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SUNDAY, APRIL 26,1987

EMPLOYERS REMINDED ON COMPULSORY INSURANCE

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS OF DOMESTIC SERVANTS TO TAKE OUT INSURANCE POLICIES FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.

UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE, AN EMPLOYER MUST HAVE A VALID INSURANCE POLICY TO COVER THE FULL AMOUNT OF HIS LIABILITIES FOR COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES AND DEATH SUSTAINED BY HIS EMPLOYEE AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT AT WORK.

+THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT AN INJURED EMPLOYEE WOULD OBTAIN COMPENSATION TO WHICH HE IS ENTITLED UNDER THE LAW, + A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

+THE INSURANCE POLICY MUST BE ISSUED BY AN INSURER AUTHORISED BY THE INSURANCE AUTHORITY TO CARRY ON ACCIDENT INSURANCE BUSINESS IN HONG KONG.

+EMPLOYERS MUST BEAR THE FULL COST OF THEIR INSURANCE POLICIES AND ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DEDUCT THE COST FROM THE EARNINGS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, HE ADDED.

ANY EMPLOYER WHO FAILS TO TAKE OUT AN INSURANCE POLICY

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE COMMITS AN OFFENCE AND IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $50 000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS.

ENQUIRIES ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE ORDINANCE MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION UNIT OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AT THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:

* 7/F., HENNESSY CENTRE, 500 HENNESSY ROAD, HONG KONG

(TEL: 5-8955920)

* 4/F., CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES,

393 CANTON ROAD

(TEL.: 3-688662)

KOWLOON.

* 5/F., KOWLOON EAST GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING,

12 LEI YUE MUN ROAD, KOWLOON.

(TEL.: 3-490453)

* 1/F., KCR HOUSE, SHATIN STATION, NEW TERRITORIES.

TEL.: 0-6065539)

* 6/F

6/F., KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES,

166-174 HING FONG ROAD, KWAI CHUNG, NEW TERRITORIES. (TEL.: 0-238907)

* 1/F., EAST ASIA COMMERCIAL CENTRE, TEXACO ROAD,

TSUEŃ WAN, NEW TERRITORIES.

(TEL.: 0-4980022)

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