Panel on Manpower

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	Year 1998 - 1999
	Year 1999 - 2000

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Papers (Year 1998-1999)

• Report on survey on public views on age discrimination in recruitment [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2355/98-99(06)] (24 June 1999)

Change of employment terms

• Guidelines on what to do if wage reductions and retrenchments are unavoidable [LC Paper No. CB(2) 707/98-99(03)] (26 November 1998)

• Change of Employment Terms by Employers (24 September 1998) [LC Paper No. CB(2) 302/98-99(06)]

• Response to proposals made by Hon LEE Cheuk-yan in relation to variation of employment terms proposed by employers [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2706/98-99(01)] (24 September 1998)

• Unilateral change of employment terms by employers - paper provided by Hon LEE Cheuk-yan [LC Paper No. CB(2) 350/98-99(01)] (24 September 1998)

Elderly employment

• Government's follow-up action on the discussion on elderly employment at the meeting on 22 July 1999[LC Paper No. CB(2) 2601/98-99(04)] (22 July 1999)

• Pamphlet on the service provided by the Labour Department to job seekers aged 50 or over [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2625/98-99](22 July 1999)

• Surviving in adversity" - Findings of a survey of the working elderly in Sham Shui Po conducted by the Society for Community Organization [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1406/98-99(01)] (23 March 1999)

• The Administration's Response to the issues raised in a Paper on elderly employment submitted by the Society for Community Organization to the LegCo Panel on Manpower [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1525/98-99(03)] (23 March 1999)

• Submission from Society for Community Organization on the employment of the elderly [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1406/98-99(01)] (3 March 1999)

Employee rights and benefits

• Paper provided by Hon Andrew CHENG on regulation of work arrangements in times of the black rainstorm warning and typhoon [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2828/98-99(07)] (20 September 1999)
  
  
• Work Arrangement in Times of the Black Rainstorm Warning and Typhoon [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2828/98-99(04)](20 September 1999)
  
  
• The Administration's Position on the Right to Strike [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2355/98-99(07)] (24 June and 22 July 1999)

• The Administration's views on whether or not sections 9, 31H, 31X and 32H of the Employment Ordinance contravene Article 27 of the Basic Law [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2072/98-99(04)] (27 May 1999)

• Information Paper on the Application of International Labour Conventions in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1383/98-9(03)] (3 March 1999)

• The Administration's view on the Right of workers to go on strike or take industrial action [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1383/98-99(04)] (3 March 1999)

• Proposed amendments to the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Ordinance: Revision of payment limits and calculation of ex-gratia payment of severance payment [LC Paper No. CB(2) 941/98-99(01)](23 December 1998)

• Employment-related arrangements arising from termination of franchises [LC Paper No. CB(2) 707/98-99(04)] (26 November 1998)

• Submission from Hong Kong Tollways Employees Association Organizing Committee on impact on existing employees and prospective employers upon change of franchise of public enterprise [LC Paper No. CB(2) 762/98-99(01)] (26 November 1998)

• Proposed Improvements to Protection of Wages on Insolvency Ordinance [LC Paper No. CB(2) 93/98-99(04)] (28 July 1998)

• The Administration's response to Hon LEE Cheuk-yan's proposal regarding the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund [LC Paper No. CB(2) 127/98-99(01)] (28 July 1998)

• Work Arrangement and Wage Payment in Times of the Black Rainstorm Warning [LC Paper No. CB(2) 93/98-99(05)] (28 July 1998)

Job creation and unemployment

• Surveys on New Arrivals from the Mainland [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2828/98-99(03)] (20 September 1999)

• Information on the number of job seekers and vacancies registered with the Local Employment Service as at 16 July 1999 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2625/98-99](22 July 1999)

• Review of the Driving Duties of Foreign Domestic Helpers[LC Paper No. CB(2) 2601/98-99(05)] (22 July 1999)

• Progress of measures to created jobs and tackle unemployment [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2355/98-99(04)] (24 June 1999)

• Information on the number of illegal workers found in the inspections carried out by the Labour Department [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2194/98-99] (27 May 1999)

• Progress of measures to create jobs and tackle unemployment [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2072/98-99(03)] (27 May 1999)

• Job Opportunities created by Proposals in the 1999-2000 Budget [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1541/98-99(01)] (23 March 1999)

