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The minimum surcharge for late payment of compensation assessed or approved by the Commissioner for Labour will be increased to $420 on expiry of the payment period. Where compensation remains unpaid three months after the expiry period, the minimum surcharge will be $840.
"The burial expenses for employees who died at work and the maximum daily reimbursement for medical expenses under the ECO will be revised to $14,000 and $160 respectively," the spokesman said.
The same rates will apply to funeral and medical expenses payable under PCO.
The amount of compensation for care and attention under PCO will be increased to $4,050. The amount of $2,100 included in the formula for calculating the monthly compensation for total incapacity will also be adjusted to $2,570.
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Enquiries on employees' compensation can be made on 2717 1771.
Tuen Mun Road traffic surveillance system seeks bidders.
The Transport Department today (Friday) invites prequalified tenderers to bid for the Tuen Mun Road Traffic Surveillance and Information System (TMR TSIS) Stage II works.
A spokesman for the department said Stage II works comprised the installation of automatic incident detectors along TMR mainline and electronic message signs on Tuen Mun Road.
In addition, electronic message signs would also be installed on Castle Peak Road near Sham Tseng and Siu Lam Interchanges, and at major roads in Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun and Yuen Long districts feeding traffic to Tuen Mun Road.
Stage I works of the TMR TSIS involved the installation of 19 closed circuit television cameras for monitoring traffic conditions along the Tuen Mun Road (TMR) was completed in July.
Transport Department has recently completed the related tender documents for both the construction and subsequent maintenance works of TSIS.