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XII. CONCLUSIONS

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12.1

A brief comparison of the legislative provisions and practices insofar as they affect labour conditions in Hong Kong, Indonesia,

Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand has been made in Sections II - VII above. It is

extremely difficult to pass judgment on the total situation obtaining in each territory, and to rank

them in order of achievement. It is fair to say,

however, that each territory has adopted labour standards having regard to its social and economic situation.

12.2

Hong Kong is clearly more favourable to

the employee than most other territories in the following eight areas :

(a) minimum age for employment in industry

(b) overtime work for women

(c) overtime work for young persons

(d) night work for women

(e) night work for young persons

(f) maximum weight to be carried by

young persons

(g) consecutiveness of annual leave

(h) length of maternity leave

There are only three areas in which Hong Kong may

be identified as being less favourable to the

employee than other territories (at least on paper).

They are :

(1)

the number of hours actually worked (the longest after Korea)

(2)

overtime for men (unrestricted)

(3) maternity leave (unpaid).

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