XN000022-1973-05-09 — Page 7

Wednesday, May 9, 1973

"He cannot also carry over his entitlement for sickness allowance,

if not exercised from one calendar year to another."

Dr. Chung noted that if the bill was passed, the qualification period

would be reduced to three months and any unclaimed sickness allowance could

be carried over from one year to another up to a maximum limit of 24 paid sickness

days.

In reply, the Commissioner of Labour, the Hon. Paul Tsui, said he

shared Dr. Chung's view that there was no case for any employer to use the

bill as an excuse to raise prices.

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