TNAG-0608-FCO40-756-Planning-paper-on-progress-made-on-social-security-in-Hong-K-1977 — Page 23

9 December 1977

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Mr Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe)F To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress is being made by the Hong Kong Government in introducing retirement, sickness and death benefits into the conony's social security system.

No 85W

MR EVAN LUARD

A Green Paper on the further development of social The security in Hong Kong has recently been published. proposals in the Paper include a contributory sickness, injury and death benefit scheme. The Paper also covers the possibility of introducing retirement benefits.