TNAG-0608-FCO40-756-Planning-paper-on-progress-made-on-social-security-in-Hong-K-1977 — Page 24

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

for WRITTEN answer cn9....December 1977.

HK+ GD.

The draft reply should reach the Parliamentary Unit through your Under-Secretary by

Noon.....

Monday

12 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.

Mr Evan Luard.

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

retirement benefits.

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