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THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1993

LABOUR OFFICE OFFERS HELP TO HOIST ACCIDENT VICTIMS

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS SET UP A SPECIAL DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED WORKERS IN THE ACCIDENT YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) TO GET EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION.

OFFICE

TO HELP

AT NORTH POINT

"UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE, DEPENDANTS OF A DECEASED WORKER WILL BE ENTITLED TO A MAXIMUM COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF $542,000," THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MRS ANGELA HO, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

"OFFICERS OF THE FATAL CASES OFFICE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITE CONCERNED TO GET THE PARTICULARS OF THE DECEASED WORKERS.

"AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WORKERS GENERAL UNION IN ORDER

то REACH THE DEPENDANTS OF THE DECEASED WORKERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

"A TELEPHONE HOTLINE 852 4036 HAS ALSO BEEN SET UP IN OUR EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION UNIT TO OFFER ASSISTANCE

то DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED WORKERS ON COMPENSATION MATTERS, SHE SAID.

"

MRS HO APPEALED TO DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED WORKERS

COMPENSATION UNIT THE SOONEST.

THE EMPLOYEES

0

TO CONTACT

DISCUSSIONS IN CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PANEL

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IN ANSWER ΤΟ QUESTIONS, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPRESSED SURPRISE AT THE STATEMENT BY THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE CHINESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

HE SAID: "THE CHINESE SIDE ARE AWARE THAT BOTH THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND ITS CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PANEL HAVE DISCUSSED CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG ON MANY OCCASIONS IN THE PAST."

"LEGÇO PANELS ARE NON-STATUTORY AND THEIR DISCUSSIONS ARE NOT PART OF THE FORMAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

"THE PARTICULAR DISCUSSIONS THEY ARE

NOW PROPOSING ΤΟ HOLD WERE NOT INSTIGATED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. ANY RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY LEGCO PANELS ARE NOT BINDING ON THE GOVERNMENT OR ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PANEL CANNOT TAKE ACTION ON THE BILL WHICH WAS GAZETTED ON MARCH 12. SINCE THE BILL HAS NOT BREN INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

/THE FORUM