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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1991

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HEARING-LOSS COMPENSATION LAW IN THE PIPELINE

* * * *

THE

COMMISSIONER INSTRUCTIONS

FOR LABOUR ΤΟ PROVIDE

FOR

IS

A

THE PREPARING

NECESSARY

COMPENSATION

SCHEME FOR

DRAFTING OCCUPATIONAL NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

THE LEGISLATIVE

AND FOR EDUCATION

COUNCIL TODAY

THE ACTING SECRETARY THIS WAS STATED BY MANPOWER, THE HON CHRISTINE CHOW, IN (WEDNESDAY).

THE BY

HON TAM YIU-CHUNG, THE BILL INTO THE

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION MISS CHOW SAID THE GOVERNMENT AIMED TO INTRODUCE COUNCIL IN THE 1991/92 SESSION.

THE MEDICAL AND PUNDING ASPECTS OF REQUIRE CAREFUL

STUDY AND

PROPOSALS OUR "IT HAS TAKEN US SOME TIME TO FINALISE

THE SCHEME ARE COMPLICATED AND EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION WITH

BECAUSE

INTERESTED

TR

PARTIES, SHE SAID.

FIVE BILLS PASSED IN LBGCO

FIVE BILLS WERE

PASSED BY

THE LEGISLATIVE

AT COUNCIL

ITS

MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THEY WERE LAW AMENDMENT AND REFORM (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT} PENALTY BILL 1991, ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1991, FIXED

(AMENDMENT) CONTRAVENTIONS)

BILL 1991, ROAD TUNNELS (TRAFFIC

BILL 1991 (AMENDMENT)

AND SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL (GOVERNMENT) PROFESSIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991.

SIX OTHER BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND AND DEBATES ON THEM WERE ADJOURNED.

{ AMENDMENT}

BILL

1991.

READINGS,

2)

FIXED PENALTY ROAD TRAFFIC BILL

THEY WERE BANKRUPTCY (TRAFFIC

(AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1991, CONTRAVENTIONS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 4) BIL 1991, EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 1991, EMPLOYEES. COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) BULL 1991 AND PNEUMOCONTOSIS COMPENSATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991.

J

MEANWHILE, 10 MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, SPOKE IN AN ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE MATTER OF "SERVICES OF THE LIGHT RAIL

TRANSIT SYSTEM IN NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES" RAISED BY PAI CHIN-WAIL,

THE HON

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