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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1989

"THIS EXERCISE WILL BE ROLLED FORWARD ANNUALLY.

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MR YEUNG POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG DID HAVE A POLICY OF ACHIEVING A LEVEL OF STATUTORY PROVISION IN EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS INDUSTRIAL SAFETY BROADLY COMPARABLE TO THE BEST PREVAILING ASIA PACIFIC REGION.

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"WE AIM TO ACHIEVE A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS DURING THE CURRENT

"THESE INCLUDE THE SETTING UP OF AN EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE SCHEME. VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE. NEW LEVELS OF COMPENSATION UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE AND THE PNEUMOCONIOSIS (COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE, AND AN INCREASE PAID ANNUAL LEAVE." MR YEUNG SAID.

"IN ADDITION, A STEADY STREAM OF FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IS PUT TO THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD AND PROPOSALS WILL CONTINUE MADE TO THIS COUNCIL.

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"OUR COMMITMENT. THEREFORE, TO A SATISFIED AND PRODUCTIVE WORKFORCE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NEXT DECADE. HE ADDED.

REVIEW OF SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMME AREAS

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THE FORTHCOMING REVIEW WHICH WILL LEAD TO A NEW WHITE PAPER ON SOCIAL WELFARE WILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A COMPREHENSIVE RE- EXAMINATION OF ALL PROGRAMME AREAS IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE FIELD. THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON T.H. CHAU, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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SPEAKING IN THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS, MR CHAU SAID HE. AGREED THAT IN PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE THERE WAS A NEED ΤΟ TAKE ACCOUNT OF HONG KONG'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AS WELL AS THE DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN OUR SOCIETY.

"IN CONDUCTING THE REVIEW, WE WILL ENSURE THAT THE VIEWS OF THE VOLUNTARY WELFARE SECTOR ARE INDEED TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. NOT LEAST THROUGH NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERSHIP ON THE WORKING PARTY TO BE CHAIRED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

"THERE WILL ALSO BE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR SUGGESTIONS TO BE PUT FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION, HE SAID.

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THE MECHANICS OF THE REVIEW WOULD BE DISCUSSED WITH THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE LATER THIS MONTH.

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