{"id":504,"date":"2021-06-25T16:08:04","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T08:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devwp.visibleone.io\/p136\/?p=504"},"modified":"2021-06-28T12:59:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T04:59:22","slug":"laws-protecting-young-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyclic.hk\/en\/topics\/child-and-youth-affairs\/rights-of-youth-as-employee\/laws-protecting-young-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Laws Protecting Young Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Laws Protecting Young Workers&#8221; module_class=&#8221;posttitle&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>I. Laws Protecting Young Workers<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Definition of \u201cChildren\u201d and \u201cYoung Persons\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>In Hong Kong, youth are a special category of people who are specifically protected under the employment law. The term youth includes both \u201cchildren\u201d and \u201cyoung persons\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In relation to employment, under the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/57\/\">Employment Ordinance<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/57\/\">Cap. 57<\/a>\u00a0) a \u201cchild\u201d is defined as a person under the age of 15 whereas \u201cyoung persons\u201d are defined as persons above the age of 15 but under the age of 18.<\/p>\n<h3>The Five categories of youth in Hong Kong<\/h3>\n<p>In Hong Kong, youth are grouped into five categories with respect to employment. They are grouped in terms of age (children and young persons), and the nature of their work (such as entertainers and apprentices). Below is a breakdown of the various categories of youth in Hong Kong:<\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Children aged below 13<\/li>\n<li>Children aged between 13 and 15 who have either:\n<ul>\n<li>Completed Form 3<\/li>\n<li>Not completed Form 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Entertainers\n<ul>\n<li>Extras<\/li>\n<li>Contract Artists\/Freelancers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Apprenticeship<\/li>\n<li>Young persons between the age of 15 and 18 who are:\n<ul>\n<li>Young persons working in factories\/industrial undertakings<\/li>\n<li>Young persons working at sea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Employment of youth in Hong Kong is governed by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/57\/\">Employment Ordinance<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/57\/\">Cap. 57<\/a>\u00a0) and various Regulations issued under the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/57\/\">Employment Ordinance<\/a>\u00a0. The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/57\/\">Employment Ordinance<\/a>\u00a0does not apply to youth who are registered apprentices under the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/47\/\">Apprenticeship Ordinance<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/47\/\">Cap. 47<\/a>\u00a0). Under the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hklii.hk\/eng\/hk\/legis\/ord\/57\/\">Employment Ordinance<\/a>\u00a0, youths are deemed to be employed as long as they are working, whether or not they are paid or receive wages for their work.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Laws Protecting Young Workers&#8221; module_class=&#8221;posttitle&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;] I. Laws Protecting Young Workers [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;] Definition of \u201cChildren\u201d and \u201cYoung Persons\u201d In Hong Kong, youth are a special category of people who are specifically protected under the employment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>Adoption is a legal process by which parental rights and responsibilities over a child are transferred from the birth parents to the adoptive parents. An adoption in Hong Kong must be effected in accordance with the <a href=\"#\">Adoption Ordinance , Cap. 290<\/a> , Laws of Hong Kong. The guiding principle in the adoption process is the \u201cbest interests of the child\u201d ( <a href=\"#\">section 8<\/a> of the <a href=\"#\">Adoption Ordinance<\/a> ).<\/p><p>Local adoption service in Hong Kong is provided by the Adoption Unit of the Social Welfare Department and three non-governmental organizations, as Accredited Bodies:<\/p><ul><li>International Social Service Hong Kong Branch<\/li><li>Mother\u2019s Choice Limited<\/li><li>Po Leung Kuk<\/li><\/ul><p>The statutory requirements concerning the accreditation system in respect of local adoption in the HKSAR are set out in <a href=\"#\">sections 26<\/a> , <a href=\"#\">26A<\/a> and <a href=\"#\">26B<\/a> of the <a href=\"#\">Adoption Ordinance<\/a> .<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,33,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-child-and-youth-affairs","category-rights-of-youth-as-employee","category-topics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Laws Protecting Young Workers - Family CLIC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/familyclic.hk\/en\/topics\/child-and-youth-affairs\/rights-of-youth-as-employee\/laws-protecting-young-workers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Laws Protecting Young Workers - Family CLIC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Laws Protecting Young Workers&#8221; module_class=&#8221;posttitle&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;] I. 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