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Friday, January 19, 1973
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1973
The Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Ordinance 1973,
which becomes effective today (January 19), will bring the percentages
of loss of earning capacity for certain categories of injuries in the
First Schedule of the principal Ordinance more in line with international
standards.
Commenting on the amendment ordinance, Mr. David Lin,
Assistant Commissioner of Labour, said: "Experience in the administration
of the ordinance revealed that the First Schedule does not deal
adequately with certain cases involving the loss of more than one finger.
*The amendment ensures that the aggregate percentages for the
loss of individual fingers involving the index, middle, ring and little
fingers will be the same as the percentage for the loss of all these
four fingers at one time. This will facilitate medical assessment
of injuries to fingers.
"The percentage for the loss of a toe, other than the
great toe, will be raised to 2 percent if more than one toe is lost;
for loss of hearing of one ear, the percentage will be raised to
20 percent and for total loss of hearing to 70 percent.
"The Accident Insurance Association of Hong Kong, which has
been consulted, considers that there is no need to increase insurance
premia after the increased benefits are incorporated into the Workmen's
Compensation Ordinance."
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