TNAG-0873-FCO40-1083-Employment-of-children-in-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 103

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24 July 1979

Mr Robert Parry (Liverpool, Scotland Exchange): To ask the Lord Privy Seal, how many successful prosecutions for employing children under 14 years of age have taken place since 1974 in Hong Kong; and what was the total number of children involved for the total amount of fines imposed in these cases.

No W37

MR PETER BLAKER

The information is as follows:

Year

Successful Prosecutions

Numbers of

Children Involved (Hong Kong dollars

Total Fines Imposed

1974

313

402

90,470

1975

298

341

98,905

1976

326

384

176,940

1977

446

552

488,705

1978

318

326

303,370

1979 (up to

30.6.79)

116

116

126,000

TOTAL

1,817

2,121

1,284,390

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