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(a) Increasing from 30 to 50 per cent the non-accountable element of the travelling and entertainment component of LegCo members' operating expenses reimbursement.

(b) Allowing all LegCo members to have both a central office and an

allowance with which to establish their own district offices.

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Allowing LegCo members to use the district office setting up and monthly allowance for more than one office, subject to the approved allowance not being exceeded.

(d) Allowing LegCo members to use the setting up allowance for the renovation of an office as well as the removal or expansion of an office or the purchase of equipment and furniture.

(e) Allowing LegCo members to claim the winding up allowance to compensate their staff who have worked for them for less than two years, on a pro-rata basis at the rate of two-thirds of last month's salary of the employee for each year of service, should a member have to cease office for reasons beyond his control before the end of a LegCo term.

The Commission is chaired by Mr JD McGregor. Its members include Dr Cheng Hon-kwan, Dr Thomas Leung Kwok-fai, Mr Christopher Cheng Wai-chee, Miss Gladys Li Chi-hei and Mr Lawrence Lam Yin-ming.

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Renovation contractors urged to ensure work safety

"Renovation contractors would be totally wrong if they consider that the current safety and health laws are not meant for them," Labour Department's Chief Factory Inspector Chan Tat-king said today (Tuesday).

He said that contractors of renovation or repair work, like any other building contractors, also had the legal responsibility to ensure their workers' safety when carrying out internal alteration and repair work in any building, be it domestic, commercial or industrial.