Employment Ordinance

(1)
Subject to subsection (3), if any wages or any sum referred to in
section 25(2
)(
a)
are not paid within 7 days from the day on which they become due under
sections 23
,
24
and
25
, the employer shall pay interest at the rate specified in subsection (2) on the outstanding amount of wages or sum from the date on which such wages or sum become due up to the date of actual payment.
(2)
The rate of interest specified for the purpose of subsection (1) shall be the rate fixed by the Chief Justice by notice in the Gazette under
section 50
of the District Court Ordinance (
Cap. 336
).
(3)
No interest shall be payable in respect of any period before the commencement* of this section.