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TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1985
THESE AMENDMENTS AIMED AT STATING MORE CLEARLY THE INTENTION OF THE LAW REGARDING THE PRINCIPLES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION PAYABLE TO EMPLOYEES INJURED AT WORK, I.E. THE PHYSICAL LOSS OF A PART OF THE BODY, THE LOSS OF THE FUNCTION OF A PART OF THE BODY, AND THE LOSS OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL FACULTY SHOULD BE COMPENSATED.
THE BOARD REVIEWED PROGRESS OF SEVERAL PIECES OF PROPOSED LABOUR LEGISLATION AND THE WORK OF THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LABOUR STANDARDS.
THE BOARD ALSO REVIEWED THE COMPOSITION AND TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ADVISED THAT THE COMMITTEE SHOULD BE CHAIRED BY AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER AND THAT THE TERMS OF REFERENCE SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO EMPOWER THE COMMITTEE TO ADVISE THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR ON EMPLOYMENT MATTERS IN HONG KONG IN GENERAL AND ON THE VARIOUS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN PARTICULAR.
THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR RON BRIDGE, AND WAS ATTENDED BY FIVE EMPLOYERS' AND SIX EMPLOYEES' REPRESENTATIVES.
4 120 HOS FLATS TO BE SOLD EQUALLY
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THE 4 120 FLATS AT FOUR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION 'SCHEME PROJECTS NOW BEING OFFERED FOR SALE UNDER PHASE VIIB OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME WILL BE SOLD TO GREEN FORM AND WHITE FORM APPLICANTS AT A RATIO OF 50 50, AS IN PREVIOUS SALES EXERCISES.
HOWEVER, 75 PER CENT OF THE 2 600 FLATS AT HOLFORD GARDENS IN SHA TIN, SUN LAI GARDEN IN NGAU CH1 WAN AND GREENWOOD TERRACE IN CHAI WAN WOULD BE SOLD TO GREEN FORM APPLICANTS.
+THIS IS TO ENCOURAGE MORE BETTER-OFF PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS TO PURCHASE FLATS AT MORE CONVENIENT LOCATIONS AND TO MOVE OUT OF THE IR LOW-RENT UNITS, THUS MAKING WAY FOR FAMILIES IN GREATER NEED OF SUBSIDISED HOMES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY SAID TODAY.
UNDER THIS ARRANGEMENT, A MAXIMUM OF 1 950 FLATS AT HOLFORD GARDENS, SUN LAI GARDEN AND GREENWOOD TERRACE, TOGETHER WITH 110 OUT OF 1 520 FLATS AT PRIME VIEW GARDEN IN TUEN MUN, WILL BE OFFERED TO GREEN FORM APPLICANTS.
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