Ordinance passed and assented to: Factory (Accidents) Ordinance, 1927.

This is an Ordinance to provide against accidents in factories.

Date 1927
Related Keywords manufacturing|accident|factory|inspection|registration|prosecution
Material Type Print
Collection Pre-war Industry
Source Hong Kong Government Gazette 1927, Notification No. 190, pp.114-115. Hong Kong Government Reports Online (1842-1941).
Repository The University of Hong Kong Libraries Digital Initiatives
Note to Copyright Copyright expires
Accession No. WL-ORD-003c
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