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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1988

EMPLOYERS MUST PUT REQUEST IN WRITING

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AN AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT} BILL 1988 GIVES EFFECT TO A LEGCO AD HOC GROUP'S RECOMMENDATION THAT EMPLOYERS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE A WRITTEN REQUEST TO EMPLOYEES WHEN SOLICITING INFORMATION ABOUT CONCURRENT EMPLOYMENTS HELD BY THE EMPLOYEES, THE HON PANG CHUN-HOI SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),

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MOVING A COMMITTEE STAGE AMENDMENT TO CLAUSE 2 OF THE BILL, PANG SAID THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT WAS TO AVOID UNNECESSARY ARGUMENTS IN FUTURE ON WHETHER THE EMPLOYERS HAD ACTUALLY REQUESTED THE INFORMATION.

HE SAID THAT UNDER THE EXISTING WORDING OF THE CLAUSE, EMPLOYERS WOULD BE ABLE TO CONVEY THE REQUESTS ORALLY AND IT WAS FEARED THAT THIS MIGHT LEAD TO MISUNDERSTANDING AND ARGUMENTS.

"TO MAKE IT FAIR, EMPLOYEES WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED ΤΟ PROVIDE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION IN WRITING UNDER THE LAW," MR PANG ADDED.

IN REPLY, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, HON DOMINIC WONG, SAID HE SUPPORTED THE AMENDMENTS.

"THE AMENDMENTS MOVED BY MR PANG SERVE TO CLARIFY PROCEDURE AND PUT MATTERS BEYOND DOUBT FOR BOTH PARTIES," HE SAID.

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OBJECTIVES OF SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PROVISIONS BILL EXPLAINED

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THE MAJOR AMENDMENTS PROPOSED IN THE SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988 ARE MAINLY ENABLING PROVISIONS, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON ADOLF HSU, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE BILL, MR HSU EXPLAINED THAT FOLLOWING THE ENACTMENT OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONS ORDINANCE IN 1980, WORK BEGAN ON THE DRAFTING OF THE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION AND THE FORMATION OF THE FIVE PARA-MEDICAL PROFESSIONS BOARDS.

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THESE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND CONDUCT AMONG MEMBERS OF PROFESSION, AND HAD NOW BEEN FORMED.

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