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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1989

EMERGENCY

(A&E)

IN 1988, THE TOTAL LOR 0.56 PER

AS FOR THE NUMBERS ATTENDING THE ACCIDENT AND DEPARTMENTS AT THE FOUR HOSPITALS, MR CHAU SAID NUMBER OF A&E ATTENDANCES WAS 600.478; OF THESE, 3.368 CENT WERE VBP AND VR'S.

OUT

007 VBP AND OF THE TOTAL

FROM JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR. THERE WERE 7, VR'S (OR 1.45 PER CENT ATTENDING A&E DEPARTMENTS NUMBER OF 484.110.

HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO AVAILABLE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE ADMISSIONS

INJURIES SUSTAINED MR CHAU SAID.

IN

FIGHTING

AND

OR

TO STATISTICS ATTENDANCES THAT

UPON CONTRACTION

IDENTIFY THE WERE DUE ΤΟ OF DISEASE.

"NOR HAS IT BEEN POSSIBLE IN THE

VBP AND VH ADMISSIONS

HONG KONG," HE ADDED.

OR

AT ATTENDANCES

TIME AVAILABLE ΤΟ

ALL PUBLIC HOSPITALS

IDENTIFY

IN

SPECIAL JOB REGISTER TO ASSIST IVORY WORKERS

TO

OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (LES) HAS OPENED A SPECIAL REGISTER TO ASSIST IVORY WORKERS WHO MAY WISH

BCONOMIC SERVICES, TAKE UP ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR THE HON ANSON CHAN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY WEDNESDAY),

THE 16 LES OFFICES IVORY WORKERS COULD APPROACH ANY OF

QUESTION FROM ASSISTANCE. MRS CHAN SAID IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A HON TAM YIU-CHUNGS

IVORY. IMPOSED SHE SAID THE BAN ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN HONG KONG BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, WOULD CAUSE DIFFICULTIES BOTH IVORY TRADERS AND WORKERS.

"STAFF OF

1

THE LES ARE

CANVASSING ALREADY VACANCIES FROM VARIOUS TRADES AND INDUSTRIES.

"IN ADDITION. THE LABOUR

FOR

THE

ON

TO

SUITABLE

JOB

SERVICE RELATIONS

WILL ADVISE THE THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE AND WORKERS OF BENEFITS DUE TO THEM UNDER WILL ASSIST THEM IN RESOLVING PROBLEMS WHICH THEY MAY HAVE WITH THEIR SERVICE PAYMENTS OR SEVERANCE EMPLOYERS IN RELATION TO WAGES. LONG PAYMENTS ON REDUNDANCY, SHE SAID.

TO PAY

BENEFITS AFFECTED WAGES

MRS CHAN SAID IN CASE AN EMPLOYER WAS UNABLE DUE TO HIS EMPLOYEES. AS A RESULT OF INSOLVENCY, THE WORKERS WOULD BE ASSISTED IN APPLYING FOR RELIEF FROM THE PROTECTION OF ON INSOLVENCY FUND,

/"AS FOR