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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Objectives

The Contributory Insurance Scheme against sickness, injury and death proposed in the Green Paper "Help for Those Who Can Least Help Themselves

A Programme of Social Security Development" is an enterprising attempt

to improve the welfare and protection for our workforce.

Its success

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would have to depend basically on the extent to which it would be supported

by employees and employers, if implemented.

This study seeks to ascertain the extent to which the proposed scheme

is desired by employees, whether it is likely to receive the co-operation

of employers; what, in the employees' view, the priorities should be,

and whether certain operational problems may be forestalled through

community-wide consultation.

The Research Team

The Research Team was headed by Mr. Augustine K. Chui, Deputy Director

for Home Affairs, Mr. Raymond K. C. Li, of the Statistics Department, and

Mr. Kim Y.S. Cham, of the Department of Management Studies, University of

Hong Kong.

Field work was supervised by one field work controller, and five field

work supervisors, who are demonstrators, graduates, and advanced students

of the University of Hong Kong.

Computer programmes were prepared by a demonstrator.

95 interviewers

were recruited from students of University of Hong Kong. 10 interviewers

were temporary community organizers deployed by Home Affairs Department.

A number of clerical staff and manual workers were employed on an ad hoc

basis in helping to process the survey.

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