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Amendment

of section 73.

Section 73 (1) of the principal Ordinance is

amended by inserting, after paragraph (h), the following

"(ha) providing that, where the Commissioner is

satisfied that work in any place of employment,

or class or description thereof, is subject to

seasonal or other special pressure, he may by

order published in the Gazette as respects any

such place of employment, or class or description

thereof, increase for any employee during any

period of such pressure the hours of work,

period of employment or hours of overtime

employment specified in relation to that

employee in regulations made under this Ordinance

for a period in any year not exceeding that

specified in the order;

(hb) providing that -

(i) any document purporting to be a copy of any document or notice and purporting to be

signed by a person or his duly authorized agent

shall be admitted in evidence in proceedings

before any court or magistrate on its production

by a public officer without further proof; and

(ii)

until the contrary is proved, the court

or magistrate before which such document is