1

When these

provisions

we

came

into operation in

to conduct a

January 1986, the Administration undertook

review in the light of experience.

be able to

improvements

to recommend

a this Council

I am now very happy to

number of major

to the scheme,

which have been drawn up

following consultation with the Labour Advisory Board.

First, we

propose

the

to allow an employee with

relevant qualifying period of service to become entitled to a long service payment if he resigns on the grounds that he is likely to remain is medically unfit for his job and

permanently unfit

for it. A medical certificate from a

le Government or government-subvented hospital will be required

to substantiate this claim.

Clauses 6 and 4 so provide.

Clause 15 empowers the Commissioner for Labour to prescribe

the form of medical certificate which, according to

Clause le.

4, must specify the precise job for which the employee is unfit and the reason for his unfitness.

2

Secondly, we propose that an employee aged 65 years

or over

with not less than 10 years service

entitled to a long service payment on resignation. provided for in Clause 6.

should be

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