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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1989
MORE THAN ONE MILLION COVERED BY FACTORIES LAW
ABOUT 1,007,000 PEOPLE WERE COVERED BY THE FACTORIES INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON RON BRIDGE, TOLD LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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THIS WAS ABOUT 36.6 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL WORK FORCE, HE SAID IN REPLYING A QUESTION FROM THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG.
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BECAUSE THE CATERING TRADE GIVES RISE TO MORE ACCIDENTS THAN ANY OTHER IN THE NON-INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS NOW REVIEWING WHETHER IT SHOULD BE BROUGHT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ORDINANCE," MR BRIDGE SAID.
"IT HOPES TO BE READY TO CONSULT THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD ON THIS ISSUE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE MONTHS."
REVIEW OF TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR DISABLED
THE GOVERNMENT WILL REVIEW THE OVERALL PROVISION OF TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON T.H. CHAU, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
"THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AGREED IN DECEMBER 1988 THAT THE PILOT ΤΑΧΙ VOUCHER SCHEME FOR THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED WAS NOT WORKABLE MR CHAU SAID IN A WRITTEN
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REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON CHAN YING-LUN.
MR CHAU SAID A SURVEY CARRIED OUT AT END OF THE TRIAL PERIOD, WHICH RAN FROM APRIL 1, 1987 TO MARCH 31 LAST YEAR, SHOWED THAT THE SCHEME HAD NOT BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY EITHER THE PARTICIPANTS OR THE TAXI-DRIVERS.
"THIS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE RELATIVELY CUMBERSOME APPLICATION PROCEDURES INVOLVED AND THE UNWILLINGNESS ON THE PART OF MANY TAXI DRIVERS TO ACCEPT THE VOUCHERS BECAUSE OF THE INCONVENIENCE INVOLVED IN ENCASHING THEM, HE SAID.
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MR CHAU SAID THAT ON THE SUGGESTION OF THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD SHORTLY SET UP A WORKING GROUP TO:
/(A) IDENTIFY DEFICIENCIES