WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1993
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE REGULATION OF THE SECURITY INDUSTRY HAD PREPARED DRAFT LEGISLATION TO REGULATE THE LOCAL SECURITY INDUSTRY.
THE MAJOR TASK OF THE PUBLICITY SUB-COMMITTEE IN THE REPORTING PERIOD CONTINUED IN PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CRIME PREVENTION AND THE REPORTING OF CRIME INFORMATION.
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OTHER RELATED FIGHT CRIME
STATED IN THE REPORT INCLUDED THE EXPANSION OF THE SCOPE OF THE EXISTING REHABILITATION SCHEME; PROGRESS ON LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ORDINANCE; PLANS TO UPGRADE THE INTERGRATED LAW AND ORDER STATISTICAL COMPUTERISED SYSTEM; AND FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO THE EXISTING WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMME AND OTHER WITNESS ASSURANCE AND ASSISTANCE SCHEMES.
ON THE CRIME SITUATION IN 1992, THE REPORT NOTED A WELCOME DECREASE OF 5.2 PER CENT IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REPORTED CRIME, FROM 88,659 IN 1991 TO 84,056 IN 1992. THE OVERALL DETECTION RATE WAS 45.2 PER CENT, THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.
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MORE EXPLANATIONS ON MATERNITY PROTECTION
A WOMAN WHO INTENDS TO TAKE MATERNITY LEAVE AFTER WORKING FOR AN EMPLOYER FOR 12 WEEKS IS PROTECTED FROM BEING DISMISSED UPON GIVING NOTICE TO HER EMPLOYER AND THE PROTECTION IS NOT DEPENDENT ON THE IMMEDIATE PROVISION OF A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, THE CHIEF LABOUR OFFICER (LABOUR RELATIONS), MR JAMES YEUNG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER MEETING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN WORKERS, MR YEUNG POINTED OUT THAT THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE PROVIDES THAT A FEMALE WORKER WHO INTENDED ΤΟ TAKE MATERNITY LEAVE SHOULD GIVE NOTICE ΤΟ THAT EFFECT ΤΟ HER EMPLOYER AFTER HER PREGNANCY HAD BEEN CERTIFIED.
"IT ALSO PROVIDES THAT THE NOTICE SHALL SPECIFY THE EXPECTED DATE OF CONFINEMENT AND THE DATE ON WHICH THE MATERNITY LEAVE IS TO COMMENCE," MR YEUNG SAID.
MEANWHILE, THE ORDINANCE ALSO PROVIDES THAT THE EMPLOYEE WILL HAVE TO, UPON HER EMPLOYER'S REQUEST, PRODUCE A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE CERTIFYING THAT SHE IS PREGNANT AND SPECIFYING THE EXPECTED DATE OF CONFINEMENT.
AT THE TIME THE
"NEVERTHELESS, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT NOTICE IS LODGED WITH THE EMPLOYER, IT HAS ΤΟ BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, MR YEUNG SAID.
"NOR DOES THE LAW SET A TIME LIMIT FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO PRODUCE THE CERTIFICATE SPECIFYING THE THREE ITEMS OF INFORMATION REQUIRED.
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