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QUESTION III

Delete "who is concurrently the Commissioner of Mines" from the first sentence of the first paragraph.

Replace the second sentence of the second paragraph by the following:

"Factory inspectors enforce legislation in respect of safety and health of workers in industrial undertakings. Labour inspectors are responsible for enforcing legislation relating to the working hours and rest periods of women and young persons in industry, the prohibition of employment of children and illegal immigrants, compulsory insurance for workers against accidents arising out

out of and in the course of employment, as well as statutory benefits for workers provided under certain provisions of the Employment Ordinance."

Replace the second sentence of the last paragraph by the following:

"During the period under review, visits were made."

total of 1 517 726 inspections and

QUESTION V

Replace the last paragraph by the following :

summonses involving

"During the period under review, there were 319 illegal employment of children in industrial undertakings. Of these, 314 summonses were convicted and five summonses were withdrawn.

QUESTION VI

on

Copies of this report have been sent to the Labour Advisory Board which employers' organisations

organisations and trade unions are represented and, through

United Kingdom Department of Employment, to the Confederation of British Industry

Industry and the Trades Union Congress of Great Britain. No observations regarding the application of this convention in Hong Kong have been received from any organisations of employers or workers during the period under review.

Hong Kong August 1991

Darwin CHEN Commissioner for Labour