latre Dopasteens, belore any a

in four, or 3,600 ani pľļ made.

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