Shop (Hours of Opentng and Employment), (Ch. 31. No. 14.

7. (1) Any person who is employed in or about a general shop ora
Wholesale provision shop during opening hours may be employed in or
about such shop for not more than half an hour immediately after the
closing of the shop: Provided that the manager of any department. of
any such shop may be employed in the shop for not more than one hour
immediately alter the closing hour,

(2) Between the Ith and the 24th of December (both days
inclusive) any person employed in or about any general shop during open-
ing hours may be employed in or about such shop for not more than one
hour immediately alter the closing of the shop.

(3) Porters may be employed in any general shop or wholesale
provision shop for not more than half an hour immediately before the
opening hour for the purpose of opening and cleaning the premises, under
the supervision of the person in charge of the shop or other person deputed
by him,

(4) Any person who is employed in or about any spirit retailer's
shop during opening hours may be employed in or about that shop for
not more than half an hour immediately after the closing hour for the
purpose of cleaning and closing such shop.

(5) Every director and secretary of a company or corporation may
attend at all times in any shop owned by such company or cyrporation,
provided that not more than two such directors may so attend for the
purpose of serving customers during opening hours.

(6) Texcept as expressly permitted by the Ordinance, or any Shop
Order, no employee shall be or remain in or about any shop on closed
day., or outside of opening hours en any other day.

8. For the purposes of an annual stock-taking any person employed
in or about any general shop, wholesale provision shop, or grocery, may
be employed after the closing hour for not more than two hours on each
of eight consecutive ordinary closing days or for not more than four hours
on each of four consecutive ordinary closing days, at any time of the year,
on the written licence of the Commissioner of Police previously had and
obtained and subject to such conditions as the Commissioner may require.

9% Where different trades or businesses in respect of which different
times for opening and closing apply, are carried on in the same premises,
such premises shall be opened at the latest hour and closed at the carliest
hour applicable to any such trade or business, unless means are provided
to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Police for the adequate partition
or division of the premises into separate and distinct shops so as to
ensure the effective closing of each trade or business outside of the
Televant opening hours fixed for such trade or business: Provided that
nothing in this paragraph shall apply to any transactions under
paragraph 6 of this Order relating to drug shops.

10. In scheduled areas no employce shall be employed in or about any
one or more shops on any day for more than 44 consecutive hours
calculated from the time of commencing duty, without an interval of at
least three-quarters of an hour for mealtime, rest or relaxation before

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Employ-
ment outside
of opening
hours in
cencral
shops and
wholesale
provision
shops.
General
shops from
11th to 24th
December

Porters.

In spirit
shops.

Directors
and secre-
tary ofa
company

Attendance
of employees
in shops,

Annual
stock-taking.

Opening and
closing times
when
different
trades are
carried on

in same
premises.

Hours of
employment.