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Subject

20.The

Purpose

Progress made and present position

To legislate for the

Factories and provision of ear

Industrial

Undertakings

protectors.

2nd draft of Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Hearing Protection) Regulations is being prepared.

Next quarter target

To finalise regulations.

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E

Ordinance

21.The Factories To amend the Ordinance to 2nd draft of Factories and Industrial

and

give effect to the

Undertakings (Amendment) Bill is remaining recommendations being prepared. in the Labour Adviser's Report.

Industrial

Undertakings Ordinance

22.The.

Employment Ordinance

23.Boilers and

Pressure

Receivers

Regulations (New Item: )

24.Boilers and Pressure

Receivers

Ordinance (New Item)

SOCIAL WELFARE

25.Programme

Plan on Personal Social Work Among Young People

To clarify, update and

Sixth draft of the Employment improve various provisions (Amendment) Bill 1982 under

preparation.

To increase the level of fines.

To make various minor amendments. and revise fines.

To review. the Programme Plan.

Drafting approval for the Boilers and Pressure Receivers (Amendment) Regulations given on 3 December 1981.

Final draft prepared and Executive Council paper finalised.

Nine meetings of the Review Committee have been held so far. The Committee is at its final stage of deliberations

To finalise the Bill.

To submit bill to the Executive Council.

To submit the regulations to the Legislative Council.

To submit bill to the Exeautive Council.

To prepare the revised programme plan.

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