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MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE
Ord. No. 15 of 2010
A519

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION


Ordiance No. 15 of 2010

L.S.

Donald TSANG
Chief Executive
22 July 2010

An Ordinance to provide for a minimum wage at an hourly rate for certain employees; to establish a Minimum Wage Commission and to make consequential amendments to the Labour Tribunal Ordinance, the Employment Ordinance, the Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board Ordinance and the Disability Discrimination Ordinance.

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Enacted by the Legislative Council.

PART 1
Preliminary

1. Short title and commencement

(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Minimum Wage Ordinance.

(2) This Ordinance comes into operation on a day to be appointed by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare by notice published in the Gazette.

2. Interpretation

In this Ordinance—

“accredited programme” (經評審課程) means a full-time programme that—

(a) is provided by an education institution specified in Schedule 1;
(b) is a learning programme of a kind described in section 1, 2 or 3 of Schedule 3 to the Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications Ordinance (Cap. 592); and