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Subject
LABOUR
8. Review of Employees Compensation Ordinance
9. Maternity
Protection
10. Turner Study
SOCIAL WELFARE
Provision of Social Welfare Services and
Purpose
To carry out a comprehensive review of the Ordinance and to make recommendations to rectify any deficiencies.
To examine practices regarding maternity benefits for women in employment in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and else- where in the region; to examine ILO requirements and proposals made by various bodies in Hong Kong; and to make recommendations for further consideration by the Government.
To examine the Turner Report and its recommendations.
11. Working Party onTo review the roles of Govern- Iment and voluntary agencies in
the provision of social welfare services, to recommend future arrangements for allocating subventions to voluntary
Subvention
Administration
Progress made and present position
Drafting approval for an amending Bill to provide for compulsory insurance, establishment of a two-tier compensation Board and measures to expedite the processing of claims was given by the Secretary for Social Services on 15 December 1980.
The first draft of an amending Bill to provide for paid matemity leave for a period of 10 weeks up to a limit of 3 surviving children. was circulated by the Legal Department on 4 December 1980 and has been considered by Social Services Branch and Labour Department. The second draft of the Bill was circulated on 21 January 1981.
Subsequent to the despatch of the full
Next quarter target
To consider draft Bill when circulated.
To submit draft Bill to Executive Council (ExCo),
Finalise
commentary to the FCO on 23 September 1980, the response to the FCO sought the views of the Hong Kong Government FCO.
on the Overseas Labour Adviser's comments on Turner's proposals and an assessment thereon made by the FCO's economic advisers. These are now being considered by the relevant branches and departments.
Comments on the Working Party's Report received by the Director of Social Welfare from the Hong: Kong Council of Social Service on behalf of its member agencies and from a number of voluntary agencies which made separate submissions. The Director of Social Welfare is collating these agencies and to review the scope comments with a view to presenting a paper to
and arrangement of the
Lotteries Fund
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the SWAC and Rehabilitation Development Co-ordinating Committee,
Social Welfare Advisory Committee (SAC). Comments
on the Report have also been received by the Social Services Branch from voluntary agencies! involved in rehabilitation work.
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