Hong Kong Ordinances

APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE - SECT 10

Extent to which contracts of apprenticeship are binding

(1) An employer who is a party to a registered contract of  apprenticeship
shall be bound by the contract until-

   (a)  the period of the apprenticeship expires;

   (b)  the contract is assigned to another employer under section 24 or 25;
        or

   (c)  the contract is terminated under section 30, whichever first occurs.

(2) An apprentice who is a party to a registered contract of  apprenticeship
shall be bound by the contract until-

   (a)  the period of the apprenticeship expires, whether or not during that
        period he attains full age; or (Amended 32 of 1990 s. 14)

   (b)  the contract is terminated under section 30, whichever first occurs.

(3) A guardian who is a party to a registered contract of  apprenticeship
shall be bound by the contract until-

   (a)  the apprentice attains full age; (Amended 32 of 1990 s. 14)

   (b)  the period of the apprenticeship expires; or

   (c)  the contract is terminated under section 30, whichever first occurs.