TNAG-0644-FCO40-792-Employment-of-children-in-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 43

GR 70

IMMEDIATE

EN CLAIR

FM HONG KONG 250311Z

UNCLASSIFIED

BECT

REW

3. 61

2 5 HAY 1977

HKK 2101

TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.529 OF 25 MAY,

INFO PEKING.

YOUR TELNO.392. CHILD LABOUR: P.Q BY MR RON LEWIS.

WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING REVISED REPLY:

2.

''ON 4 MAY 1977 LEGISLATION WAS PASSED TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM FINE FOR THE ILLEGAL EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AGED UNDER 14 YEARS IN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS FROM HK DOLLARS FIVE THOUSAND TO HK DOLLARS TEN THOUSANDS.''

ROBERTS

FILES

HK&GD (5)

OLA

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

PS/MR LUARD

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

COPIES TO:

MR S T KIDD

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE

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