• Population Growth and Employment[LC Paper No. CB(2) 1525/98-99(02)] (23 March 1999)

• Submission of Democratic Party on job creation and training in the year 1999-2000 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1564/98-99(01)] (23 March 1999)

• Progress of measures to create jobs and tackle unemployment [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1383/98-99(02)] (3 March 1999)

• The Administration's response in respect of employment opportunities in the information technology sector [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2339/98-99] (3 March 1999)
  
  
• Assessment of new jobs created/to be created in the period May 1998 - December 2000 as a result of Government's major policy initiatives and key projects [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1156/98-99(03)] (28 January 1999)

• Compilation of a composite rate of unemployment and underemployment [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1545/98-99(01)] (28 January 1999)

• New jobs created by the Waste Reduction Framework Plan and the replacement of diesel taxis using liquefied petroleum gas [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2167/98-99] (28 January 1999)

• Progress of measures to create jobs and tackle unemployment [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1156/98-99(02)] (28 January 1999)

• Progress of measures to create jobs and tackle unemployment [LC Paper No. CB(2) 919/98-99(04)] (23 December 1998)

• Task Force on Employment - progress of measures to create jobs and tackle unemployment [LC Paper No. CB(2) 707/98-99(01)] (26 November 1998)

• Progress of measures to create jobs and tackle unemployment [LC Paper No. CB(2) 495/98-99(06)](29 October 1998)

• Progress of measures to create jobs and tackle unemployment [LC Paper No. CB(2) 302/98-99(02)] (24 September 1998)

• Measures to tackle unemployment [LC Paper No. CB(2) 93/98-99(02)] (28 July 1998)

Manpower planning

• A study on the manpower requirements for infrastructural projects[LC Paper No. CB(2) 1748/98-99(04)] (22 April 1999)

• The Administration's response in respect of biennial survey of Vocational Training Council on the manpower supply of construction workers [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2339/98-99] (22 April 1999)

• The Administration's response in respect of manpower demand of each trade for construction projects undertaken by the two railway corporations in Hong Kong [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2339/98-99] (22 April 1999)

• Manpower needs of infrastructural projects [LC Paper No. CB(2) 93/98-99(03)](28 July 1998)

Minimum wage

• Memo from Head, Research & Library Services responding to the points raised in the Administration's paper on minimum wages (22 July 1999) (LC Paper No. CB(2) 2625/98-99)

• Response to the study report on 'Minimum Wage Systems' compiled by the Legislative Council Secretariat [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2601/98-99(03)] (22 July 1999)

• The Administration's response to the points raised in the information note "Profile of employed persons who earned less than $8,000 a month" prepared by LegCo Research & Library Services Division

[LC Paper No. CB(2) 2625/98-99](22 July 1999)

Information Note: Profile of Employed Persons Who Earned Less Than HK$8,000 a Month [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2596/98-99](27 May 1999)

Research Report on Minimum Wage Systems [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2072/98-99] (27 May 1999)

Supplementary tables to Research Report on Minimum Wage Systems[LC Paper No. CB(2) 2138/98-99] (27 May 1999)

Research on minimum wage systems : suggestions of Hon LEE Cheuk-yan [LC Paper No. CB(2) 919/98-99(01)](23 December 1998)

Research proposal for the project on minimum wage systems (revised 17 December 1998)[LC Paper No. CB(2) 919/98-99(02)] (23 December 1998)

Minimum allowable wage for foreign domestic helpers [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1544/98-99(01)] (26 November 1998)

A research paper on the proposal for a minimum wage in Hong Kong from the Hong Kong Social Security Society [LC Paper No. CB(2) 87/98-99(01)] (29 October 1998)

Proposal on minimum wages in Hong Kong - submission of the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong [LC Paper No. CB(2) 514/98-99(01)] (29 October 1998)

Proposal on minimum wages in Hong Kong - submission of Employers' Federation of Hong Kong [LC Paper No. CB(2) 456/98-99(01)] (29 October 1998)

Proposal on minimum wages in Hong Kong - submission of Federation of Hong Kong Industries [LC Paper No. CB(2) 510/98-99(01)](29 October 1998)

