TNAG-0644-FCO40-792-Employment-of-children-in-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 29

CODE

18-78

SS 10/76

Mr Rushford RUSHFORD

HONG KONG:

Reference

K188

(sy

LEGAL ADVISERS

EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN

1. The attached draft submission and draft letter to Sir Murray MacLehose is concerned with the problem of illegal employment of children. One suggestion we have made is that charges against illegal employers should be framed in such a way as to produce a separate count in respect of each individual child. present a charge can cover the employment of several children.

2.

At

I should be grateful if you would confirm that there is np legal difficulty in the way of this poposal.

RE

17 JUN 1977

ST

HKK 219/1

शह

T Duffy

Hong Kong & General Department K 245 233 4377

31 May

in

Justice

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стер

my opinion in Chig

ортой clearly right

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is chis

wuld

not

Mū

shippor

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