TNAG-0585-FCO40-718-Employment-of-children-in-Hong-Kong-1976 — Page 263

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THE LORD BROCKWAY

FRIDAY 16 JULY

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Mr Ben 19/2.

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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for child labour there have been in Hong Kong in each of the last three years, how many resulted in convictions, and what have been, in each year, the highest, lowest and average fines upon conviction.

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RITTEN

ANSWER

THE RT HON THE LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS

MINISTER OF STATE, FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

The Following are the figures:

1973

1974

1975

Prosecutions:

215

321

300

Convictions

202

313

298

Fines

1973

1974

1975

HK$

*3

HK$

£*

HK$

Highest

1,500

176.47

2,000

235.29 3,000 352.9

Lowest

75

8.82

25

2.94

20 2.3.

Average

464

54.59

289

34.00

332 39.00

* At an exchange rate of HK$8.50 = £1

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