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(H) EMPLOYERS WILL BE REMINDED TO TAKE OUT INSURANCE POLICIES TO COVER ACCIDENTS ARISING OUT OF AN IN THE COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT.

6. THE RISE IN THE WAGE LEVEL IS SIGNIFICANT. THIS AND THE OTHER CHANGES IN THE CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AS SUMMARISED ARE, IN THE VIEW OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, IN THE INTERESTS OF THE FDHS AS WELL AS THEIR EMPLOYERS, AND WILL HELP RESOLVE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS CURRENTLY FACED BY THEM. WE TRUST THAT THE PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT WILL UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR THE REVISED PACKAGE.

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MKD SEAD

THIS TELEGRAM

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