I have been sent a contract to sign by a private language school of Ningxia. The contract seems reasonable. I'm tempted to sign it, but the deposit clause is not so good.

From the contract:

1) 85 RMB/class of 45 minutes. guaranteed 16 classes/week.

2) The school will hold 10% of my monthly earnings until the contract's end as a deposit to discourage me from pulling a runner.

I think the deposit clause could be illegal, but I could live with it. Could you?
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