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Statement by fir Szało wan

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MR. SZERO (in Cantonese) :

Sir,

1985

the doft debating gill on long cap.

In December 35, when this Council was debating bill

that

service payment, my stand was the bill should be passed and implemented

Monetheless, the Bill

as quickly as possible; after its ensotment, the bill should be reviewed

flowing its enactment. X

as quickly as possible Today, regarding amendments to the Bill, my

stand remains the same.

amandiment

benefits of

If the Bill is passed, the scope of the long service payment school

thereby enabling qualified

will be expanded slightly, employees who have been qualified for the

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to

payment and who resign on grounds of ill-health and old age w befalso eligible for entitled to the payments. At the same time, dependants of the employees

who have qualified for the-

qualified

the empl

who die in service will be

too

entitled to the payments.

ents.

to

This is an improvement the existing ordinance. Should the

awerdmont deferred,

passage of the Bill be delayed, ring

are

Devarim period, on the one

those who have qualified and yet resign on grounds of ill-health

during the interim,

or old age or wie die

dief

by this amendment Bill.

will dot be able to enjoy the benefits conferred

life

On the other hand, some unscrupulous employers

may deliberately make difficult for employees, who, under the existing

grdinance are not entitled to the long service payment

Bill

but are entitled

there by forcing their to

to such under the amendment rdinance, e-

are

Arresign and

Haws

lose their entitlements. Even though there serious amit in this

amendment

Bill,

이

it will have to be passed and implemented as soon as possible. are the

Haws de

NP what her serious in the amendment Bill?

First, the generally accepted retirement age in our society

the

is 60. The labour sector has always requested that as soon as /employee

s/empl

of

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