Convention
(1)
No. 3
Maternity Protection
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International Labour Conventions on which no improvement is envisaged in the foreseeable future
Position in respect of U.K.
(date of ratification)
not ratified
(2) No. 24
20.2.31
Sickness Insurance (Industry)
(3) No. 25
Sickness Insurance (Agriculture)
No. 27
Marking of Weight
(Packages Transported
20.2.31
not ratified
(4)
by Vessels)
(5) No. 35
18.7.36
Old Age Insurance
(Industry, etc.)
(6)
No. 36
18.7.36
Old Age Insurance
(Agriculture)
(7)
No. 37
18.7.36
Invalidity Insurance
(Industry etc.)
(8)
No. 38
18.7.36
Invalidity Insurance
Position in respect of H.K. (date of declaration)
decision reserved on 27.3.50
decision reserved on 4.2.63
decision reserved on 4.2.63
decision reserved on 27.3.50
decision reserved on 13.4.64
Appendix IV
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Remarks
There are no proposals at present to introduce a comprehensive social security scheme in Hong Kong.
The proposed sickness insurance scheme now being considered is semi-voluntary, whereas a com- pulsory sickness insurance scheme is required by the convention.
ditto
The technical difficulties encoun- tered by the U.K. in not ratifyi ing this convention are also applicable in Hong Kong.
There are no proposals at present to introduce a comprehensive social security scheme in Hong Kong.
ditto
decision reserved on 13.4.64
decision reserved on 13.4.64
decision reserved on 13.4.64
ditto
There are no proposals at present to introduce a comprehensive social security scheme in Hong Kong.
(Cont'd.)
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