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34.
ing advantages:-
The
scheme would have the follow-
a) It would encourage acceptance of the idea that
social security is not something that is provided
only by the Government out of general revenues or
by an employer. Instead, it may be something in
which an employee has a positive role to play.
b) It would provide a new source of financial
protection for those who are outside the present
social security net and whose employers do not
provide significant social benefits;
c) It would meet an area of need which is not now
And it would be an area of need recognised
met.
by people in Hong Kong. There appears to be much
less community support for further aid to the
unemployed beyond the recent extension of public
assistance to cover them.
d) It would provide the only really reliable test
of whether employees in Hong Kong were prepared
to contribute towards the provision of improved
social security. As such it would be of some
value even if it did not prove to be popular.
Main features of Scheme
35.
Details of the scheme would need to be worked out
in consultation with employers associations and employees.
employees. Сіле
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