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MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1990

THE MEETING AGREED ΤΟ THESE AMENDMENTS SUBJECT ΤΟ FURTHER CLARIFICATION OF HOW A WORKER WILL BE CONSIDERED то HAVE "WORKED NORMALLY DURING THE RELEVANT PERIOD".

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ALSO AGREED то AMEND THE ORDINANCE SO THAT THE REFERRAL OF A CLAIM TO THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A BAR TO A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION BUT WILL ONLY ACT AS A STAY OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.

ALSO NON-PAYMENT OF SEVERANCE PAYMENT WILL BE AN OFFENCE IF

IT IS NOT PAID WITHIN SUCH TIME AS DIRECTED BY THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL OR IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH DIRECTION, WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER THE TRIBUNAL HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE EMPLOYER IS LIABLE TO PAY.

NON-PAYMENT OF WAGES OR OTHER PAYMENTS DUE ON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WILL BE CONTINUING OFFENCES AS LONG AS THEY REMAIN OUTSTANDING.

THE MEETING WENT ON ΤΟ DISCUSS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE TO CLARIFY AN INSURER'S LIABILITIES TOWARDS INJURED EMPLOYEES AND TO FACILITATE DIRECT CLAIMS BY EMPLOYEES AGAINST THE INSURER FOR COMPENSATION.

MEMBERS SUPPORTED THE PROPOSALS.

THE MEETING AGREED TO SEVERAL OTHER PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE AIMED AT SOLVING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AND STREAMLINING THE PROCEDURES INVOLVED IN CLAIMING COMPENSATION IN THE COURTS.

OTHER ITEMS ENDORSED AT TODAY'S MEETING INCLUDED A REVISED DEFINITION OF "EMPLOYEE” IN THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE, THE NOMINATION OF MR CHEUNG LUN AND MR A.E. GAZELEY AS EMPLOYEES' AND EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES RESPECTIVELY TO ATTEND THE 77TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE IN GENEVA IN JUNE, AND AN INCREASE IN THE FEE FOR ISSUE OR RENEWAL OF AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY'S LICENCE FROM $500 TO $650.

NEW PIER TO BE BUILT AT LEUNG SHUEN WAN

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LEUNG SHUEN WAN WILL HAVE A NEW PIER BY THE END OF THE YEAR, AND CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FREDERICK TONG, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

HE WAS SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION RENOVATION WORK FOR THE TIN HAU TEMPLE AT LEUNG SHUEN WAN .

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MR TONG SAID LEUNG SHUEN WAN IS TRADITIONALLY A FISHING BAY AND HAS BECOME A POPULAR PLACE FOR OUTING. PIER FACILITY IS MOST ESSENTIAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ISLAND.

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