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MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1994

COMPENSATION

THE PROPOSED OCCUPATIONAL NOISE- THE

MEMBERS ALSO NOTED TWO PROGRESS REPORTS, ONE ON

FOR WORKERS SUFFERING FROM SCHEME INDUCED HEARING LOSS AND THE OTHER ON LABOUR LEGISLATION COVERING PERIOD BETWEEN JANUARY 1992 AND DECEMBER LAST YEAR.

A

OF THE 81ST SESSION ON PAPER

OPEN

JUNE 7 ΤΟ

ON SCHEDULED CONFERENCE SWITZERLAND, WAS CONSIDERED BY THE MEMBERS.

INTERNATIONAL THE

THIS YEAR

IN

LABOUR GENEVA,

THEY AGREED TO SEND A DELEGATION TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE.

SWAC ENDORSES FEE REVISION

THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SKAC) SUPPORTED REVISION PROPOSAL FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED SERVICES AT A MEETING TODAY (MONDAY).

A

FEE

SPECIAL

OF THE

THE REVISION WAS BASED ON THE INFLATION RATE ADOPTED

COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL

SECURITY

IN THE ASSISTANCE

ANNUAL REVISION (CSSA).

SWAC

CHAIRMAN,

MR

ERIC LI,

SAID THIS

APPROACH

WAS SIMPLE ΤΟ UNDERSTAND. THE CURRENT FEE LEVELS SERVICES WERE CONSIDERED REASONABLE.

MR LI

OF REVISION FOR THE VARIOUS

OBTAIN EXACTLY THE SAME SAID CSSA RECIPIENTS WOULD

MEET THE FEE INCREASE IN THEIR DISPOSABLE INCOME TO

PERCENTAGE OF REVISION.

RATES "SHOULD THERE BE ANY REAL INCREASE IN THE CSSA STANDARD

OF THE 'BONUS THE CSSA RECIPIENTS WOULD RECEIVE THE FULL BENEFIT INCREASE' HE SAID.

+

"

SWAC MEMBERS AGREED THAT THE SAME REVISION METHOD EXTENDED TO COVER DAY CARE SERVICE AND HOME HELP SERVICE.

SHOULD BE

THE PRESENT

THE

THEY ALSO SUPPORTED THE PROPOSAL TO RE-EXAMINE LEVEL OF SERVICE FEES IN 1996 TO REFLECT THE UPDATED FINDINGS OF 1995 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY ON CSSA HOUSEHOLDS.

"I

"IT WOULD THEN BE OPPORTUNE TIME TO REVIEW METHOD, HE SAID.

THE FEE-CHARGING

0

-

LEGCO DEBATES ICAC'S POWERS

THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL DEBATE THE POWERS OF INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION AND THE MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE LONG-TERM HOUSING STRATEGY AT ITS MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 261.

THE FIRST MOTION WILL BE MOVED BY THE HON CHRISTINE AMENDMENT BY THE HON MRS SELINA CHOW.

LOH WITH

THE SECOND ONE WILL BE MOVED BY DR THE HON CONRAD LAM. THE FREDERICK FUNG KIN-KEE WILL MOVE AN AMENDMENT.

HON

/THE SECRETARY

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