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Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 1997 (No. 73 of 1997).

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China
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Maternity protection
1997-06-26
Non-Metropolitan Territories
Law, Act

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Removes and replaces provisions providing maternity leave. Maternity leave shall be a period of 10 weeks, with a further 4 weeks in case of illness or disability due to confinement. Female employees are required to give notice of pregnancy. A female employee may not be dismissed during pregnancy and during maternity leave, and shall not be required to do heavy or dangerous work if a medical certificate testifies to her unfitness to perform such work.

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    Serial title
    Hong Kong Government Gazette, Legal Supplement No. 1, Part I
    Date
    1997-06-27
    Page range
    pp. A2466-2476