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Employment

in

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4. No person shall employ any woman or young person

underground on underground work in any mine or quarry, or in any other work.

industrial undertaking involving a tunnelling operation.

Employment

of women

and

young

persons

under 16

in

dangerous trades.

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(1) Except with the written permission of the

Commissioner, no person shall employ any female person of whatever age or any male young person under 16 years of

age in any dangerous trade.

(Cap. 59.)

Carrying of weights by women

and

young

persons.

(2) In paragraph (1), "dangerous trade" has the

meaning assigned to it in the Factories and Industrial

Undertakings Ordinance.

бе

No woman or young person employed in any

industrial undertaking shall be permitted to carry any

load which is unreasonably heavy having regard to the age

and physical development of such woman or young person;

and in the case of a young person under the age of 16

years, such load shall not in any event exceed 18 kq

in weight.

Facilities

for resting.

то

In any industrial undertaking in which women or young

persons are employed, the employer shall provide (if

practicable, having regard of the layout of the premises

in question) and maintain for the use of all such women

and young persons, whose work is done standing, suitable

facilities for sitting sufficient to enable them to take

advantage of any opportunities for resting which may

occur in the course of their employment.