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WANGAN VA EK

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1990

MR YEUNG ADDED THAT THIS M: «SURE WOULD ALSO RELIVE THE TWO STATUTORY BOANDS OF THE BURDEN ON COLLECTING THEIR OW LEVY, AND ALLOW THEM 20 CONCENTRATE ON THEIR PRIMARY TASK 0: PROMOTING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ADMINISTERING THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE SCHEME

HE SAID PART II OF THE BILL ESTABLISHED THE MANAGEMENT BOARD AS A BODY CORPORATE AND SET OUT ITS COMPOSITION AND PROCEDURE.

"THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF A CHAIRMAN, UP ΤΟ FIVE MEMBERS REPRESENTING EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY, A MEMBER OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL, AND UP TO TWO PUBLIC OFFICERS.

"THE BOARD SHALL HAVE ITS OWN STAFF AND ITS EXPENSES WILL BE MET FROM THE COMBINED LEVY, HE SAID.

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MR YEUNG SAID PART III DEALT WITH FINANCIAL MATTERS.

"CLAUSE 7 AND SCHEDULE 2 PROVIDE FOR THE EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME FROM THE COMBINED LEVY TO THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL AND, PENDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE FUND, TO A TEMPORARY FUND TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY INCORPORATED, HE EXPLAINED.

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MR YEUNG SAID PART IV PRESCRIBED THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPOSING, COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING THE COMBINED LEVY,

CLAUSE 14 PROVIDED FOR THE IMPOSITION OF THE LEVY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION INSURANCE LEVY, PAYABLE ON EVERY EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION INSURANCE PREMIUM.

"THE CLAUSE ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE RATE OF LEVY ΤΟ BE

HE SAID.

DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL,

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

RAISING OF LEGAL AID MEANS LIMITS BEING CONSIDERED

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THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW CONSIDERING RAISING THE MEANS LIMITS LEGAL AID, AND A DECISION WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY

WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG, SIR DAVID SAID 2,557 APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL AID WERE REJECTED IN 1987 ON GROUNDS OF FINANCIAL MEANS, 3,250 IN 1988, AND 3,044 IN 1989.

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