FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1990
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NEW LEVY ON WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE PREMIA
CENT LEVY
A COMBINED TWO PER INSURANCE PREMIUM PAYABLE BY EMPLOYERS TO COMPENSATE WORKERS IN CASE OF WORK ACCIDENTS.
T
WILL
BE
COVER
COLLECTED FROM BACH
THEIR LIABILITY
ΤΟ
JULY 1
OF (RATE
UNDER (SUNDAY)
THE LEVY) ORDER 1990
THE NEW LEVY WILL TAKE EFFECT ON LEVY kri"LOYEES' COMPENSATION INSURANCE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
PAYABLE CENT LEVY THE LEVY INCLUDES THE EXISTING ONE PER EMPLOYERS TO FUND THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL.
BY
THE PROPOSED THE ADDITIONAL ONE PER CENT WILL BE USED TO FUND
WHICH MAKES PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE SCHEME
ARISING
OF GENERALLY OUT WORKERS IN DEFAULT CASES FAILURE TO INSURE OR FROM THE INSURER'S INSOLVENCY.
THE
EMPOYER'S
PAYMENTS TO BE MADE UNDER THE SCHEME WILL INCLUDE
THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION STATUTORY COMPENSATION UNDER AND COMMON LAW DAMAGES AWARDED BY THE COURT.
BOTH ORDINANCE
THE
STARTING FROM JULY 1, INSURERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COLLECT NEW LEVY AND PASS IT ON TO THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION INSURANCE LEVIES MANAGEMENT BOARD WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM THE END OF EACH QUARTER.
THE BOARD, TO REPRESENTATIVES OCCUPATIONAL OFFICIALS.
BE OF EMPLOYEES,
AND SAFETY
SET
SHORTLY,
UP
OF CONSIST WILL THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND THE HEALTH COUNCIL AS
AS GOVERNMENT
WELL
0
IMPETUS FROM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN EASTERN DISTRICT
PLANNED FOR THE A NUMBER OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN EASTERN DISTRICT TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS THERE, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, SAID THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING.
PUBLIC
IN THE SPEAKING AT A JOINT SEMINAR FOR THE 13 AREA COMMITTEES
THE
WOULD PROJECTS
BE EASTERN DISTRICT.
LAN POINTED OUT THAT MR
LAND HOUSING,
USE AND RELATED
TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS,
MIIBERS OF ALL OF WHICH WERE OF DIRECT CONCERN TO ALL RECLAMATION THE AREA COMMITTEES IN THE DISTRICT.
TO
L
FOR TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS, A SERIES OF MAJOR PROJECTS WOULD TAKE
WERE NOTABLE EXAMPLES
THE PLACE IN CAUSEWAY BAY AND NORTH POINT. CURRENT PECONSTRUCTION OF KING'S ROAD, THE SCHEDULED RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CAUSEWAY BAY FLYOVER, AND A PROPOSAL TO BUILD A FLYOVER AT LAU SIN STREET.
/ON LONGER-TERM