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tighter controls over cargo handling and
related operations;
legislation to provide compensation for hearing
loss induced by noise;
a scheme for the direct settlement of minor
compensation claims;
improved regulation of employment agencies; and
improvements to the Long Service Payment Scheme
to make employees below the age of 45 eligible
for payment if they are dismissed after five
years' service.
50.
environment.
A vital aspect of our economic policy is to make
sure that we respond to the rapidly changing technological
On 1 January next year, a new Industry and
Technology Development Council will be established. It
will advise the Government оп how Hong Kong's industry
should respond to technological developments around the
world So as to maintain its competitive edge. One of the
/Council's