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Normally, the statutory regulations under the\u00a0Employment Ordinance<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a0Cap. 57<\/a>\u00a0) and\u00a0Employment of Children Regulations<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a0Cap. 57B<\/a>\u00a0) apply to children employed in Hong Kong. However, \u201centertainers\u201d are a special category and are exempt from parts of the statutory requirements. These exceptions have been made by the Commissioner of Labour for the purpose of furthering the arts and for training.<\/p>\n The exception is made so that \u201can employer in the entertainment, advertising or related field\u2026 may employ child entertainers of different ages\u201d.<\/p>\n Application procedures are used to protect child entertainers. First, an employer who wishes to employ child entertainers should apply to the Commissioner of Labour. Second, the employment of the children should not \u201cinterfere with their well-being, including that of safety, health and morals\u201d. Then, on application, the Commissioner of Labour will impose specific conditions and restrictions on a case-by-case basis. Moreover, children below the age of 13 are not allowed to work for profit purposes, even as entertainers.<\/p>\n The categories of entertainers are further divided into two categories with specific rights and protection:<\/p>\n Extras are classified as child entertainers who are employed on an ad hoc basis for a particular programme or production. The employment is limited to that particular production and programme itself, and does not extend beyond that performance. To protect child entertainers, a script or storyboard of the production should be submitted to the Labour Department to ascertain the content of the performance.<\/p>\n There are certain limitations on employment conditions for extras. There is also a special case for children under 6 years of age where the required rest periods are more frequent. Children extras shall\u00a0not<\/u>\u00a0be made to work under the following conditions:<\/p>\nThreshold on application to employ child entertainers<\/h3>\n
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A. Extras<\/h2>\n
1. Limitations on employment conditions<\/h3>\n