HC Deb 31 January 1961 vol 633 c100W
66. Mr. Thornton

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the number of prosecutions in Hong Kong in each quarter of 1959 and 1960 for breaches of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and Regulations in respect of women and young persons being employed for seven days per week.

Mr. H. Fraser

The institution of prosecutions began towards the end of 1959 and the first hearings came on in 1960. The number of cases determined in each quarter of 1960 were: women 22, 59, 41, 48; young persons 2, 6, 10, 13.

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