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EXTRACT FROM PLANNING PAPER ON HONG KONG

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ANNEX D

MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S CURRENT PROGRAMMES

HK$ 8.50 approx. to £1.00)

(Prepared in Hong Kong.

LABOUR LEGISLATI ON

1. The Hong Kong Government has undertaken a very substantial programme of labour legislation in recent years. It plans to enact the following further legislation, which it expects to take about 5 years:

(1) Holidays

(a) 4 additional statutory holidays with pay

(w.e.f. 1 January 1977)

(b) 4 additional compulsory rest days a year

to 52 (w.e.f. 1 January 1977)

(c)

bra

from 48

1 week's annual paid leave (w.e.f. 1 January 1978)

(2) Overtime

Abolish maximun hours of overtime for young persons (16 to 17) from 200 a year to nil by four stages (January 1977 to January 1980).

(3) Sickness Benefit

(a) Increase maximum number of days on which allowance

is paid from 24 days to 36 days

(b)

Increase sickness allowance from half to two-thirds of pay

(4) Severance Pay

Rates of benefit to be enhanced from 1/3 to of pay per year of service

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