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ON

AID APPLICATIONS

THE RECEIVED. DURING

WERE ISSUED FOR

FOR THE YEAR 1989/90, 15,810 LEGAL CIVIL CASES AND 4,849 ON CRIMINAL CASES WERE SAME PERIOD, 5,541 AND 2,906 LEGAL AID CERTIFICATES CIVIL CASES AND CRIMINAL CASES RESPECTIVELY.

THE MEANWHILE, THE EXPENDITURE ON LEGAL AID FOR

YEAR 1989/90 THIS COMPARED TO SOME WAS SOME $89.14 MILLION.

$75.78 MILLION

THE YEAR 1988/89.

FOR

ON THE OTHER HAND,

REVENUE RECEIVED TO RECOVER COSTS

AID CASES WAS SOME $38.9 MILLION FOR THE YEAR 1989/90 AND SOME MILLION FOR THE YEAR 1988/89.

IN

LEGAL $33.55

MEDICAL CHECKS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT EMPLOYEES SATISFACTORY

THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY MAJOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMPANIES CONCERNING MEDICAL CHECKS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE GENERALLY SATISFACTORY, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT,

HON MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE

THE

SITUATION

DUE

то ATTENTION

AND THE

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PEGGY LAM, MR LEUNG ADDED

WOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT THE GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGE PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMPANIES HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THEIR STAFF.

ΤΟ PAY

HE SAID THE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE CONCERNING RETIREMENT AGE AND MEDICAL CHECKS WAS NOT UNIFORM THROUGHOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMPANIES.

"IN GENERAL, THE NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE MOST COMPANIES IS 60.

FOR EMPLOYEES SET

BY

"IN SOME CASES, ANNUAL EXTENSION OF SERVICE UP ALLOWED, SUBJECT TO MEDICAL CHECKS," MR LEUNG SAID.

ΤΟ 65 MAY

BE

MR LEUNG SAID ALL MAJOR COMPANIES PROVIDED FREE MEDICAL SERVICE FOR THEIR STAFF, BUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMPULSORY MEDICAL CHECKS DIFFERED.

OVER 60 TO BE "FOR EXAMPLE, KMB AND CMB REQUIRE ALL DRIVERS

IF SUBJECT TO ANNUAL MEDICAL CHECKS, YOUNGER DRIVERS ARE ALSO CHECKED THE COMPANY HAS DOUBTS ON THEIR FITNESS TO DRIVE.

"OTHERS SUCH AS THE STAR FERRY, HONG KONG TRAMWAYS AND PEAK EXAMINED EACH YEAR FROM TRAMWAYS REQUIRE ALL STAFF TO BE MEDICALLY THE AGE OF 55.

"EMPLOYEES OF THE

TWO

RAILWAY CORPORATIONS ARE

MEDICAL ANNUAL CHEST X-RAY EXAMINATIONS AND MORE THOROUGH DOCTOR'S ADVICE," MR LEUNG SAID.

ΤΟ SUBJECT

CHECKS ON

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