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Wednesday, January 10, 1973
HELP OFFERED TO WATSON ESTATE FIRE VICTIMS
In connection with yesterday's fire at Watson Estate, a spokesman
of the Labour Department said that the Workmen's Compensation Unit of the
Department would offer assistance to those injured or dependants of those
who died as a result of the accident to obtain Workmen's Compensation.
He stressed that all manual workers irrespective of their earnings
and all non-manual workers earning $1,500 or less a month are entitled to
Compensation under the Ordinance if they suffered injury by accident arising
out of and in the course of employment.
He also reminded the employers concerned of their obligations to notify
the Labour Department on prescribed forms of any injury to their workers within
seven days after the accident and to make periodical payments to the injured
workers on their normal pay-days during the period of incapacity.
Finally, he invited employers, injured workmen and dependants of
victims to obtain further information about their respective obligations and
entitlements under the Workmen's Compensation Ordinance from the following
offices of the Workmen's Compensation Unit of the Labour Department:-
New Rodney Building,
Ground floor,
Queensway,
Hong Kong.
(5-249081 Ext.. 97)
Canton Road Government Offices,
5th floor,
Canton Road,
Kowloon.
Release Time:
6.30 p.m.
(3-669014) (3-688856) (3–688626)