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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1987
MR CHAMBERS SAID THERE HAD BEEN EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WITH THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL BODIES, THE UNIVERSITIES, THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.
HE URGED COUNCIL MEMBERS TO CONSIDER THE BILL AS A WHOLE.
AND
INTO
"A GREAT DEAL OF CAREFUL TE UGHT AND DISCUSSION HAD GONE IT, AND IN THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEN IT REPRESENTS A BALANCED SET OF PROVISIONS FOR DEALING WITH THIS VERY DIFFICULT AREA OF OUR HEALTHI AND WELFARE SERVICES."
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
INSOLVENCY FUND PROTECTION EXPANDED
THE
CONTAINED IN THE
PROPOSALS
PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1987 REPRESENT A VERY 1MPORTANT STEP FORWARD IN THE PROTECTION WHICH THE PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY FUND WILL GIVE TO WORKERS AFFI TED BY THE INSOLVENCY OF THEIR EMPLOYERS, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON MICHELANGELO PAGLIARI, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY
(WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING DURING THE COMMITTEE STAGE OF THE SAID THE PRINCIPLE HAD BEEN ACCEPTED THAT WAGES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE COVERAGE OF THE FUND.
BILL, FIR PAGLIARI JN LIEV OF NOTICE
"BY INCLUDING SEVEN DAYS' WAGES IN LI EU OF NOTICE, THE LIABILITIES ON THE FUND HAVE BEEN INCREASED BY 30 PER CENT,
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"THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL BURDEN APPEARS NOW TO BE ROBUST ENOUGH TO ASSUME.
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WHICH
THE FUND
COMMENTING ON THE MOTION PROPOSED BY MR SZETO WAIL, MR PAGLIARI
SAID IT WAS BASED ON TWO PROPOSITIONS.
"FIRSTLY THAT THE PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY FUND HAS GROWN FROM $39.5 MILLION AT THE END OF ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION, TO $68.1 MILLION AT THE END OF ITS SECOND YEAR AND 19 GROW TO $83.1 MILLION AT THE END OF THE PRESENT YEAR EXTENSION OF ITS COVERAGE TO INCLUDE ONE WEEK'S WAGES NOTICE.
PROJECTED ΤΟ DESPITE THE 1.IEU OF
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