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FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1990

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NEW LEVY ON WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE PREMIA

CENT LEVY

A COMBINED TWO PER INSURANCE PREMIUM PAYABLE BY EMPLOYERS TO COMPENSATE WORKERS IN CASE OF WORK ACCIDENTS.

T

WILL

BE

COVER

COLLECTED FROM BACH

THEIR LIABILITY

ΤΟ

JULY 1

OF (RATE

UNDER (SUNDAY)

THE LEVY) ORDER 1990

THE NEW LEVY WILL TAKE EFFECT ON LEVY kri"LOYEES' COMPENSATION INSURANCE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

PAYABLE CENT LEVY THE LEVY INCLUDES THE EXISTING ONE PER EMPLOYERS TO FUND THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL.

BY

THE PROPOSED THE ADDITIONAL ONE PER CENT WILL BE USED TO FUND

WHICH MAKES PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE SCHEME

ARISING

OF GENERALLY OUT WORKERS IN DEFAULT CASES FAILURE TO INSURE OR FROM THE INSURER'S INSOLVENCY.

THE

EMPOYER'S

PAYMENTS TO BE MADE UNDER THE SCHEME WILL INCLUDE

THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION STATUTORY COMPENSATION UNDER AND COMMON LAW DAMAGES AWARDED BY THE COURT.

BOTH ORDINANCE

THE

STARTING FROM JULY 1, INSURERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COLLECT NEW LEVY AND PASS IT ON TO THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION INSURANCE LEVIES MANAGEMENT BOARD WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM THE END OF EACH QUARTER.

THE BOARD, TO REPRESENTATIVES OCCUPATIONAL OFFICIALS.

BE OF EMPLOYEES,

AND SAFETY

SET

SHORTLY,

UP

OF CONSIST WILL THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND THE HEALTH COUNCIL AS

AS GOVERNMENT

WELL

0

IMPETUS FROM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN EASTERN DISTRICT

PLANNED FOR THE A NUMBER OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN EASTERN DISTRICT TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS THERE, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, SAID THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING.

PUBLIC

IN THE SPEAKING AT A JOINT SEMINAR FOR THE 13 AREA COMMITTEES

THE

WOULD PROJECTS

BE EASTERN DISTRICT.

LAN POINTED OUT THAT MR

LAND HOUSING,

USE AND RELATED

TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS,

MIIBERS OF ALL OF WHICH WERE OF DIRECT CONCERN TO ALL RECLAMATION THE AREA COMMITTEES IN THE DISTRICT.

TO

L

FOR TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS, A SERIES OF MAJOR PROJECTS WOULD TAKE

WERE NOTABLE EXAMPLES

THE PLACE IN CAUSEWAY BAY AND NORTH POINT. CURRENT PECONSTRUCTION OF KING'S ROAD, THE SCHEDULED RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CAUSEWAY BAY FLYOVER, AND A PROPOSAL TO BUILD A FLYOVER AT LAU SIN STREET.

/ON LONGER-TERM