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DESKBY 1510308Z
FM HONG KONG 15895øZ DEC 81
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1129 OF 15 DECEMBER
YOUR TELNO 935: PQ'S OF 9.12.81
SUGGESTED REPLIES TO A, B AND C.
QUESTION A.
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B
ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA IS DEVELOPING STEADILY. A GROWING NUMBER OF HONG KONG FIRMS ARE ENGAGED IN COOPERATIVE VENTURES IN CHINA, PARTICULARLY IN GUANGDONG AND THE SHENZHEN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE. CHINESE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CONTINUE
O FOSTER TRADING AND OTHER ECONOMIC LINKS. I FIND THIS VERY
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QUESTION B.
DURING THE FIRST 9 MONTHS OF 1980, 69,501 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM
CHINA WERE ARRESTED IN HONG KONG. THE EQUIVALENT FIGURE IN
1981 WAS 8,445. THE DAILY AVERAGE OF ARRESTS FOR THE WHOLE OF
1980 WAS 225 AND FOR THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF 1981, 30. THE ESTIMATED
NCREASE IN HONG KONG'S POPULATION ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS IMMIGRATION
IS 107,000 IN 1979, 64,000 IN 1980 AND 5,000 IN 1981.
QUESTION C.
''SINCE 1980 BENEFITS INCLUDING INCREASED RATES OF COMPENSATION
FOR INJURY AND DEATH HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO ALL EMPLOYEES. FURTHER
AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ORDINANCE WILL COVER
COMPULSORY INSURANCE AND SIMPLIFIED COMPENSATION PROCEDURES. THE
EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO COVER NON-MANUAL
WORKERS EARNING UP TO HK DOLLARS 6,000 PER MONTH AND TO PROVIDE
PAID MATERNITY LEAVE. 47 ILO CONVENTIONS HAVE BEEN APPLIED IN HONG KONG'
2. SUPPLEMENTARIES.
(A) SICKNESS BENEFITS.
THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE WILL SHORTLY BE AMENDED TO IMPROVE THE PROVISION OF SICKNESS BENEFIT FROM 1 DAY FOR EACH MONTH OF SERVICE
UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 36 DAYS, TO 2 DAYS FOR THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF SERVICE AND THEREAFTER 4 DAYS PER MONTH TO A MAXIMUM OF 120 DAYS.
(B) INJURY AND DEATH BENEFITS.
THE EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ORDINANCE PROVIDES GRANTS FOR DEATH AND INJURIES RESULTING FROM EMPLOYMENT, SEPARATE PROVISION WILL - NOW BE MADE UNDER EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE FOR DOLLARS 3,000
GRANT PAYABLE BY EMPLOYER AFTER QUALIFYING PERIOD OF ONE YEAR'S EMPLOYMENT IN CASES OF DEATH NOT COVERED BY OTHER PROVISIONS.
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