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Subject

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he Employ- ment

Ordinance

13.The Employ-

ment

Ordinance

14. Review of the

provisions of general ad

statutory holidays

Purpose

To extend sickness

allowance and to provide death grant.

Progress made and present position

Draft Bill prepared. Executive Council Memorandum being finalised.

To review the provision on Draft Bill under consideration. severance pay.

(a) To change the dates of some general holidays under the Holidays Ordinance.

(b) To increase the number

of statutory holidays under the Employment Ordinance.

15.International To seek to improve the

Labour

Conventions

(ILO)

application of ILO Conventions to Hong Kong.

Resolution to amend the Holidays Ordinance passed by Legislative Council on 10 February.

Draft bill approved by the Governor- in-Council on 20 April. To be introduced into Legislative Council on 5 May.

The aggregate situation to date is:

Applied without modification

Applied with modification

Decision reserved

Next quarter target

To submit the Bill to Executive Council.

To finalise the Bill and submit to Executive Council.

Action completed.

To complete

legislative action.

To finalise improved declarations in

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respect of Convention Nos. 3 and 147.

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OCIAL WELFARE

6.Working Party

on Social Welfare Manpower

17.Review of

To consider the present and future use and availability of trained social workers and to make recommendations to meet shortfall.

The Working Party's Report has been published and comments received from the public and interested parties.

To review staff structures The Steering Committee has completed in voluntary agencies with its report which will be considered structures in a view to determining the by the Social Welfare Advisory

staff

voluntary

agencies

viding

extent to which the

Welfare Class Review of

the Social Welfare

Social welfare Department may be applied.

services

Committee and the Rehabilitation Development Co-ordinating Committee.

To reach decisions on the recommendation of the Working Party having regard to the comments received.

To monitor progress.

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