MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1994
COMPENSATION
THE PROPOSED OCCUPATIONAL NOISE- THE
MEMBERS ALSO NOTED TWO PROGRESS REPORTS, ONE ON
FOR WORKERS SUFFERING FROM SCHEME INDUCED HEARING LOSS AND THE OTHER ON LABOUR LEGISLATION COVERING PERIOD BETWEEN JANUARY 1992 AND DECEMBER LAST YEAR.
A
OF THE 81ST SESSION ON PAPER
OPEN
JUNE 7 ΤΟ
ON SCHEDULED CONFERENCE SWITZERLAND, WAS CONSIDERED BY THE MEMBERS.
INTERNATIONAL THE
THIS YEAR
IN
LABOUR GENEVA,
THEY AGREED TO SEND A DELEGATION TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE.
SWAC ENDORSES FEE REVISION
THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SKAC) SUPPORTED REVISION PROPOSAL FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED SERVICES AT A MEETING TODAY (MONDAY).
A
FEE
SPECIAL
OF THE
THE REVISION WAS BASED ON THE INFLATION RATE ADOPTED
COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL
SECURITY
IN THE ASSISTANCE
ANNUAL REVISION (CSSA).
SWAC
CHAIRMAN,
MR
ERIC LI,
SAID THIS
APPROACH
WAS SIMPLE ΤΟ UNDERSTAND. THE CURRENT FEE LEVELS SERVICES WERE CONSIDERED REASONABLE.
MR LI
OF REVISION FOR THE VARIOUS
OBTAIN EXACTLY THE SAME SAID CSSA RECIPIENTS WOULD
MEET THE FEE INCREASE IN THEIR DISPOSABLE INCOME TO
PERCENTAGE OF REVISION.
RATES "SHOULD THERE BE ANY REAL INCREASE IN THE CSSA STANDARD
OF THE 'BONUS THE CSSA RECIPIENTS WOULD RECEIVE THE FULL BENEFIT INCREASE' HE SAID.
+
"
SWAC MEMBERS AGREED THAT THE SAME REVISION METHOD EXTENDED TO COVER DAY CARE SERVICE AND HOME HELP SERVICE.
SHOULD BE
THE PRESENT
THE
THEY ALSO SUPPORTED THE PROPOSAL TO RE-EXAMINE LEVEL OF SERVICE FEES IN 1996 TO REFLECT THE UPDATED FINDINGS OF 1995 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY ON CSSA HOUSEHOLDS.
"I
"IT WOULD THEN BE OPPORTUNE TIME TO REVIEW METHOD, HE SAID.
THE FEE-CHARGING
0
-
LEGCO DEBATES ICAC'S POWERS
THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL DEBATE THE POWERS OF INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION AND THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE LONG-TERM HOUSING STRATEGY AT ITS MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 261.
THE FIRST MOTION WILL BE MOVED BY THE HON CHRISTINE AMENDMENT BY THE HON MRS SELINA CHOW.
LOH WITH
THE SECOND ONE WILL BE MOVED BY DR THE HON CONRAD LAM. THE FREDERICK FUNG KIN-KEE WILL MOVE AN AMENDMENT.
HON
/THE SECRETARY
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