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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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