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FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1980

AFTER THE EXPIRY OF THE 10-YEAR PERIOD, THE COST OF ANY FURTHER REPAIR AND RENEWAL SHOULD BE MET BY THE GOVERNMENT.

THE NEED FOR AND THE PROBABLE COST OF REPAIR AND RENEWAL WOULD BE ASSESSED BY A BOARD TO BE KNOWN AS THE PROSTHESES AND SURGICAL APPLICANCES BOARD.

A FOURTH SIGNIFICANT PROPOSAL, THE SPOKESMAN CONTINUED, WOULD BE A REVISION OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE IN THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE, CONCERNING THE PERCENTAGE LOSS OF EARNING CAPACITY FOR VARIOUS INJURIES.

+THE INTENTION IS TO REVISE THE SCHEDULE BY EXPANDING THE CATEGORIES OF INJURY AND RAISING THE PERCENTAGE FIGURES IN CERTAIN CASES TO BRING IT INTO LINE WITH CURRENT PRACTICE IN OTHER COUNTRIES, HE ADDED.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE FOLLOWING TABLE OF THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS IS FOR YOUR EASY REFERENCE.

PERMANENT TOTAL INCAPACITY

96 MONTHS' EARNINGS

AGE GROUP

UNDER 40

DEATH

84 MONTHS' EARNINGS

40 TO UNDER 56

60 MONTHS' EARNINGS

72 MONTHS' EARNINGS

56 AND OVER

36 MONTHS' EARNINGS

48 MONTHS' EARNINGS

NOTE TO EDITORS.

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PUBLICATION IS PERMITTED IN HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS TOMORROW (SATURDAY) MORNING BUT NO NEWS AGENCY OR OVERSEAS RADIO MAY CARRY THE INFORMATION WITHOUT THE EMBARGO QUALIFICATION. THE NEWS MAY BE BROADCAST FROM 6 AM ONWARDS OVER THE LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS TOMORROW.

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