Chapter:	57	Title:	EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:
Section:	12AA	Heading:	Commencement of maternity leave	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(1) With the agreement of her employer, a pregnant employee may decide on the date of commencement of her 10 weeks maternity leave, provided that such date is within a period of not less than 2 weeks before, and not more than 4 weeks before, the expected date of confinement.
(2) If the employee does not exercise her option to decide on the date of commencement in subsection (1), or if she fails to secure her employer's agreement to her proposed leave schedule, the date of commencement of maternity leave shall be 4 weeks immediately before the expected date of confinement.