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FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1993
HOWEVER, THE EXISTING PROVISIONS ARE NOT CLEAR AS TO WHETHER OR AN INJURED EMPLOYEE COULD TAKE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE INSURER WITHOUT FIRST SUING HIS EMPLOYER.
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"IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE ECO BE AMENDED SO THAT AN EMPLOYEE WOULD BE ABLE TO LEAPFROG HIS EMPLOYER TO SUE THE INSURER DIRECT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES," MRS HO SAID.
"THE AMENDMENT WILL ALSO ENABLE AN EMPLOYEE WHO WISHES TO TAKE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE INSURER ΤΟ OBTAIN FROM HIS EMPLOYER INFORMATION RELATING ΤΟ THE NAMES OF THE INSURER AND THE INSURED EMPLOYER, THE POLICY NUMBER AND THE EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF INSURANCE.
"IN ADDITION, PROPOSALS WERE ALSO MADE IN THE AMENDMENT BILL TO IMPROVE PART IV OF THE ECO BY CLARIFYING AN INSURER'S LIABILITY UNDER A POLICY OF INSURANCE ISSUED," SHE ADDED.
REGARDING THE ASSESSMENT OF PERMANENT INCAPACITY, MRS HO SAID FIRST SCHEDULE OF THE ECO WILL BE IMPROVED TO BRING IT IN LINE WITH THE STANDARD ADOPTED IN THE NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES.
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"THESE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE ADJUSTING THE PERCENTAGE OF LOSS OF EARNING CAPACITY SPECIFIED FOR SOME INJURIES, EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF THE SCHEDULE TO COVER MORE INJURIES," MRS HO SAID.
"IN ADDITION, A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF LOSS OF EARNING CAPACITY WILL BE PROVIDED FOR INJURY TO THE PREFERRED HAND AND THE LOSS OF TWO OR MORE FINGERS, SHE ADDED.
IN RELATION TO THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY, MRS HO NOTED THAT THE AMENDMENT BILL PROPOSED THAT THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, INSTEAD OF THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL, SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO AMEND THE SECOND SCHEDULE ON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES AND MAKE REGULATIONS RELATING TO SUBMISSION OF FORMS AND OTHER OPERATIONAL MATTERS WHICH ARE TECHNICAL IN NATURE.
EASY TRAVEL SCHEME (ETS) TO BENEFIT
JUVENILE RESIDENTS AND HOLDERS OF *** IDENTITY CARDS
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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT TRAVEL SCHEME (ETS) WILL BE EXTENDED TO BENEFIT CHILDREN OF AGE OF LI TO 17 HOLDING HONG KONG PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS (PICS) HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS (ICS) WITH THE * OR R SYMBOL.
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ADULTS HOLDING DES WITH THE *** SYMBOL WILL ALSO FURTHER FACILITIES UNDER THE ETS.
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WITH EFFECT FROM JUNE 1, 1993, THESE CATEGORIES OF JUVENILE RESIDENTS CAN SIMPLY USE THEIR IDENTITY CARDS WITHOUT PRODUCING THEIR RE-ENTRY PERMITS OR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AT HONG KONG IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINTS FOR JOURNEYS TO AND FROM ALL PLACES INCLUDING CHINA AND MACAU, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
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