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"THE REQUIREMENT IS TO ENSURE THAT AN INJURED EMPLOYEE WILL OBTAIN COMPENSATION TO WHICH HE IS ENTITLED UNDER THE ORDINANCE, SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER (PROSECUTIONS), MR TSANG KIN-WOO, EXPLAINED.
MR TSANG CALLED ON ALL PROPRIETORS то COMPLY WITH THE PROVISION, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF SMALL ESTABLISHMENTS WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE OF SUCH REQUIREMENT.
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"THEY MUST BEAR THE FULL COST OF THE INSURANCE POLICIES AND ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DEDUCT IT FROM THE EARNINGS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, HE ADDED,
CONSPICUOUS PLACE
EMPLOYERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO DISPLAY AT A IN THE WORKPLACE A NOTICE SHOWING THE PARTICULARS OF SUCH POLICIES AND TO PRODUCE THE POLICIES FOR INSPECTION BY LABOUR INSPECTORS.
PLEA ON ENHANCING FOSTER CARE SERVICE
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THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR ALFRED CHUI,
PUBLIC TO JOIN IN AS FOSTER PARENTS
TODAY (SUNDAY) APPEALED TO THE
A BID TO BOOST THE FOSTER CARE SERVICE.
IN
SPEAKING AT A FOSTER FAMILIES SERVICE AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MR CHUI SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN ATTACHING MORE IMPORTANCE TO FAMILY-LIKE RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE SERVICE.
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]] AS FAR AS CHILD WELFARE IS CONCERNED THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICE THROUGH FAMILIES CAN ACHIEVE A GOOD GOAL IN COPING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN, HE ADDED.
THE
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THE CENTRAL FOSTER CARE UNIT OF
SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SET UP IN 1983, HAS RECRUITED ABOUT 400 FOSTER FAMILIES TO TAKE CARE OF MORE THAN 400 UNFORTUNATE CHILDREN.
SINCE OCTOBER, THE NUMBER OF FOSTER CARE PLACES HAS EXPANDED TO 220. AT PRESENT, THE CENTRAL FOSTER CARE UNIT HAS RECRUITED A TOTAL OF 195 FOSTER HOMES. THERE ARE 166 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.
AT THE CEREMONY TODAY, 29 FAMILIES, WHICH HAVE JOINED THE FOSTER CARE SERVICE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, WERE PRESENTED WITH THE LONG-TERM SERVICE AWARDS IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR DEDICATED SERVICES OVER THE PAST YEARS.
THE EVENT, THE FIRST EVER HELD IN THE TERRITORY, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN SERVICE, THE HONG KONG FAMILY WELFARE SOCIETY, THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND AND THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICE HONG KONG BRANCH.
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