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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1987

PREGNANCY

WHOSE EMPLOYEE THE BILL ALSO PROVIDED THAT AN CEASED OTHER THAN BY REASON OF CONFINEMENT SHOULD GIVE NOTICE

AS SOON CONDITION EMPLOYER OF THE CHANGE IN HER PRACTICABLE.

AS WAS

HAD TO HER RESONABLY

AWARE OF "THIS PROVISION WILL ENSURE THAT AN EMPLOYER IS MADE

TAKE MATERNITY LEAVE AND ANY CHANGE IN AN EMPLOYEE'S INTENTION TO

UPDATE HIS STAFFING

HE THUS ENABLE THE EMPLOYER TO SAID.

EL

ARRANGEMENTS,

BILL FURTHER PROVIDED THAT AN HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE

LEAVE AS A NOTICE EMPLOYEE MIGHT NOT USE ANY PART OF HER MATERNITY PERIOD PRIOR TO LEAVING HER EMPLOYER.

LEAVE,

PARTICULARLY MATERNITY

FROM THE NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF

"THIS PROVISION IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT EMPLOYERS, TO PROVIDE PAID THOSE WHO ARE OBLIGED POSSIBILITY OF A PREGNANT EMPLOYEE GIVING HER EMPLOYMENT DURING HER MATERNITY LEAVE AND MAKING EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY HER MATERNITY LEAVE EXPIRES," HE ADDED.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

HER RESIGNATION

LIFTS BILL TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY

ENACTMENT OF THE

AND LIFTS

ESCALATORS (SAFETY) (AMENDMENT} AND HIGHER STANDARDS IN THE BILL WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED PROCEDURES

IN EXAMINATION, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE OF LIFTS AND ESCALATORS WHICH TURN WILL IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY.

SECOND READING, THE PRAISED MR F.K. HU

WINDING UP THE DEBATE ON THE BILL DURING SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR GRAHAM BARNES, AND MR H.K. CHENG FOR STUDYING THE BILL AND FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF IT.

HOUSING

HE NOTED MR HU'S CONCERN THAT REGISTERED LIFT

AND ON GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS WHEN WORKING WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE.

CONTRACTORS AND AUTHORITY LIFTS

THAT THIS HAS BEEN ORDINANCE IN

'IN COMMENTING ON THIS I WOULD POINT OUT THE SITUATION FOR GOVERNMENT SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF THE

A SIMILAR EXEMPTION FROM THE 1960, AND THAT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH BUILDINGS ORDINANCE,' MR BARNES SAID.

"

PROCEDURES WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT WERE SUCH THAT LIFT WORKS WERE

REGISTERED STANDARDS BY

LIFT

AND CONTRACTORS DONE TO HIGH SAFETY

AND EXPERIENCED ENGINEERS

OF SUPERVISION

QUALIFIED

HAD BEEN GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS, AND THAT DURING THIS PERIOD ACCIDENTS VERY FEW AND MINOR.

UNDER

THE

/THE SAME