Hong Kong Regulations

APPRENTICESHIP REGULATIONS - REGULATION 9

Overtime employment of apprentices

(1) Notwithstanding regulation 8 and without prejudice to regulation 10, a
registered apprentice of the age of 16 years or above may be employed on
overtime subject to the following conditions-

   (a)  the total hours of overtime shall not exceed in the aggregate-

        (i)    in the case of an apprentice under the age of 18 years, 150
               hours in any year or 2 hours in any day;

        (ii)   in the case of an apprentice under the age of 18 years who
               attains the age of 18 years during a year, 200 hours in that
               year or 2 hours in any day; and

        (iii)  in the case of an apprentice of the age of 18 years or above,
               250 hours in any year or 2 hours in any day;

   (b)  the total hours worked by the apprentice shall not exceed 10 in any
        day;

   (c)  the total period of employment of an apprentice on any day shall not
        exceed 12 hours and such period shall, subject to paragraph (2), not
        begin earlier than 7 a.m. or end-

        (i)    in the case of an apprentice under the age of 18 years, later
               than 7 p.m.;

        (ii)   in other cases, later than 9 p.m.; (L.N. 155 of 1980)

   (d)  the employer shall not require or permit an apprentice to work
        overtime if such overtime work would prevent the apprentice from
        attending a course of instruction which he is required to attend under
        an attendance order.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(c), in the case of an apprentice of the age
of 18 years or above, the Commissioner may grant to the employer permission in
writing that the employment of the apprentice may begin earlier than 7 a.m. or
end later than 9 p.m. on any day. (L.N. 155 of 1980)

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), in order to reckon the aggregate
hours of overtime account shall be taken only of that period during which an
apprentice works in excess of the number of hours specified in regulation
8(1)(a) or a permission granted under regulation 8(1A) or outside the
period of employment specified in regulation 8(1)(b). (L.N. 155 of 1980)