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CHN-1965-L-92966
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Title_of_text
Contracts for Employment Outside Hong Kong Ordinance (L.N. 135 of 1965)(Cap. 78).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
China
Territorial subdivision(s)
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Subjects (Classification)
Migrant workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1965-11-01
Scope of text
Non-Metropolitan Territories
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Cap 78 Long title
Cap 78 Part I PRELIMINARY
Cap 78 s 1 Short title
Cap 78 s 2 Interpretation
Cap 78 s 3 Delegation by Commissioner
Cap 78 s 4 Contracts to which the Ordinance applies
Cap 78 Part II CONTROL OF CONTRACTS FOR EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE HONG KONG*
Cap 78 s 5 Contracts to be in writing and to contain certain particulars
Cap 78 s 6 Presentation of contract for attestation
Cap 78 s 7 Effect of non-compliance with section 5 or 6
Cap 78 s 8 Power to require bond or guarantee for due performance of contract
Cap 78 s 9 (Repealed 31 of 1981 s. 65)
Cap 78 s 10 Medical examination prior to attestation
Cap 78 s 11 Attestation of contracts
Cap 78 s 12 Capacity to enter into contract
Cap 78 s 13 Maximum duration of contract
Cap 78 s 14 Offence where contract not attested etc. before departure of employee
Cap 78 s 15 Counselling etc., persons to evade Ordinance
Cap 78 s 16 Defence
Cap 78 s 17 Applications to contracts of re-engagement
Cap 78 s 18 Limitation on commencement of proceedings
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1985-07-25 (CHN-1985-R-1776)
Contracts for Overseas Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 1985.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Hong Kong E-Legislation (HKeL), Department of Justice
Publisher
Department of Justice
Country
Hong Kong
URL
https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/
File
CHN92966.pdf (PDF of Ordinance as amended to L.N. 130 of 2007)