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MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

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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. [] Enacted by the Legislative Council. PART 1 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