Proposal on minimum wages in Hong Kong - submission of the Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd [LC Paper No. CB(2) 362/98-99(01)] (29 October 1998)

Proposal on minimum wages in Hong Kong - submission of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce [LC Paper No. CB(2) 495/98-99(04)] (29 October 1998)

Submission on proposal for a minimum wage system in Hong Kong - Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions [LC Paper No. CB(2) 495/98-99(03)](29 October 1998)

Submission on proposal for a minimum wage system in Hong Kong - The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce [LC Paper No. CB(2) 480/98-99(01)](29 October 1998)

Submission on proposal for a minimum wage system in Hong Kong - The Federation of Hong Kong & Kowloon Labour Unions [LC Paper No. CB(2) 495/98-99(02)] (29 October 1998)

The Administration's views on the "Proposal on minimum wage in Hong Kong" put forward by the Hong Kong Social Security Society[LC Paper No. CB(2) 495/98-99(05)] (29 October 1998) Occupational safety and health

• Improving industrial safety [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2828/98-99(05)](20 September 1999)

• A summary of rest break arrangements for computer operators in overseas countries [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2926/98-99(01)] (22 July 1999)

• Occupational health for computer operators[LC Paper No. CB(2) 2345/98-99] (22 July 1999)

• Measures to improve industrial safety in the construction industry[LC Paper No. CB(2) 1748/98-99(06)] (22 April 1999)

• The Administration's response to the information on target construction companies put on a watchlist and causes for fatal accidents in the construction industry [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2621/98-99] (22 April 1999)

• The Administration's response to the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions' submission on the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Amendment) Bill 1999 and Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2621/98-99] (7 January 1999)

• Briefing on the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Amendment) Bill 1999 and Factories and Industrial undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation[LC Paper No. CB(2) 982/98-99(01)] (7 January 1999)

• Submission from Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions on the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Amendment) (Bill) 1999 and Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1029/98-99(01)] (7 January 1999)

• Construction Sites (Safety) (Amendment) Regulation 1998 [LC Paper No. CB(2) 302/98-99(08)] (24 September 1998)

• Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulation[LC Paper No. CB(2) 302/98-99(07)] (24 September 1998)

Training and retraining

• Youth Pre-employment Training Programme [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2828/98-99(06)](20 September 1999)

• Youth Pre-employment Training Programme [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2355/98-99(05)](24 June 1999)

• Training and Retraining Strategies to meet the manpower requirements of major industries in Hong Kong [LC Paper No. CB(2) 1748/98-99(05)](22 April 1999)

• The Administration's response in respect of manpower training initiatives arising from the development of Science park, Cyberport and information technology study programmes of tertiary institutions [LC Paper No. CB(2) 2339/98-99] (23 March 1999)

• Employees Retraining Board : The way forward (7 January 1999) (LC Paper No. CB(2) 919/98-99(05))

• Strategic Plan and publicity materials of Employees Retraining Board (7 January 1999) (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1029/98-99(02))

Y2K compliance

• List of issues related to the Y2K problem (22 April 1999) (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1748/98-99(03))

• Progress of Year 2000 compliance exercise in Government departments, Government-funded and Government-regulated organizations responsible for labour and manpower matters (22 April 1999) (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1748/98-99(02))

• The Administration's response in respect of retraining of old computer skills required for tackling the Year 2000 compliance problem (28 January 1999) (LC Paper No. CB(2) 2339/98-99)

Others

• Chinese Cuisine Training Institute (20 September 1999) (LC Paper No. CB(2) 2828/98-99(02))

• Registration fee and annual tonnage fee comparison (in US$) (23 March 1999) (LC Paper No. CB(2) 1962/98-99(01))

• Issues considered by the Labour Advisory Board at its meeting on 4 May 1999 (3 March 1999) (LC Paper No. CB(2) 2030/98-99(01))

• Briefing notes by Secretary for Education and Manpower (12 October 1998) (LC Paper No. CB(2) 414/98-99)

• Information on the number of in-principle approvals under the Supplementary Labour Scheme (24 September 1998) (LC Paper No. CB(2) 795/98-99(01))

• Information provided by the Airport Authority on the level of manpower resources to cope with the operation of the new airport at Chek Lap Kok as well as the conditions of service and training of the Airport Authority (14 July 1998) (LC Paper No. CB(2) 153/98-99)

