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The maximum daily rates payable by the employer

for hospital stay and out-patient treatment for an employee

unc receiving medical treatment also require adjustment to take

into account recent increases in the daily charges in

government and subvented hospitals. These rates are laid

down in the Third Schedule of the Ordinance. Increases from

$30 to $40 for each day of stay in a hospital and from $15

to $20 for each day of outpatient treatment are proposed.

The revised rates should enable an employee to recover full

medical expenses from his employer if he receives treatment

in a government or subvented hospital or to receive a

reasonable subsidy if he chooses to

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obtain treatment at

private hospitals or from private doctors.

Finally, Section 11(5) of the Ordinance deems an

employee's minimum earnings for the purpose of

the purpose of calculating

compensation to be $800. This figure is based on the level

of subsistence allowance for a single person under the

Public Assistance Scheme. It is proposed to

to increase this

figure to $920 in line with its current PA equivalent.

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