APPENDIX 7
Memorandum submitted by the Hong Kong
Economic and Trade Office
I refer to your letter of 10 July.
Of the three "suspended" ordinances,
we have amended the Trade Unions (Amendment) No. 2) Ordinance,
repealed the Employment (Amendment) (No. 4) Ordinance 1997 on
anti-union discrimination in employment and the Employees' Right
to Representation, Consultation and Collective Bargaining Ordinance.
As regards the other two "unfrozen"
ordinances, we have amended the Employment Ordinance to defer
making 1 May a statutory holiday to 1999 and to give effect to
the results of the Administration's review on the provisions on
statutory holidays. We have also amended the Occupational Deafness
(Compensation) Ordinance to give effect to the results of the
Administration's review of the Occupational Deafness Compensation
Scheme.
The Bill of Rights (Amendment) Ordinance 1997
was repealed in January this year.
I attach several papers to explain the background
of the following changes:
(a) the suspension of the five labour-related
ordinances (Annex A);
(b) the decision to repeal two and amend
one of the three suspended ordinances (Annex B); and
(c) the decision to repeal the Bill of Rights
Ordinance (Annex C).
I also enclose at Annex D statistics on the
Private Members' Bills introduced into the Legislative Council
since 1990/91.
I hope the above information is useful. Please
let us know if you need any clarifications.
July 1998
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