Hong Kong Regulations

EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN REGULATIONS - REGULATION 6

Children who have attained 13 years but not completed Form III of secondary education

(1) Subject to regulation 4(1)(b) and (3) and to paragraph (2), a child who
has not completed Form III of secondary education shall not be employed
unless- (L.N. 390 of 1990)

   (a)  he has attained the age of 13 years; and

   (b)  his parent-

        (i)    can produce, to the satisfaction of the person intending to
               employ the child, a valid school attendance certificate
               relating to that child; and

        (ii)   has consented in writing to the employment.

(2) No child referred to in paragraph (1) shall be employed-

   (a)  notwithstanding regulation 4(3), in any occupation specified in the
        Schedule; (L.N. 390 of 1990)

   (b)  before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. on any day;

   (c)  during school hours on any school day;

   (d)  during the school term for more than-

        (i)    2 hours on any school day; or

        (ii)   4 hours on any other day;

   (e)  during the summer holidays for more than 8 hours on any day;

   (f)  at work continuously for a spell of more than 5 hours without
        thereafter an interval of not less than 1 hour for a meal or rest; or

   (g)  to lift or carry any load exceeding 18 kg in the course of or in
        connexion with the employment.

(3) In paragraph (2)-

"school day" (上課日子) means any day during a school term-

   (a)  which is not a public holiday or a school holiday; or

   (b)  on which for any other reason a school is closed for the purposes of
        education;

"school hours" (上課時間) means the period in the school day of a school
during which instruction is given to pupils including any periods allowed for
a meal or rest;

"school term" (學期) means the period commencing in any year on the day in
September on which the school opens for the purposes of education and ending
on the commencement of the summer holidays in the next following year;

"summer holidays" (暑假) means the period between school terms.

"school day" (上課日子)

"school hours" (上課時間)

"school term" (學期)

"summer holidays" (暑假)