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CR 7/5683/74 II
CONFIDENTIAL
4 November 1977
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Application of ILO Conventions
As requested in Tom Duffy's letter of 7 April, 1977, I am sending a further progress report on the application of International Labour Conventions. The position is as follows.
1977 Programme
a.
No. 17 - Workmen's Compensation (Accidents)(Revised)
I expect that a Bill, which will require employers to meet the costs of repairs and renewals of prostheses and surgical appliances and for the reimbursement of medical charges incurred by injured workers, will be enacted by the end of this year.
b. No. 42 Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases)
Revised)
Revised principles for the compensation scheme have been approved by the Executive Council. A Bill to include silicosis and asbestosis in the schedule of prescribed occupational diseases in the Workmen's Compensation Or- dinance, to introduce compulsory insurance of all workmen employed in specified industries and to provide generally for the compensation scheme has been forwarded to the Accident Insurance Association for comments. We hope to introduce the Bill into the Legislative Council before the end of this year.
Although we have made good progrcas since the Governor's last report, the legislation may not be enact- ed by the end of the year, since we have still to reach agreement with the Accident Insurance Association on several complex issues. It will be necessary to make subsidiary legislation at a later stage, governing the operation of the insurance pool; this is not urgent since the pool will not come into effect until all existing cases have been identified and compensated under arrange- ments agreed previously with the Accident Insurance Association. A programme of medical examinations will be put into effect as soon as the Bill is enacted.
J.A.B. Stewart, Esq., OBE,
Hong Kong & General Department, Foreign & Commonwealth Office,
London SW1A 2AH,
U.K.
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