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Title

(b) Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) (Amendment)

Bill

Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) (Assessment of .) Levy) (Amendment)) Regulations

Purpose

To increase the penalty) on non-reporting of

commencement of

construction work, to impose a penalty on the )

late payment of levy,

and to enable the Board to disclose information to the Construction Industry Training Authority.

2.

Reference

in Annex D

CONFIDENTIAL

Present position

Target d

New item)

Draft Bill and Regulations agreed.) LegCo Session

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Draft ExCo Memorandum under

preparation.

) 1982-83

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II. INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

(a) Boilers and Pressure

Receivers (Amendment) Regulations

(b) Factories and

Industrial Under- takings (Amendment) Bill

To revise fees and fines

New item

To make provision for the enforcing authority to carry out an enquiry into an accident, and to simplify the registration procedure for factories.

IV. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTIONS

To seek to improve their applications in Hong Kong

New item

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Regulations made by Governor-in- Council on 14.9.82 and came into operation on 17.9.82

Third draft Bill under departmental consideration; additional draft drafting instructions being finalised as a result of the Labour Adviser's suggestions during his visit in summer 1982.

Action completed

LegCo Session 1982-83

para 10

Hong Kong's declarations on the 74 relevant Conventions are as follows:

Applied without modification (including No.2 pending

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registration)

Applied with modification

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(including Nos. 3 & 147

pending registration)

Decision reserved

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