Table 20: Sickness and medical care benefits
Title of
Type of
me a sure
Territory
Hong Kong For sickness
benefit:
Statutory
provision for
employers'
legislation/
scheme
Employment Ordinance (Cap. 57)
Coverage
Source of funds
Qualifying conditions
All manual worker's
Employee:
None
Sickness allowance:
earnings, and
liability
irrespective of
+
non-manual
workers
earning not
more than
HK$2,000 a month.
Employer:
Whole amount of sickness allowance
1 months' continuous service preceding sickness.
For public
assistance:
Social assistance
Public
Assistance Scheme
Needy families and individuals, whose income falls below
From public funds
a prescribed le ve 1.
For medical
Public Health Service
Hong Kong residents
care:
Limited
health
service
provided by Government
Benefits
Sickness allowance: One paid sickness day on 2/3 pay for each completed month of service. Maximum accumulation is 36 days.
Administrative. organisation
CONFIDENTIA
Labour Department
A.
Remarks
Government employees
are provided with almost free medical care (at nominal charges for hospitalisation) and sick leave. The amount of sick leave with pay depends on the length of service.
(a) A person below 15 or above
55 years, whose income is below the public assistance level.
(b) An able-bodied unemployed person above 15 and under 55 years who is actively seeking employment and has registered with the Local Employment Service of the Labour Department for a month after date of application.
(c) An able-bodied person over- 15 and under 55 years who
has family commitments, e.g. remain at home to look after young children, or are receiving education or vocational training. (a) Unless medical evidence
shows that the applicant is not fit for work, for a person whose condition belongs to (a) or (c).. above, residence of 1 year in Hong Kong is required. For a person whose condition belongs to (b), residence of 2 years in Hong Kong is necessary.
Public assistance:
For a single person on his
Own:
HK$180 per month.
For a family:
HK$ 130 for each of the first three members, HK#105 for each of the next three, and HK$80 for each additional member per month.
Social Welfare Department
Completely financed by
Government and patients are required to pay only nominal charges.
Residence in Hong Kong
Medical services:
Provided directly to patients in Government hospitals and clinics at nominal charges which can be waived if inability to pay can be established.
Medical and Health Department
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