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She said the objective of the relevant provisions of ECO was to ensure that an injured employee would not be without employment until he was certified fit to resume work or when compensation for permanent incapacity became payable.
"The department takes a serious view on this matter and will not hesitate to prosecute any employer who commits such offence which carries a maximum penalty of $25,000," Mrs Leung said.
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New geological map published
The Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO) of the Civil Engineering Department has published a new 1:20,000 geological map known as 'Sheet 14 (Cheung Chau)'.
"The map is the latest in the series of 15 maps being produced by the Hong Kong Geological Survey of the GEO following the systematic geological mapping of the territory," the head of GEO, Dr Andrew Malone, said today (Sunday).
"It covers the extensive offshore area of the West Lamma Channel and the surrounding land areas including the Chi Ma Wan peninsula of Lantau Island, Cheung Chau, Shek Kwu Chau and parts of Hei Ling Chau and Lamma Island.
"Geologically, most of the map portrays the offshore sediments of the West Lamma Channel.
"Thick marine mud deposits form the sea floor and a very extensive area of natural organic gas exists in the north-central part of the channel.
"To the south of Cheung Chau is the sea-bed mound of a disposal site for uncontaminated mud.
"The land areas are mainly composed of rhyolite dykes intruded medium- grained granite rocks. Coarse-grained volcanic rocks occur on the northern tip of Lamma Island and at the landward end of the Chi Ma Wan peninsula," he said.
Dr Malone pointed out that the new map would be of interest and value to earth and marine scientists, engineers, environmentalists, developers, planners, teachers and students.
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