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CONCESSIONARY FARE SCHEMES FOR ELDERLY ENCOURAGED
FOR THE ELDERLY SCHEMES CONCESSIONARY FARE PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.
ARE OFFERED BY
THE ADMINISTRATION'S CONTRIBUTION IS THROUGH THE
ANNUAL LICENCE FEES AND RENTALS.
WAIVING OF
TRANSPORT, MR HAIDER THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR
THE BARMA, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MOSES CHENG IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
FARE SCHEMES A "WE HAVE NO INTENTION TO MAKE CONCESSIONARY
MAKE SUCH SCHEMES CONDITION OF FRANCHISE RENEWAL SINCE THIS WOULD
ΤΟ SEEK MANDATORY AND AS SUCH, COULD GIVE FRANCHISEES JUSTIFICATION
++ MR BARMA SAID. HIGHER FARES SO AS TO RECOUP THE REVENUE FOREGONE,
OR
FARE SCHEMES WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS, HE NOTED, CONCESSIONARY PROVIDED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS FOR THE ELDERLY HAD NO TIME ROUTE RESTRICTIONS.
FAR
"WE HAVE HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE OPERATORS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE THEM, TO ENHANCE THEIR CONCESSIONARY FARE SCHEMES AS AS POSSIBLE, HE SAID.
T
WORKING HOURS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE
J
OF
MR
HONG KONG HAS FOLLOWED THE APPROACH OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION'S CONVENTION IN NOT REGULATING THE WORKING HOURS MANPOWER, ELDERLY PEOPLE, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND W K LAM, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
GENERAL HOUSEHOLD
SURVEY
ACCORDING то THE RESULT OF THE CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1993, 65.5 PER CENT OF THE EMPLOYED PERSONS AGED 60 AND OVER WORKED 45 OR MORE HOURS PER WEEK.
PER WEEK.
OF THESE, 67.8 PER CENT OF THE MALE EMPLOYED PERSONS AND CENT OF THE FEMALE EMPLOYED PERSONS WORKED 45 OR MORE
57.3
HOURS PER
THIS WAS STATED BY MR LAM IN HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON CONRAD LAM.
HOWEVER, ALL FEMALE EMPLOYEES, IRRESPECTIVE
IN
DAY
OF AGE, INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS SHALL NOT WORK MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS IN A
PERSONS (INDUSTRY) AND 48 HOURS IN A WEEK UNDER THE WOMEN AND YOUNG
OVERTIME REGULATIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, ALTHOUGH RESTRICTED WORK IS PERMITTED.
/EMPLOYERS OF