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Mrs Chan said that a number of amendments were introduced from February 1, 1995 to extend the coverage of the ECO.
Under the amendments, an employer is liable to pay compensation to employees who are injured in accidents while travelling for the purpose of employment between Hong Kong and any place outside Hong Kong or between any places outside Hong Kong. In 1995, 42 claims of this nature were received.
"For employees who are injured outside Hong Kong and received treatment outside Hong Kong, they are now entitled to claim medical expenses as laid down in the ordinance.
"Furthermore, an injured employee who is granted sick leave beyond 12 months and 24 months from the date of accident would have his earnings adjusted for the purpose of calculating compensation," she said.
The levels of compensation were revised on January 1, 1996. The maximum compensation for injuries and death under the ECO are $1.72 million and $1.52 million respectively.
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Call for more foster parents
The Social Welfare Department (SWD) today (Sunday) appealed to civic- minded members of the public to join the team of foster parents.
"While many children are having fun with their family members during the festive season, there are some other unfortunate children who are in need of love and care," said the officer-in-charge of SWD's Central Foster Care Unit, Mr Simon Lai Yiu-chung.
"These children lack adequate family care because of neglect, illness of parents or other family problems.
"We therefore earnestly appeal to married couples aged between 25 and 60 to come forward to become foster parents."
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