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WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1991

ACTUALLY, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALWAYS ATTACHED

GREAT IMPORTANCE

BECAUSE WE

THE

RIGHTS OF TO SAFEGUARDING THE

WORKERS,

RECOGNISE

AND STRONGLY CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE WORK FORCE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SHARE IN THE FRUITS OF SUCH BELIEVE THAT WORKERS HAVE A RIGHT TO

ΤΟ REGARD IN

THE IMPORTATION OF LABOUR, DEVELOPMENT. THEREFORE,

THAN EMPLOYERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY IMPORTED WORKERS A SALARY NOT LESS

SO AS TO ENSURE THE MEDIAN WAGE OF LOCAL WORKERS OF THE SAME LEVEL

IS CURRED. MOREOVER, NOT OF LOCAL WORKERS ARK THAT

ΤΟ CUT STAFF, IMPORTED WORKERS STIPULATED THAT IF THERE IS A NEED SHOULD FIRST BF DISMISSED,

WAGES

IT

POSITIVE MEASURES OVER

1986. A BILL THIS YEAR. WITH CASH то WORKERS ARE RETIRED EITHER MAJOR AMENDMENT WERE IN 1990. FIRSTLY, EMPLOYEES " HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM BEEN EXTENDED TO

FURTHERMORE, THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN

BETTER THEIR THE YEARS TO SAFEGUARD THE WELFARE OF LOCAL WORKERS AND

AT SOME RECENT EXAMPLES. ON THE REMUNERATION. LET US HAVE A LOOK

MADE IN 1988 CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN TO THE LONG SERVICE PAYMENT SCHEME FIRST INTRODUCED IN TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED IN MAY THESE AMENDMENTS, THE SCHEME GUARANTEES A REWARD IN

OR DISMISSED, WITH FIVE YEAR'S SERVICE WHO ARE BECAUSE OF OLD AGE OR ON MEDICAL GROUNDS. TWO

EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE MADE TO THE STATUTORY ENTITLEMENT TO ANNUAL PAID LEAVE SEVEN DAYS TO 14 DAYS; SECONDLY, THE ORDINANCE HAS COVER ALL EMPLOYEES, WHILE THE DEFINITION OF "LAY-OFF" HAS AMENDED. THE PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY FUND SET UP TO

INSOLVENCY EMPLOYERS' THE EMPLOYEES

AFFECTED

THE AMOUNT PAYMENT. EXTENDED IN 1989

FUND HAS BEEN INCREASED SAFETY OF WORKERS, UNDERTAKING INDUSTRIAL

SEVERANCE

FROM BEING

BY

TO INCLUDE PAYMENT GUARANTEED

SEVERANCE BY THE

CONSIDERABLY SINCE MAY THIS YEAR. REGARDING THE

THE AMENDED

AND

ALSO BEEN PROTECT WAS OF

THE GOVERNMENT

FACTORIES

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ORDINANCE IN 1989 TO STRENGTHEN

FURTHER EXTENDED EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYFES. IN 1990, THE ORDINANCE WAS

WORKERS WHO HAVE TO THE FOOD BUSINESS. IN REGARD TO COMPENSATION TO

GOVERNMENT ITAS INTRODUCED SUSTAINED INJURIES ARISING FROM WORK, THE

THE

INSURANCE

EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION

CONTRIBUTE REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO

WITO MAY NOT PAYMENT TO WORKERS EMPLOYERS HAVING RECOME INSOLVENT

LEVIES SCHEME

FUND ESTABLISHED

IN 1990,

TO MAKE THE

.ዓ TO

DUE ΤΟ RECEIVE COMPENSATION OR DISAPPEARED, OR DUE TO SOME GONE OTHER REASONS, OR DUP TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONCERNED, HAVING

COMPENSATION INTRODUCING THE

SCHEME INTO INSOLVENCY. THE ORDINANCE

YEARS ΤΟ COME, THE WAS PASSED BY THIS COUNC'11' IN THIS YEAR. IN THE

EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE

LABOUR RELEVANT GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE EVERY LEGISLATIONS AND UPHOLD THE RIGHTS OF THE LABOUR FORCE.

1989

AND

BACK TO THE LABOUR IMPORTATION ISSUE. SCHEMES INTRODUCED AIRPORT-RELATED SCHEME, ALL THE OTHER THREE SCHENES HAVE ALREADY

FOUR

[MPLEMENTED, AND MOST

IN

THE

JUST NOW, I MENTIONED 1990. APART

FROM

THE

BEEN

WORKERS

STANDARD,

AND

FOR

FOREIGN

IMPORTED

THESE WHILE OTHERS ARE IN THE

OF COURSE PURPOSE HAVE STARTED TO WORK,

IS NOW REVIEWING THE APPLYING TO COME TO HONG KONG. THE GOVERNMENT

ALL COMPLAINTS THAT OPERATION OF THESE SCHEMES. WE WILL INVESTIGATE

CLOSELY WERF

ARE SALARIES BEING PAID

THE

MARKET. OUR ATTENTION MONITORING ANY CHANGES IN FOCUSES NOT ONLY ON THE CHANGES IN THE OVERALL SITUATION, BUT ALSO THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR LABOUR IN INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF ALL RELEVANT

THE

BELOW LOCAL LABOUR

CONTINUE

ON AND POSTS. FACTORS, THE GOVERNMENT ON THE IMPORTATION OF

IN A WILL, IF NECESSARY, SYSTEMATIC MANNER AND WITH RESTRAINT.

LABOUR

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