FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1975.
UNDER THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ORDINANCE, COMPENSATION PAYABLE FALLS INTO THREE MAIN CATEGORIES.
* IN THE EVENT OF DEATH, COMPENSATION WOULD BE PAID TO THE
DEPENDANTS OF THE DECEASED WORKER, SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM OF $60,000 AND A MINIMUM OF $9,600.
* FOR TEMPORARY INCAPACITY, WHETHER PARTIAL OR TOTAL,
COMPENSATION WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF PERIODICAL PAYMENTS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF INCAPACITY, PAYABLE ON THE WORKER'S NORMAL PAY DAYS.
* COMPENSATION FOR PERMANENT INCAPACITY, WHETHER PARTIAL
OR TOTAL WOULD BE A LUMP SUM, SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM OF $00,000 AND A MINIMUM OF $12,800 DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF INCAPACITY ASSESSED.
NEW HOMES FOR 15,000 IN CHAI WAN
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO BUILD A MODERN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IN AREA SIX IN CHAI WAN WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR ABOUT 15,000 PEOPLE.
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR PROJECT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE SEVEN-STOREY ESTATE BLOCKS, TWO PRIMARY SCHOOLS, A WELFARE HALL, A RESTAURANT, A POST OFFICE AND AN ESTATE OFFICE.
WORK ON THIS PHASE WILL BEGIN IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR. WHEN COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 1976 THE THREE ESTATE BLOCKS WILL PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR SOME 5,000 PEOPLE,
THE SECOND STAGE OF THE PROJECT COMPRISES THE BUILDING OF
A 22-STOREY HOUSING BLOCK AND A MODERN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX.
THIS HIGH-RISE BUILDING WHICH WILL HOUSE MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE
IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1978.
THE ESTATE WILL BE PROVIDED WITH COMMUNITY AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WHICH HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO A HIGHER STANDARD CURRENTLY ADOPTED FOR ALL PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS.
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