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reforms by:

(a)

(b)

complete the recent series of

improving the number of declarations in

whole or in part under ILO conventions

(from 37) to about 45 (c.f. Singapore 21,

Malaysia 23, Japan 35, UK 66) (see

appendix D);

enacting additional industrial safety

regulations;

(c) controlling the employment of children

below the age of 15 (see 3(a) (i) );

(d) up-dating workmen's compensation legislation;

(e) expanding industrial training.

(ii) After 1980

Note: The objective announced by the Prime

Minister on 2nd December 1976 was for

Hong Kong to achieve broad comparability

in Labour legislation and social welfare

with other Asian countries, éxcluding

Japan, within five years. By 1980 this

goal will easily have been achieved.

new objective should be to monitor

The

developments, particularly in the field of

occupational health and safety as industry

changes, to improve and expand

conciliation, placement and careers

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