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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1988

EXTENSION OF FUND COVERAGE WELCOMED

OF COVERAGE

THE PROTECTION OF THE STEP TAKEN TO EXTEND THE

WELL WAGES ON INSOLVENCY FUND TO INCLUDE CLAIMS BELOW $5,000 HAD BEEN

AND MANPOWER, THE HON RON RECEIVED, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION BRIDGE, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

EMPLOYEES OF SMALL EMPLOYERS WHO BECAME INSOLVENT WOULD NOW THE PROTECTION PROTECTED, MR BRIDGE SAID IN WINDING UP DEBATE ON WAGES ON INSOLVENCY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988.

"THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR IS NOW REVIEWING THE SCOPE OF INSOLVENCY FUND; AND ITS EXTENSION TO INCLUDE SEVERANCE PAY IS ONE THE IDEAS BEING CONSIDERED.

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REFERENCE

TAM'S POINTS INTO "IN THIS CONTEXT WE WILL CERTAINLY TAKE MR

TO REMARKS MADE BY THE HON TAM ACCOUNT, HE ADDED, IN YIU CHUNG.

EXPANSION OF ASSOCIATION'S MEDICAL SERVICES WELCOMED

ITS

HEART HAILED AS

A TO FURTHER IN THE

TUBERCULOSIS, CHEST AND THE DECISION BY THE HONG KONG

BE SERVICES MUST DISEASES ASSOCIATION TO EXTEND PROGRESSIVE STEP TAKEN BY A WELL-ESTABLISHED ORGANISATION

THE HON HUI ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO HONG KONG,

SAID YIN-FAT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

KONG

TUBERCULOSIS,

BILL

MR HUI WAS SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE HONG CHEST AND HEART DISEASES ASSOCIATION INCORPORATION (AMENDMENT) 1988, WHICH SOUGHT TO EXTEND THE ASSOCIATION'S ACTIVITIES TO SPECTRUM OF MEDICAL SERVICES.

A WIDER

THE BILL

WOULD ENABLE THE

HOSPITALS, PROVIDE SURGICAL SERVICES, AND ALSO FOR GERIATRIC CASES.

ΤΟ ASSOCIATION

OPERATE GENERAL PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE

I

KONG,

A

"IN THE LIGHT OF THE SHORTAGE OF INFIRMARY BEDS IN HONG TOTALLING 1,500 PLACES, THIS TIMELY MOVE BY THE ASSOCIATION WILL GO

RELIEVING

AT THE PRESSURE TOWARDS LONG WAY

PRESENT PUT ON OUR

IT HE SAID. GERIATRIC WARDS AND CARE AND ATTENTION HOMES,

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