WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1988
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HE HOPED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD MAKE LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS AUTHORISING DOCTORS OF GOVERNMENT OR SUBVENTED HOSPITALS TO APPROACH THE ATTENDING PHYSICIANS OF THE WORKERS CONCERNED IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THEIR MEDICAL RECORDS EXPEDITIOUSLY.
MR HUI ALSO SAID THAT ONCE A WORKER HAD SERVED AN EMPLOYER FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, HE SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO LONG SERVICE PAYMENT REGARDLESS OF HIS AGE AT THE TIME OF ACQUIRING ELIGIBILITY AND ALSO REGARDLESS OF WHETHER HE WAS DISMISSED OR RESIGNED ON HIS OWN
INITIATIVE.
IT WAS REGRETTABLE THAT THE EXISTING METHOD OF CALCULATION WAS OBVIOUSLY UNFAIR TO YOUNG WORKERS, HE SAID.
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"WHY IS IT THAT WORKERS AGED OVER 41 YEARS ARE ELIGIBLE ΤΟ FULL PAYMENT WHEREAS THE CASE IS NOT SO FOR THOSE UNDER 40?" HE ASKED.
IF THE SCHEME WAS INTENDED TO PROTECT WORKERS WITH A CONSIDERABLE LENGTH OF SERVICE, THERE SHOULD NOT ВВ ANY DISCRIMINATION WHEN IT CAME TO AGE DIFFERENCE, HE SAID,
MR HUI ALSO EMPHASISED THAT LONG SERVICE PAYMENT SHOULD BE REGARDED AS SOME FORM OF RETIREMENT SCHEME.
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IT SHOULD NOT BE SO REGARDED BECAUSE, FIRST, ONLY A HANDFUL EMPLOYEES WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT; SECOND, THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PAYMENT WOULD NOT EXCEED 12 MONTHS' SALARY; AND THIRD, LONG SERVICE PAYMENT WAS NOT TRANSFERRABLE.
FURTHER IMPROVEMENT TO LABOUR LAW ADVOCATED
THE GOVERNMENT WAS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) URGED TO FURTHER REFINE THE SYSTEM OF LABOUR PROTECTION IN HONG KONG BY MAKING YOUNG WORKERS UNDER 40 YEARS OF AGE ELIGIBLE FOR FULL PAYMENT UNDER THE LONG SERVICE PAYMENT SCHEME.
BILL
KONG
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SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) 1988 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE HON ROSANNA TAM SAID HONG HAD TO RELY HEAVILY ON ITS HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMY.
SHE SAID THAT THE TERRITORY NEEDED A LABOUR FORCE BOTH LARGE IN NUMBER AND EXCELLENT IN QUALITY.
THE IMPORTANCE OF LABOUR PROTECTION LAY IN THE GOVERNMENT'S IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS SAFEGUARDS AND MEASURES TO ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE TO THE JOB MARKET AND TO MAINTAIN THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE WORKFORCE.
/MRS TAM