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employers, respectively. were prosecuted for employing children below 14 years of age in industrial undertakings.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs bow many employers in Hong Kong have been prosecuted for employing children below 18 years of age in dangerous trades in 1975 and 1976 to date
Mr. Luard: The employment of arry female persona of whatever age or ol male young persons below 16 years of age in any dangerous trade is prohibited except with the written permission of the Commissioner for Labour There were no prosecutions against employers during
period in question
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of Stalle for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many children were involved in the prosecutions in Hong Kong for employ. ment under 14 years of age and employ- ment under 18 years of age in dangerous trades in 1975 and 1976 to date
Mr. Loned: During 1975 and 1976-- up to 30th November 1976 --350 and 300 children, respectively were involved in prosecutions for illegal employment in industrial undertakings. The employ- ment of make workers over 16 in dangerous trades is not illegal There were no prosecutions for employment of persons below 16 in dangerous trades.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State Jor Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many factory inspectors in Hong Kong are engaged in visits to factories to check for illegal emplo,ment under 14 years of age and illegal employment under 18 years of age in dangerous trades, re- mpoctively, in 1975 and 1976 to date : how many lactones were visited, and wbal was the time allocated to such visila.
Mr. Lard; Visits to factones to check for illegal employment, carried out by labour inspectors in the Hong Kong Gov. emment's Labour Department Sevenly. one labour inspectors were engaged in visits to factories in 1975 and 1976. They
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carried out 124,257, and 47,717 visits in 1975 and the first 10 months of 1976. respectively, to industrial undertakings to check
for the illegal employment of children and the illegal employment of young persons under 16 years of age in dangerous trades The time allocated to factory suspections varies according to the size of the factory, area occupied, numbers employed, and other factors.
Tbc Labour Department conducted three campaigns against the employmeat of children in industry in 1975 and three more in 1976. 13,800 industrial under- Lakings were visited during these cam- paigas in 1975 and 16,059 in 1976.
Mr. Parry Asked the Secretary of Statc for Foreign and Commnon wealth Affairs bow many children aged between 10 and 14 years in Hong Kong were not enrolled in any school in each of the years 1979
to date.
Mr. Luard; I regret that figures for 1976 are not available but figures for previous years are as follows:
At September 197) At September 1974
+
26.1900 22,100 23.100
At Sepicmber 1975 The Bgures exclude children enrolled in special schools and classes for which age distribution is not available, and chuldren carulled in certain specialist trade schools
Norm statistical information avanable for the number of Hong Kong children being educated abroad.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary at State or Foreign and Commonwcakh Allans how many chuidron a god berwocar 10 and 14 years in Hung Kong were caroDed in Govertuncul schools. Government-aided or assisted schools and private schools, respectively, in each year from 1973 to date and in each case how many enrobed in each form
Mr. Laard: The number of childre aged between 10 and 14 years la Hung Kung carolled during the daytime in Gov- crnu.ent schouls, aided schools and proate schouls at September 1973. September 1974 and September 1975 as fonows
Primary and Fathia LaruukkUNT FOR THE AGE-Groue 10–19 (INCLUSIVď (Sortimmen 1973)
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PS P6 FI
F}
Tomi
Total
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PRIMARY
***
PRIMARY AI
-
Grade
***
PRIMARY AP
***
P.2 P.3
P.S
***
P.6
...
FI
F}
Total
W
The figures for Sept
Mr. Parry asked t for Foreign and Co how many children in Hong Kong did years of secondary sc from 1973 to date.
Mr. Laard : 1 reg tion requested will r the results of the known in mid-1977.
Age Group Under 14
Grade
PI P 2
P.)
30 14
Governmeri
142
15.033
Pirate
Toral
24.
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1 20
1.977
3.115
21,37#
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