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Objects and Reasons.

This Ordinance amends section 4 of Ordinance No. 18 of 1928, by the addition of certain words suggested by the Secretary of State in his circular despatch of the 27th February, 1932, addressed to all Colonies and Protectorates where legislation based on the same model obtains. The amendment includes the publication of a design in Hong Kong prior to the date of the registration thereof in the United Kingdom among the grounds upon which the court is empowered, upon the application of any person who alleges that his interests have been prejudicially affected, to declare that exclusive privileges. and rights in a design have not been acquired in this Colony under the provisions of the principal Ordinance.

May, 1932.

C.S.O. 9/1259/21.

C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney General.

[No. 17-20.4.32.-3.]

Short title.

Restriction on employ- ment on vessels of children under 14.

Registers

of members

or crews

who are under 16.

A BILL

INTITULED

An Ordinance to regulate the employment of Young Persons

and Children at Sea.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Employment of Young Persons and Children at Sea Ordinance, 1932.

2. Children under fourteen years of age shall not be employed or work on vessels, other than vessels upon which only members of the same family are employed: Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the employment or work of such a child on any junk or sampan if the child is in the charge of a relative who is also a member of the crew of such junk or sampan and if such relative is in the opinion of the Harbour Master a fit and proper person to have charge of such child. Provided also that nothing in this section shall affect the employment or work of such a child on any school ship or training ship if such employment and work is approved and supervised by public authority.

3. The master of every vessel registered or licensed in the Colony shall keep a register, in a form supplied or approved by the Harbour Master, of all persons under the age of sixteen years employed by him on board his vessel, or a list of them in the articles of agreement, and the dates of their births.

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