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Report for the period 1 July 1985 to 30 June 1989 on the application in Hong Kong of the
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION (ACCIDENTS) CONVENTION, 1925 (NC. 17) which was ratified by the United Kingdom on 28 June 1949
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This convention is applied to Hong Kong with modification in respect of Article 9 by an improved declaration registered by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on 21 July 1983. Details of the modification are set out in the answer to Article 9.
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a full report by the Government of Hong Kong. It supersedes all previous reports on the application of this convention.
QUESTION I
Subject to the modification registered with the ILO in respect of Article 9, the provisions of this convention are applied by the Employees' Compensation Ordinance, Chapter 282, and subsidiary legislation made. thereunder.
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By resolution of the Legislative Council on 2 December 1987, the compensation levels under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance were revised with effect from 1 January 1988 as follows :
Age Group
Compensation for death
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Compensation for permanent total incapacity
Amount
Amount
Maximum Minimum
Maximum Minimum
Under 40
84 months $345,000 $116,000 earnings
96 months' earnings
$394,000 $132,000
40 55
60 months' $345,000 earnings
$116,000
72 months' earnings
$394,000 $132,000
56 and
over
36 months' $345,000 $116,000 earnings
48 months' $394,000 $132,000 earnings
The maximum and minimum limits of compensation are revised biennially.` The basis of the revisión is to take into account the overall increase of wage level since the levels of compensation were last reviewed:
In April 1988, a departmental working group was set up to conduct a comprehensive review of the Employees' Compensation Ordinance and its administration. The working group completed its review in January 1989 compiled a report which contained recommendations on proposed
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