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(5) Workmen's Compensation
(a) Provision for replacement of surgical appliances
made necessary by industrial accident
(b) Widening the applicability of the Ordinance to
include more employees
(c) Compensation scheme for silicosis
(6) Protection of Wages
(7)
(a) Liability to be imposed on contractors for wages
and severance pay
(b)
Priority to be given for wages and severance pay in bankruptcy
Industrial Safety Legislation
(a) Guarding of machinery
(b)
Goods Lifts
(c)
Dry batteries
(a)
Cartridge operated fixing tools
(e) Protection of eyes
(f) Factory codes
(g)
Electrical safety
(h) Construction sites safety
(i) Protection of hearing
(8) Restriction of Work
(a) Employment of persons under 14 to be prohibited (1979) (b)
Employment of persons under 15 to be prohibited (1980)
(9) Trade Unions
Removal of restrictions on office holders
(10) ILO Conventions
Under existing legislation in Hong Kong 21 Conventions are fully applied and 12 with modifications. The introduction of this programme of legislation, together with other measures not requiring legislation, will raise these figures to approximately 27 and 14 respectively.
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