  	Administration's Position on the Right to Strike(22 July 1999)
  	Administration's Position on the Right to Strike(24 June 1999)
  	Administration's Views on Whether or Not Sections 9, 31H, 31X and 32H of the Employment Ordinance Contravene Article 27 of the Basic Law(27 May 1999)
  	A Study on the Manpower Requirements for Infrastructural Projects(22 April 1999)
  	Administration's response to Hon LEE Cheuk-yan's proposal regarding the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund(28 July 1998)
  	A Research Paper on the Proposal For a Minimum Wage in Hong Kong from the Hong Kong Social Security Society(29 October 1998)
  	Briefing on the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Amendment) Bill 1999 and Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation(7 January 1999)
  	Chinese Cuisine Training Institute(20 September 1999)
  	Construction Sites (Safety) (Amendment) Regulation 1998(24 September 1999)
  	Employees Retraining Board: The way forward(7 January 1999)
  	Employees Retraining Board: The way forward(23 December 1998)
  	(26 November 1998)
  	Factories And Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulation(24 September 1999)
  	(22 July 1999)
  	Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions(29 October 1998)
  	(23 March 1999)
  	List of follow-up actions required of the Administration (as at 15 September 1999)(15 September 1999)
  	List of issues related to the Y2K problem(22 April 1999)
  	List of outstanding items for discussion(as at 16 April 1999)(22 April 1999)
  	List of outstanding items for discussion(as at 17.3.1999) (23 March 1999)
  	List of outstanding items for discussion(as at 25.2.1999)(3 March 1999)
  	List of outstanding items for discussion(as at 22.1.1999)(28 January 1999)
  	List of outstanding items for discussion (as at 17.11.1998)(26 November 1998)
  	List of outstanding items for discussion (as at 23.7.1998)(28 July 1998)
  	List of outstanding items for discussion(as at 21.10.1998)(29 October 1998)
  	List of outstanding items for discussion (as at 17.12.1998)(17 December 1998)
  	Manpower Needs Of Infrastructural Projects(28 July 1999)
  	Measures to improve industrial safety in the construction industry(22 April 1999)
  	Occupational Health for Computer Operators(22 July 1999)
  	(23 March 1999)
  	Progress of measures to create jobs and tackle unemployment -- Overall Unemployment Situation(26 June 1999)
  	(27 May 1999)
  	Progress of measures to create jobs and tackle unemployment(3 March 1999)
  	Progress of measures to create jobs and tackle unemployment(23 December 1998)
  	Progress of measures to create jobs and tackle unemployment(29 October 1998)
  	Progress of measures to create jobs and tackle unemployment(24 September 1998)
  	Progress of Year 2000 compliance exercise in Government departments, Government-funded and Government-regulated organisations responsible for labour and manpower matters(22 April 1999)
  	(28 July 1998)
  	Research on Minimum Wage Systems(23 December 1998)
  	Response to the study report on 'Minimum Wage Systems' compiled by the Legislative Council Secretariat(22 July 1999)
  	(22 July 1999)
  	Revised list of outstanding items for discussion (as at 22.9.1998)(24 September 1998)
  	"Surviving in adversity" -- Findings of a survey of the working elderly in Sham Shui Po conducted by the Society for Community Organization(23 March 1999)
  	(20 September 1999)
  	Task Force on Employment--Progress of measures to create jobs and tackle unemployment(26 November 1998)
  	The Administration's Response to the issues raised in a Paper Submitted by the Society for Community Organisation to the LegCo Panel on Manpower(23 March 1999)
  	The Administration's Views on the "Proposal on minimum wage in Hong Kong" put forward by the Hong Kong Social Security Society(29 October 1998)
  	The Administration's view on the Right of workers to go on strike or take industrial action(3 March 1999)
  	The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce(29 October 1998)
  	The Federation of Hong Kong & Kowloon Labour Unions(29 October 1998)
  	Training and Retraining Strategies to meet the manpower requirements of major industries in Hong Kong(22 April 1999)
  	(28 July 1998)
  	(20 September 1999)
  	Youth Pre-employment Training Programme(24 June 1999)
  	Youth Pre-employment Training Programme(20 September 1999)