Explanatory Note on General Format, Manner and Procedure for the Submission of Electronic Information under Law

Legislation under which submissions to the Labour Department can be made in electronic form and the exempted provisions

Submissions to the Labour Department under the following ordinances and their subsidiary legislation could either be made in paper form, or in electronic form according to the manner, format and procedure specified in this explanatory note (except for the exempted provisions).

(Please click the following hyperlinks for details of prescribed forms and exempted provisions under respective ordinance.)
 

Cap. 55 Labour Relations Ordinance  
Cap. 56 Boilers and Pressure Vessels Ordinance
Cap. 57 Employment Ordinance
(Sections 72(1)(b)&(e) are the exempted provisions)
Cap. 59 Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance
Cap. 282 Employees' Compensation Ordinance
(Sections 45(1)(b)&(c), 45A(b) and 45C(1)&(3) are the exempted provisions)
Cap. 332 Trade Unions Ordinance
Cap. 360 Pneumoconiosis and Mesothelioma (Compensation) Ordinance
Cap. 380 Protection of Wages on Insolvency Ordinance
(Sections 15 and 16(2)(a) are the exempted provisions)
Cap. 509 Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance

For persons/parties making submissions under the following legislative provisions, please note that the Labour Department only accepts submissions in paper form.
 

Cap. 57 Employment Ordinance
(Sections 72(1)(b)&(e))
Cap. 78 Contracts for Employment Outside Hong Kong Ordinance
(Sections 5(1),6, 8)
Cap. 282 Employees' Compensation Ordinance
(Sections 45(1)(b)&(c), 45A(b) and 45C(1)&(3) )
Cap. 380 Protection of Wages on Insolvency Ordinance
(Sections 15 and 16(2)(a)) 
Cap. 453 Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board Ordinance